Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer - Lead Mission Systems

CesiumAstro, Inc.; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 133,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health, dental, vision

Retirement plans

Job summary

CesiumAstro, Inc. is seeking a Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer to lead requirements, architecture, verification, and lifecycle support for complex space systems. You will collaborate with software, hardware, and mission-ops teams to ensure traceability, risk management, and successful integration from concept to operations.

You will mentor junior engineers and drive process improvements in a multidisciplinary environment, helping meet technical, cost, and schedule objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5–8 years of relevant experience, or Master’s with 3–6 years, or PhD with 0–3 years.
• Strong systems engineering principles and lifecycle knowledge.
• Experience developing and verifying system requirements for space vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements and decompose into verifiable system/subsystem requirements.
• Maintain end-to-end traceability to customer requirements and CONOPS.
• Define interfaces across hardware, software, electrical, mechanical, and data.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure completeness and manufacturability.
• Support configuration management, baselining and engineering changes.
• Identify risks and gaps early in development.
• Develop verification strategies and acceptance criteria.
• Plan and support system integration and verification activities.
• Mentor junior engineers on best practices and documentation.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Requirements Management

MBSE

Modeling & Simulation

Risk Management

Systems Architecture

Stakeholder Communication

Traceability

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's in Aerospace Engineering

Master's in Systems Engineering

PhD in a related technical discipline

Tools

Jama

IBM DOORS

CATIA Magic/Cameo

MagicDraw

Confluence

Git/GitLab

Jira

Job description

CesiumAstro, Inc. is seeking a Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer to lead requirements, architecture, verification, and lifecycle support for complex space systems. You will collaborate with software, hardware, and mission-ops teams to ensure traceability, risk management, and successful integration from concept to operations.

You will mentor junior engineers and drive process improvements in a multidisciplinary environment, helping meet technical, cost, and schedule objectives.