Mission & Ground Systems Integration Engineer—TS

SpaceX; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Mission Integration Engineer in Hawthorne, CA, to join the Mission Management team.

You will tackle complex problems from requirements verification through prototyping, testing, and deployment, collaborating with software, IT, and payload teams to ensure mission success. You will own all phases of programs, define system specifications, and interface architectures, while coordinating with external stakeholders to deliver end-to-end mission outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software or electrical engineering experience with hands-on hardware/software projects.
• 3+ years of technical project management experience.
• Experience with spacecraft command and control systems and ground segment architectures.
• Active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q clearance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the customer interface at meetings, tests, and reviews to develop operations plans, design missions, and participate in real world operations.
• Ensure contract deliverables are completed on-time and distill customer requirements into actionable development objectives.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to drive development and ensure end-to-end mission success.
• Own all program phases from development to on-orbit commissioning, including educating the customer on designs and methodologies.
• Own ground segment interface and architecture design, including compute infrastructure, network architecture, and software systems.
• Lead in-person integration efforts (forward deployed engineering) with external stakeholders and customers.

Skills

Software engineering

Electrical engineering

Technical project management

Spacecraft command and control systems

Top Secret clearance

USG processes familiarity

Hardware deployments

Networking fundamentals

Detail-oriented communication

Spacecraft mission design

Stakeholder management

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Mission Integration Engineer in Hawthorne, CA, to join the Mission Management team.

You will tackle complex problems from requirements verification through prototyping, testing, and deployment, collaborating with software, IT, and payload teams to ensure mission success. You will own all phases of programs, define system specifications, and interface architectures, while coordinating with external stakeholders to deliver end-to-end mission outcomes.