Senior Space Systems Engineer - Mission Solutions Lead

Umbra; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Time Off

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, LTD,STD

401k with company contribution

Job summary

Umbra is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to provide technical leadership for a complex space mission program spanning space, ground, launch, mission operations, and mission design. You will be the senior technical lead, ensuring the program baseline stays aligned across internal teams, partners, and the customer.

The Lead Systems Engineer collaborates with the Program Manager daily to manage technical execution, respond to customer needs, manage scope, and develop risk mitigations as

Qualifications

• 8+ years of systems engineering experience in aerospace, spacecraft, or remote sensing programs.
• Experience with mission modeling and simulation tools such as STK or FreeFlyer.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the program technical baseline across space, ground, and mission operations.
• Provide systems engineering leadership across space, ground, launch, and mission design segments.
• Maintain alignment among engineering teams, management, partners, and the customer.

Skills

Systems engineering leadership

Customer-facing presentations

Team leadership

Travel readiness

Tools

STK

FreeFlyer

Job description

Umbra is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to provide technical leadership for a complex space mission program spanning space, ground, launch, mission operations, and mission design. You will be the senior technical lead, ensuring the program baseline stays aligned across internal teams, partners, and the customer.

The Lead Systems Engineer collaborates with the Program Manager daily to manage technical execution, respond to customer needs, manage scope, and develop risk mitigations as