Senior Space Systems Project Engineer — Stock Options

CesiumAstro, Inc.; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 133,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health, dental, vision

HSA

FSA

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plans

Job summary

CesiumAstro, Inc. is looking for a Senior Project Engineer to lead engineering projects across satellites, UAVs, and space platforms. You will work closely with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and program-management teams from concept through delivery.

Develop plans, manage milestones, assess risks, and drive improvements in cost, schedule, and technical objectives across multiple programs. This role offers hands-on, autonomous work within a dynamic team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field with 5–8 years of experience, or Master's with 3–6 years, or PhD with 0–3 years.
• Strong knowledge of engineering principles, product development processes, and project execution.
• Proficient in evaluating requirements, schedules, and development activities to identify discrepancies.

Responsibilities

• Develop engineering project plans, schedules, resources, and execution activities for complex programs.
• Coordinate deliverables, milestones, and cross-functional activities to support project execution.
• Evaluate schedules, requirements, and progress to identify risks and propose solutions.
• Coordinate design, development, integration, testing, qualification, and release activities.
• Develop project documentation, technical reports, and status updates.
• Provide guidance during design reviews and engineering investigations.
• Suggest improvements to planning, documentation, and tracking processes.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen execution and coordination.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

MS Office Suite

Engineering practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in engineering

PhD in engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Windchill

SAP

Job description

CesiumAstro, Inc. is looking for a Senior Project Engineer to lead engineering projects across satellites, UAVs, and space platforms. You will work closely with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and program-management teams from concept through delivery.

Develop plans, manage milestones, assess risks, and drive improvements in cost, schedule, and technical objectives across multiple programs. This role offers hands-on, autonomous work within a dynamic team.