Lead Spaceflight Hardware Systems Engineer

METECS; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

METECS is seeking an experienced Lead Spaceflight Hardware Systems Engineer to provide systems engineering leadership for the development, integration, verification, qualification, acceptance, and delivery of spaceflight hardware. You will coordinate integrated electromechanical and electronic hardware across mechanical, electrical, quality, manufacturing, supplier, and test activities.

The role emphasizes defining hardware requirements, interfaces, and verification methods, plus facilitating

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in systems, mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or related engineering discipline.
• Significant experience developing aerospace, spaceflight, or other high-reliability electromechanical or electronic hardware through multiple phases of the development lifecycle.
• Demonstrated leadership in coordinating multidisciplinary hardware development.
• Practical experience with requirements development, interface definition, design trades, integration, verification, and test.
• Hands-on experience with hardware integration and troubleshooting.
• Excellent engineering judgment, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering activities for spaceflight hardware development.
• Define and maintain hardware requirements, interfaces, technical baselines, and verification methods.
• Coordinate mechanical, electrical, quality, manufacturing, supplier, and test activities.
• Facilitate design trade studies and risk assessments; lead integration, troubleshooting, and anomaly resolution.
• Develop verification, qualification, and acceptance strategies and ensure supporting evidence satisfies applicable requirements.
• Lead or support key design, test-readiness, qualification, and acceptance reviews.
• Coordinate development activities with customers, suppliers, contract manufacturers, and test facilities.

Skills

Systems engineering leadership

Requirements development

Interface definition

Hardware integration

Verification & test planning

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in systems, mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or related engineering

Job description

METECS is seeking an experienced Lead Spaceflight Hardware Systems Engineer to provide systems engineering leadership for the development, integration, verification, qualification, acceptance, and delivery of spaceflight hardware.

You will coordinate the development of integrated electromechanical and electronic hardware, bringing together mechanical, electrical, quality, manufacturing, supplier, and test activities. Your involvement in integration and test will help ensure that requirements and interfaces are clearly defined, understood, and verified.

Responsibilities:

• Lead systems engineering activities for spaceflight hardware development.
• Define and maintain hardware requirements, interfaces, technical baselines, and verification methods.
• Coordinate mechanical, electrical, quality, manufacturing, supplier, and test activities.
• Facilitate design trade studies and risk assessments; lead integration, troubleshooting, and anomaly resolution.
• Develop verification, qualification, and acceptance strategies and ensure supporting evidence satisfies applicable requirements.
• Lead or support key design, test-readiness, qualification, and acceptance reviews.
• Coordinate development activities with customers, suppliers, contract manufacturers, and test facilities.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in systems, mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or a related engineering discipline.
• Significant experience developing aerospace, spaceflight, or other high-reliability electromechanical or electronic hardware through multiple phases of the development lifecycle.
• Demonstrated leadership in coordinating multidisciplinary hardware development.
• Practical experience with requirements development, interface definition, design trades, integration, verification, and test.
• Hands-on experience with hardware integration and troubleshooting.
• Excellent engineering judgment, communication, and collaboration skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with integrated electromechanical systems involving mechanisms, controls, sensors, electronics, or similar hardware.
• Familiarity with environmental qualification testing such as vibration, shock, thermal, thermal-vacuum, or EMI/EMC.
• Experience coordinating with specialized suppliers, contract manufacturers, or external test facilities.

Citizenship or lawful permanent residency required.

About METECS:

METECS provides engineering and applied technology solutions for NASA, commercial spaceflight, and other technically demanding applications. Our work spans human spaceflight, modeling and simulation, robotics, software, embedded systems, and system integration and test.

At METECS, technical professionals collaborate across disciplines to solve challenging engineering problems throughout the project lifecycle. Our size allows you to contribute beyond traditional discipline boundaries and see your direct impact on the solutions we deliver.

METECS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.