Senior Aerospace Systems Engineer – Spacecraft Integration

Gravitics; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in company

Medical coverage

401(k)

Generous PTO

Employee discounts

Job summary

Gravitics seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to lead architecture development through qualification, integration, test, launch, and operations for a commercial spacecraft program. You will work with Chief Engineers, subsystem leads, Program Management, Manufacturing, Integration & Test, Mission Assurance, and suppliers to ensure the spacecraft functions as an integrated system.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in aerospace systems engineering, strong MBSE and risk-management skills, and the ability

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in aerospace systems engineering or integrated vehicle development.
• Experience on spacecraft, launch vehicle, aviation, defense, or other complex multidisciplinary systems.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering processes: requirements development, interface management, verification & validation, configuration management, risk management.
• Experience supporting technical reviews and hardware development programs.

Responsibilities

• Support development and management of spacecraft system architecture, requirements, interfaces, and verification approaches for the program.
• Translate mission objectives into subsystem- and vehicle-level technical requirements.
• Develop and maintain system specifications, ICDs, CONOPS, verification matrices, and baselines.
• Drive technical integration across structures, propulsion, avionics, thermal, and ground systems.
• Coordinate system-level trades balancing performance, mass, safety, reliability, manufacturability, testability, schedule, and cost.

Skills

Systems engineering

Cross-disciplinary communication

Program coordination

MBSE experience

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace/Mechanical/Systems Engineering

Tools

MBSE tools

Requirements management tools

Digital engineering environments

Job description

Gravitics seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to lead architecture development through qualification, integration, test, launch, and operations for a commercial spacecraft program. You will work with Chief Engineers, subsystem leads, Program Management, Manufacturing, Integration & Test, Mission Assurance, and suppliers to ensure the spacecraft functions as an integrated system.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in aerospace systems engineering, strong MBSE and risk-management skills, and the ability