Senior Space Systems Engineer - Architect Space Missions

Parallax Space; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Parallax Space is seeking a Senior Space Systems Engineer to lead systems engineering across spacecraft, payload, and mission hardware programs. You will translate mission needs into architectures, requirements, interfaces, and verification plans, acting as a technical integrator across mechanical, electrical, software, avionics, and mission ops teams.

You will guide trade studies, manage baselines, and ensure rigorous but rapid delivery for high-reliability space missions in a startup

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, or related engineering field.
• 7+ years in aerospace/high-reliability hardware environments.
• Strong systems engineering practices: requirements, interfaces, verification, baselines.
• Experience leading or supporting SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FRR reviews.
• Ability to obtain/maintain U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering for spacecraft, hosted payloads, mission hardware, and integrated space systems.
• Develop and maintain system architectures, CONOPS, requirements, interfaces, verification plans, baselines.
• Drive trade studies balancing performance, cost, schedule, manufacturability, reliability, risk, and needs.
• Translate objectives into clear requirements and executable development plans.
• Ensure designs are consistent and aligned to mission objectives.
• Own requirements decomposition, allocation, traceability, verification planning, and change management.
• Develop and maintain interfaces, data flows, budgets, and related system artifacts.
• Lead technical readiness reviews and coordinate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements development

Interface definition

Verification planning

Technical baseline management

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Job description

Parallax Space is seeking a Senior Space Systems Engineer to lead systems engineering across spacecraft, payload, and mission hardware programs. You will translate mission needs into architectures, requirements, interfaces, and verification plans, acting as a technical integrator across mechanical, electrical, software, avionics, and mission ops teams.

You will guide trade studies, manage baselines, and ensure rigorous but rapid delivery for high-reliability space missions in a startup