Lunar Systems Architect & Technical Authority

Socket.dev; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

ispace Technologies, US, Inc. in Englewood, Colorado, seeks a Chief Engineer to own the technical architecture for lunar landers and satellite delivery programs.

You will serve as the single point of technical authority across teams in Colorado, Japan, and Luxembourg, and with external partners, traveling as needed to Japan, customers, and vendors. You will lead technical reviews, manage risks, and drive from concept through integration and launch while collaborating with cross-functional teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent.
• 12+ years of spacecraft design, systems engineering, or other relevant space mission experience, including at least 5 years in a technical leadership role.
• Thorough understanding of the full design lifecycle, including requirements, V&V, ICDs, CONOPS, design integration, test, and sustainability.
• Advanced knowledge of industry best practices and fundamentals of spacecraft design, construction, testing, and operations.
• Ability to quickly grasp technical concepts and understand complex technical and program interdependencies.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to link technology to business.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across the organization and convey decisions, direction, and results clearly.
• Direct experience with satellite and/or spacecraft bus design, systems engineering, or integration, in addition to broader spacecraft experience.
• Demonstrated ability to build rapport across the team, globally, and with customers, and to work effectively across different cultures.
• Must be willing to travel internationally.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the company's technical design authority and systems subject matter expert for a series of spacecraft, satellites/buses, and component-level space flight hardware.
• Establish vehicle performance requirements, spacecraft architecture, and configurations, and assess vehicle readiness level.
• Maintain an in-depth understanding of innovations in spacecraft design and development to ensure ispace remains cutting edge.
• Identify common challenges across program teams and facilitate collaboration to ensure technical topics are addressed robustly and consistently.
• Own the process for technical reviews, working to continuously improve product performance and reliability.
• Facilitate capture of technical lessons learned and ensure processes and design guidance tailored from industry meet best practices.
• Assure appropriate configuration control and documentation of the spacecraft and all technical content.
• Provide accountability for technical risk, system modeling and simulations, system performance, system architecture, and trade studies.
• Collaborate with software, hardware, supply chain, and integration teams.
• Take extreme ownership of the project, driving from concept through integration and launch.
• Collaborate with business development as a technical resource for capture pursuits.

Skills

Systems engineering

Spacecraft design

Technical leadership

Cross-cultural collaboration

Travel internationally

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering

Master's or PhD in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Solidworks

Femap

NASTRAN

Confluence

JIRA

Job description

ispace Technologies, US, Inc. in Englewood, Colorado, seeks a Chief Engineer to own the technical architecture for lunar landers and satellite delivery programs.

You will serve as the single point of technical authority across teams in Colorado, Japan, and Luxembourg, and with external partners, traveling as needed to Japan, customers, and vendors. You will lead technical reviews, manage risks, and drive from concept through integration and launch while collaborating with cross-functional teams