Senior Aerospace Systems Engineer - Lead Spacecraft

Roman Health Pharmacy LLC; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 133,000 - 160,000; Full time

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Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead systems engineering activities across the product lifecycle for aerospace systems, satellites, and spacecraft. You will translate mission objectives and requirements into technical solutions and collaborate with software, hardware, mechanical, and program management teams to ensure successful integration, verification, and operation.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, risk management, and rigorous documentation while supporting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience with space-based communication payloads.
• Strong knowledge of systems engineering principles and the systems development lifecycle.
• Experience developing, managing, and verifying system and subsystem requirements.
• Knowledge of systems architecture, interface management, systems integration, and configuration management.

Responsibilities

• Develop system verification and validation strategies aligned with program requirements.
• Define verification configurations across hardware, software, firmware, and test environments.
• Develop and maintain verification documentation, matrices, and evidence packages.
• Collaborate with Integration & Test teams to plan and support system integration and verification.
• Evaluate test results and support corrective actions to ensure compliance with requirements.
• Support technical planning, PI planning, staffing assessments, and engineering execution.
• Prioritize systems engineering activities to meet technical, cost, schedule, and milestones.
• Participate in technical reviews, design reviews, and customer meetings; mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Analysis

Technical leadership

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace or related field

Job description

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead systems engineering activities across the product lifecycle for aerospace systems, satellites, and spacecraft. You will translate mission objectives and requirements into technical solutions and collaborate with software, hardware, mechanical, and program management teams to ensure successful integration, verification, and operation.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, risk management, and rigorous documentation while supporting