Senior Project Technical Lead

Sierra Lobo, Inc.; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Sierra Lobo, Inc. in Brook Park, Ohio, is seeking a Project Technical Lead with 15+ years of space flight hardware development experience.

The role focuses on requirements derivation and management, lifecycle design, analysis, and verification. Responsibilities include decomposing requirements, specifying components, organizing verification documentation, procurement coordination, schedule updates, and system integration and testing with technicians.

Qualifications

• 15+ years space flight hardware development experience including requirements derivation and management.
• Experience in lifecycle design, analysis and verification.
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary technical personnel on space flight/aerospace projects.
• Experience developing piping and instrument diagrams (P&ID).
• Experience writing test plans, procedures and coordinating testing (TVAC, vibration, shock, EMI/EMC).
• Experience with design and analysis of large spacecraft verification tooling, fixtures and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Decompose higher-level project requirements to lower level and understand subsystem interplay.
• Specify commercial components and/or custom solutions to meet project design parameters.
• Design, analyze and organize verification documentation.
• Organize procurement of commercial and custom parts.
• Update project technical leads with schedule and task information.
• Work with technicians to assemble, integrate and test systems.

Skills

Spaceflight hardware development

Requirements derivation

Lifecycle design

Systems engineering

Verifications & testing

Cross-disciplinary leadership

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Systems Engineering

Tools

P&ID

Solid modeling

3D CAD software

Job description

Company Overview

Sierra Lobo offers customers a full range of professional and technical capabilities, including Test and Evaluation, Systems Engineering, and Advanced Technologies. We also develop products and processes related to Cryogenic Fluid and Thermal Management Systems, Densified Propellant Management Systems, and Prototype Extreme Pressure and Temperature Systems. Our customers include the Department of Defense (DoD), the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Position Summary

This position is located at our Brook Park, Ohio facility. We are seeking a Project Technical Lead with 15+ years of space flight hardware development experience, including requirements derivation and management, lifecycle design, analysis, and verification.

Responsibilities

• Decompose higher‑level project requirements to lower level and understand the interplay between subsystem requirements.
• Specify commercial components and/or design custom solutions to meet design parameters established by the project requirements.
• Design, analyze and organize verification documentation.
• Organize procurement of commercial and custom parts as necessary.
• Update project technical leads with schedule and task information.
• Work with technicians to properly assemble, integrate and test systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Aerospace, Systems or related engineering field.
• 15+ years space flight hardware development experience including requirements derivation and management, lifecycle design, analysis, and verification.
• Experience managing multi‑disciplinary technical personnel on space flight and/or aerospace projects.
• Experience developing piping and instrument diagrams (P&ID).
• Experience writing test plans, procedures and coordinating functional and environmental testing (TVAC, vibration, shock, EMI/EMC) across various facilities.
• Experience with design and analysis of large spacecraft system verification tooling, fixtures, and supporting equipment.
• Experience working with thermal and structural analysts and ability to provide appropriate system and boundary load conditions.
• Familiarity with aerospace and/or aerospace‑related facility projects.
• Ability to design in solid‑modeling software is a plus.

Physical Requirements

• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and phone skills.
• Ability to hear normal conversation.
• One eye (minimum) correctable to 20/20.