Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer — Lead Cross‑Team Work

Lanteris Space LLC; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Lanteris Space LLC is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer in California to apply systems engineering across complex spacecraft designs and lead cross-functional teams. The role focuses on ConOps, requirements flow, and verification planning within a dynamic space program.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in systems engineering, strong risk management, and experience with NASA/DoD-style standards. Office location is Palo Alto, with a robust benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline, physics, or STEM field.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in systems engineering or real-time control of complex systems.
• Systems Engineering across multiple interacting hardware and software subsystems.
• General understanding of spacecraft design and product life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Support development of ConOps and Use Cases.
• Drive system analysis and mission level trades.
• Decompose and flow requirements at mission, system, subsystem, and component levels.
• Manage requirements development and maintenance.

Skills

Systems engineering

Cross-functional teams

Communication skills

Risk management

Python/C++/MATLAB

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

DOORS

JAMA

Python

C/C++

MATLAB

Job description

Lanteris Space LLC is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer in California to apply systems engineering across complex spacecraft designs and lead cross-functional teams. The role focuses on ConOps, requirements flow, and verification planning within a dynamic space program.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in systems engineering, strong risk management, and experience with NASA/DoD-style standards. Office location is Palo Alto, with a robust benefits package.