Senior Space Systems Engineer — Mission-Critical Architect

Parallax Space, Inc.; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Parallax Space seeks a Senior Space Systems Engineer to lead systems engineering across spacecraft, payloads, and mission hardware. You will translate mission needs into architectures, requirements, interfaces, and verification plans, driving trades and ensuring flight-ready baselines.

You will integrate mechanical, electrical, software, avionics, mission operations, and manufacturing teams to maintain high reliability while moving fast in a startup environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Systems, Electrical, Mechanical or related field.
• 7+ years in aerospace/high-reliability hardware systems environments.
• Experience with requirements development, allocation, interface definition and verification planning.
• Experience leading or supporting technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FRR).

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering activities for spacecraft, payloads, and mission hardware.
• Develop architectures, CONOPS, requirements, interfaces, and verification plans.
• Drive trade studies balancing performance, cost, schedule, and risk.
• Coordinate cross-disciplinary interfaces and ensure program readiness.

Skills

Requirements Development

Interface Definition

Verification Planning

Technical Leadership

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Systems Architecture

PDR/CDR/TRR

Documentation & Reporting

Engineering Communications

Education

Bachelors in Aerospace/Systems Engineering

Tools

MBSE

Requirements Tools

Job description

Parallax Space seeks a Senior Space Systems Engineer to lead systems engineering across spacecraft, payloads, and mission hardware. You will translate mission needs into architectures, requirements, interfaces, and verification plans, driving trades and ensuring flight-ready baselines.

You will integrate mechanical, electrical, software, avionics, mission operations, and manufacturing teams to maintain high reliability while moving fast in a startup environment.