Senior Aerospace Systems Engineer – Spacecraft & SATCOM

CesiumAstro; Westminster (MD); On-site; USD 133,000 - 160,000; Full time

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Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead the systems engineering activities required to define, develop, integrate, verify, and support complex aerospace systems throughout the product lifecycle.

This role translates mission objectives, customer requirements, and system architecture into technical solutions that enable successful integration and mission execution, collaborating with software, hardware, mechanical, electrical, and test teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 5 years 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.
• Understanding verification, validation, and systems integration processes.
• Ability to interpret customer requirements, CONOPS, and technical specifications to develop engineering solutions.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Effective written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop system verification and validation strategies, including verification methods (test, analysis, demonstration, and inspection), acceptance criteria, and verification levels aligned with program requirements.
• Define verification configurations, including hardware, software, firmware, and test environments required to support verification activities.
• Develop and maintain verification documentation, verification cross-reference matrices (VCRM), requirements traceability matrices, and verification evidence packages.
• Partner with Integration & Test teams to plan, coordinate, and support system integration and verification activities.
• Evaluate test results, resolve technical discrepancies, and support corrective actions to ensure compliance with system requirements.
• Support technical planning, Program Increment (PI) planning, staffing assessments, and engineering execution activities.
• Prioritize systems engineering activities to meet technical, cost, schedule, and program milestones.
• Participate in technical reviews, design reviews, customer meetings, and engineering milestone activities.
• Mentor junior engineers on systems engineering best practices, requirements development, traceability, verification, and technical documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement of engineering processes, systems engineering rigor, and technical documentation.
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary engineering teams to support successful program execution.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Systems integration

Configuration management

ConOps interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or related field

Job description

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead the systems engineering activities required to define, develop, integrate, verify, and support complex aerospace systems throughout the product lifecycle.

This role translates mission objectives, customer requirements, and system architecture into technical solutions that enable successful integration and mission execution, collaborating with software, hardware, mechanical, electrical, and test teams.