Senior Space Vehicle Platform & Payload Engineer (Secret Clearance)

Aurex; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurex is seeking a Space Vehicle Platform/Payload Systems Engineer to lead systems engineering and integration across spacecraft platforms and payloads supporting national security missions. You will translate payload requirements into system designs and ensure integration into the space vehicle architecture.

You will collaborate across engineering disciplines, drive requirements verification and testing, and participate in major program reviews to ensure mission readiness and compliant

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience with space vehicle systems engineering, planning, integration, and testing.
• 7+ years of experience with risk and opportunity management.
• 3+ years of experience supporting reviews of space systems, including SRR, SDR, SFR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FCA, SVR, MRR, or PCA, and the DoD acquisition system.
• Active Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering activities including requirements definition, architecture development, integration planning, and test execution for space vehicle platforms and payloads.
• Support major program reviews and ensure technical readiness per DoD processes.
• Collaborate with government clients and contractor teammates to ensure alignment across technical, schedule, and mission objectives.

Skills

Space systems engineering

Risk management

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree (Engineering/Math/Physics/CS)

Tools

Confluence

Jira

Job description

Aurex is seeking a Space Vehicle Platform/Payload Systems Engineer to lead systems engineering and integration across spacecraft platforms and payloads supporting national security missions. You will translate payload requirements into system designs and ensure integration into the space vehicle architecture.

You will collaborate across engineering disciplines, drive requirements verification and testing, and participate in major program reviews to ensure mission readiness and compliant