Senior Space Systems Lead — Power & PV Structures

Redwire Corporation; Goleta (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwire’s Goleta, CA team seeks a Principal Project Engineer to lead the technical execution of space hardware from concept to delivery. You will drive system‑level design, development, evaluation, and refinement across the product lifecycle while acting as a technical leader in long‑range planning and new technology development.

You will mentor engineers, manage requirements, drive design reviews, and coordinate with multiple disciplines to ensure program success across costs, schedules, and

Qualifications

• B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 15+ years of experience in designing, developing, manufacturing, and testing production hardware.
• Proven systems‑level engineering experience and prior leadership of technical teams.
• Experience with space mechanism design and aerospace guidelines.
• Proficiency in CAD and PDM systems.
• Strong drafting knowledge and understanding of GD&T (ASME Y14.5) and tolerance analysis.
• Experience preparing and presenting technical updates to internal and external stakeholders.
• Familiarity with root cause analysis processes.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead for assigned programs or project teams, ensuring scope, schedule, resources, and budget remain aligned.
• Available as a senior technical resource: customer‑facing technical engagement and capture support, mentoring of junior engineers, and contribution to requirements, verification, and design reviews.
• Maintain technical integrity throughout all phases of a project and act as the primary point of technical escalation and resolution.
• Translate product development strategies into system‑level requirements and coordinate with engineering disciplines to develop lower‑level specifications.
• Lead design reviews and develop or review verification plans, validation procedures, and customer acceptance test procedures.
• Generate, review, and present all required project documentation.
• Develop system‑level requirements, verification procedures, and compliance documentation.
• Ensure requirements traceability and verification through successful test execution.
• Assess system performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.
• Travel occasionally (10–15%).

Skills

Systems engineering

Leadership

Space mechanism design

Requirements tracing

Education

B.S. in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering

M.S. in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD

PDM systems

SolidWorks

SolidWorks Simulation

Thermal Desktop

NASTRAN

ANSYS

Job description

Redwire’s Goleta, CA team seeks a Principal Project Engineer to lead the technical execution of space hardware from concept to delivery. You will drive system‑level design, development, evaluation, and refinement across the product lifecycle while acting as a technical leader in long‑range planning and new technology development.

You will mentor engineers, manage requirements, drive design reviews, and coordinate with multiple disciplines to ensure program success across costs, schedules, and