Senior Spacecraft Program Chief Engineer

Turion Space Corp.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Turion Space Corp. seeks a Program Chief Engineer to lead end-to-end satellite architecture for high-mobility small satellites. This senior role owns requirements, verification plans, and mission performance across the lifecycle, coordinating with customers and suppliers to ensure mission success.

You will drive cross-disciplinary issue resolution, lead SRR/PDR/CDR/TRR/PSR processes, and mentor systems engineers while maintaining budgets for mass, power, delta-V, pointing, and links.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Aerospace, Electrical or Systems Engineering.
• 12+ years in spacecraft systems engineering or design, or 8+ years with relevant mission experience.
• Experience as Chief Program Engineer or lead systems engineer on a complete spacecraft program.
• Proven budgets ownership for mass, power, delta-V, pointing, data, etc.
• Experience with MBSE and requirements management tools; ability to ensure traceability.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical lead for end-to-end satellite architecture across programs.
• Drive resolution of cross-disciplinary issues and make architectural decisions.
• Lead milestones: SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, PSR, and post-launch operations.
• Interact with customers and suppliers as primary technical contact for mission success.
• Define CONOPS and translate needs into system-level requirements; maintain baselines.

Skills

Systems engineering leadership

Requirements traceability

Budget ownership

Cross-functional leadership

Customer-facing technical

Education

Bachelors in Aerospace, Electrical or Systems Engineering

Tools

Cameo

Capella

Innoslate

Jama

DOORS

Flow

Python

MATLAB

STK

GMAT

FreeFlyer

Job description

Turion Space Corp. seeks a Program Chief Engineer to lead end-to-end satellite architecture for high-mobility small satellites. This senior role owns requirements, verification plans, and mission performance across the lifecycle, coordinating with customers and suppliers to ensure mission success.

You will drive cross-disciplinary issue resolution, lead SRR/PDR/CDR/TRR/PSR processes, and mentor systems engineers while maintaining budgets for mass, power, delta-V, pointing, and links.