Senior Spacecraft Operations Systems Architect

Sierra Space Corporation; Louisville (CO); On-site; USD 144,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Sierra Space Corporation in Louisville/Colorado Springs area is seeking a Sr Spacecraft Operations Systems Engineer to lead the specification, architecture, and integration of complex spacecraft system solutions. You will guide cross-functional teams through requirements management, system integration, and V&V activities to deliver cohesive operational capabilities.

You will oversee risk management, milestone reviews, and documentation of concepts of operation, while mentoring engineers and

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor's degree in a related field (or equivalent work experience in lieu of degree or Masters +8 yrs experience).
• Typically 10+ years of related experience (or Masters + 8 years of experience).
• Demonstrated expertise in Systems Engineering principles and practices, including a comprehensive understanding of the systems development lifecycle.
• Progressive experience across the system development lifecycle, including requirements management, functional requirements parsing, derivation, and allocation.
• Progressive experience developing systems architecture and performing systems integration, verification, and validation (V&V) activities.
• Demonstrated ability to work and communicate with technical and specialty subject matter engineers to drive systems engineering products.

Responsibilities

• Lead specification, architecture, and integration of complex system solutions with cross-functional teams.
• Oversee derivation, decomposition, allocation, tracing, and management of system requirements and architectures.
• Define and document system concepts of operation and lead milestone reviews with artifacts and deliverables.
• Identify and manage technical risks and develop mitigation strategies; contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Systems engineering principles

Requirements management

System architecture

Verification & validation (V&V)

Project management & risk tracking

Configuration management

Leading projects & mentoring

INCOSE standards (preferred)

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

DOORS

CAMEO EA

Rhapsody

MATLAB

SysML

Job description

Sierra Space Corporation in Louisville/Colorado Springs area is seeking a Sr Spacecraft Operations Systems Engineer to lead the specification, architecture, and integration of complex spacecraft system solutions. You will guide cross-functional teams through requirements management, system integration, and V&V activities to deliver cohesive operational capabilities.

You will oversee risk management, milestone reviews, and documentation of concepts of operation, while mentoring engineers and