Senior Space Systems Engineer (MBSE & Verification)

CesiumAstro; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 133,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company stock options

Comprehensive benefits package

Retirement plans

Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a systems engineer to translate customer needs into verifiable system and subsystem requirements for space, aerospace, and airborne platforms.

You will define interfaces, ensure end-to-end traceability to CONOPS and architecture, and collaborate with multiple engineering groups to refine requirements for feasibility and manufacturability. Strong MBSE skills and tools experience are required.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Analyze customer, mission, and system-level requirements and decompose them into verifiable system and subsystem requirements.
• Define and manage hardware, software, electrical, mechanical, and data interfaces between system elements.
• Establish clear definitions for all interfaces between the payload and the space vehicle and ensure end-to-end traceability.
• Collaborate across cross-functional teams to refine requirements for completeness, feasibility, and manufacturability.
• Develop verification and validation strategies, including methods, acceptance criteria, and verification levels.
• Define verification configurations and test environments for verification activities.
• Maintain verification documentation and cross-reference matrices (VCRM).
• Partner with Integration & Test teams to plan and support system integration and verification activities.
• Identify risks, gaps, ambiguities, and design issues early in development and propose corrective actions.
• Mentor junior engineers on systems engineering best practices and documentation.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Troubleshooting

Problem-solving

Excellent organizational skills

Written and verbal communication

Interpersonal communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace/Systems/Electrical/Mechanical/Computer Engineering, Physics

Master’s degree in related discipline

PhD in related discipline

Tools

Jama/IBM DOORS

MBSE tools (CATIA Magic/Cameo, MagicDraw)

Microsoft Office Suite

Confluence/SharePoint

Git/GitLab/Bitbucket

Jira

Job description

CesiumAstro is seeking a systems engineer to translate customer needs into verifiable system and subsystem requirements for space, aerospace, and airborne platforms.

You will define interfaces, ensure end-to-end traceability to CONOPS and architecture, and collaborate with multiple engineering groups to refine requirements for feasibility and manufacturability. Strong MBSE skills and tools experience are required.