Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer - ConOps & Verification

Orchard LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 143,000 - 238,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health and welfare insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Orchard LLC is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead spacecraft system engineering across ConOps, requirements management, interface control, and fault analysis. You will guide multidisciplinary teams through design, integration, verification, and mission operations for aerospace programs.

Strong leadership and communication are essential. The role emphasizes cross-functional coordination, risk mitigation, and adherence to standards while preparing for launch and operations within the U.S.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or related STEM; four additional years of relevant experience may substitute for a degree.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant systems engineering experience on complex systems.
• Experience across multiple interacting hardware and software subsystems.
• Understanding of spacecraft design and lifecycle as it relates to systems engineering.

Responsibilities

• Develop system Concepts of Operations (ConOps) and operational use cases.
• Lead system analyses and mission-level trade studies.
• Decompose, flow down requirements to mission, system, subsystem and component levels.
• Manage system requirements with traceability and compliance.
• Develop and maintain system interfaces and compliance matrices.
• Define and monitor system performance measures.
• Develop fault management architectures and mitigation strategies.
• Lead customer discussions on architecture and design decisions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure integration and compliance.
• Identify risks and implement mitigation plans to meet milestones.
• Develop and execute system-level verification and validation plans.
• Oversee spacecraft integration and testing and evaluate results.

Skills

Systems engineering

Cross-team collaboration

Requirements management

System analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related STEM

Tools

DOORS

Jama

C

C++

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Orchard LLC is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead spacecraft system engineering across ConOps, requirements management, interface control, and fault analysis. You will guide multidisciplinary teams through design, integration, verification, and mission operations for aerospace programs.

Strong leadership and communication are essential. The role emphasizes cross-functional coordination, risk mitigation, and adherence to standards while preparing for launch and operations within the U.S.