Senior Space Systems Engineer | Lead, Verify & Test

Redwire Corporation; Goleta (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwire Space in Goleta, CA seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to join our Systems and Test Engineering team. You will lead satellite subsystem verification, plan test campaigns, manage verification documentation, and coordinate with design, analysis, manufacturing, and quality teams.

The ideal candidate has a STEM degree with 5+ years (or 3+ years for MS) of related experience and is a US citizen or permanent resident.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years (Bachelor) or 3+ years (Master) of relevant experience.
• Strong foundation in mechanical, aerospace, electrical, or systems engineering.
• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight.
• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident (visa sponsorship not available).

Responsibilities

• Act as the Lead S&T Engineer on a project team for satellite subsystems and components.
• Perform Requirements and Verification Management, including customer collaboration and flowdown.
• Create and maintain verification matrices (Requirements Verification Compliance Matrices).
• Lead technical content and present at SRR and TRR.
• Communicate decomposed requirements to design, analysis, manufacturing, and quality teams.
• Develop program-level verification plans and coordinate with cross-functional teams.
• Develop solar array subassembly test plans based on verification strategies.
• Manage Systems Engineering documentation (Specs, SOWs, SDRLs, Test Plans/Procedures/Reports).
• Support hardware integration and testing across all levels of assembly.
• Evaluate test data, assess compliance, and generate verification reports.
• Serve as technical point of contact for external/offsite test facilities.
• Perform EEE component selection, derating, lifetime, and failure analysis.
• Conduct reliability, FMECA, lifecycle, and PMPL analyses.
• Perform radiation analysis and coordinate radiation test activities.
• Prepare technical review packages and present results to management/customers.
• Collaborate with Program Management on risk, schedule, and verification status.

Skills

Spacecraft hardware

Requirements management

Test planning

JAMA/DOORS

CAD tools

MATLAB/Python

Electrical test equipment

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

Tools

JAMA

DOORS

Inventor

SolidWorks

ProE

Job description

Redwire Space in Goleta, CA seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to join our Systems and Test Engineering team. You will lead satellite subsystem verification, plan test campaigns, manage verification documentation, and coordinate with design, analysis, manufacturing, and quality teams.

The ideal candidate has a STEM degree with 5+ years (or 3+ years for MS) of related experience and is a US citizen or permanent resident.