Senior Spacecraft Software Systems Engineer

Woven; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 134,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health and retirement benefits

Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer – Software to translate system-level concepts into detailed software requirements and verification plans for complex embedded systems.

This role bridges Systems and Software Engineering, defining verification approaches, configurations, and interfaces to meet mission objectives while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field with 5–8 years' experience.
• Experience decomposing system requirements into software-level specs.
• Experience creating verification plans and procedures.
• Strong understanding of embedded systems and software lifecycles.
• Familiar with hardware/software interfaces and protocols.
• Ability to apply CONOPS to engineering execution.
• Proficient in Python, C++, C, Java, Bash.

Responsibilities

• Decompose customer and system requirements into verifiable software requirements.
• Maintain traceability to higher-level requirements and CONOPS.
• Collaborate with systems, software and hardware teams to refine requirements.
• Support verification planning, cross-reference matrices, and evidence packages.
• Serve as liaison between Systems and Software Engineering and support integration.

Skills

Requirements decomposition

Traceability

Systems thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/related field

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Debugging tools

Linux

Windows

Job description

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer – Software to translate system-level concepts into detailed software requirements and verification plans for complex embedded systems.

This role bridges Systems and Software Engineering, defining verification approaches, configurations, and interfaces to meet mission objectives while collaborating with cross-functional teams.