Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer (Electronics)

CesiumAstro; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 158,012 - 189,969; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health, dental, vision insurance

Retirement plans

Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a Staff Spacecraft Systems Engineer – Electronics to lead the development, integration, verification, and lifecycle management of complex aerospace systems. You will translate customer requirements and mission concepts into system architectures, technical requirements, and engineering solutions enabling successful mission execution.

Responsibilities include leading architecture development, trade studies, and verification planning, while collaborating with cross‑functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related field; 8–12 years experience.
• Advanced knowledge of systems engineering principles and lifecycle processes.
• Experience deriving and verifying complex system and subsystem requirements.
• Knowledge of verification, validation, and configuration management.
• Ability to translate requirements into technical solutions and architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and management of system and subsystem requirements across the product lifecycle.
• Collaborate with design teams to translate customer needs into architectures and engineering solutions.
• Define and manage interfaces and ensure end‑to‑end traceability of requirements.
• Plan and execute verification strategies, including tests, analyses, and demonstrations.

Skills

Systems engineering

Technical leadership

Requirements management

Traceability

MBSE

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Jama

IBM DOORS

CATIA Magic/Cameo

MagicDraw

Confluence

SharePoint

Git

GitLab

Bitbucket

Jira

Job description

CesiumAstro is seeking a Staff Spacecraft Systems Engineer – Electronics to lead the development, integration, verification, and lifecycle management of complex aerospace systems. You will translate customer requirements and mission concepts into system architectures, technical requirements, and engineering solutions enabling successful mission execution.

Responsibilities include leading architecture development, trade studies, and verification planning, while collaborating with cross‑functional