Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer - Lead Systems & Verification

Cesiumastro; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 133,000 - 161,000; Full time

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Job summary

CesiumAstro in Westminster, Colorado is seeking a Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer to lead systems engineering across the full product life cycle, translating mission objectives and customer requirements into technical solutions for space vehicles.

You will coordinate with software, hardware, mechanical, and test teams to define interfaces, drive verification and validation strategies, manage risk, mentor junior engineers, and support planning and program milestones.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field with 5–8 years of space systems experience, or higher degrees with fewer years.
• Strong knowledge of systems engineering and lifecycle processes.
• Experience developing, managing and verifying space vehicle requirements.

Responsibilities

• Decompose requirements into verifiable system and subsystem requirements.
• Maintain end-to-end traceability to CONOPS and customer requirements.
• Define and manage interfaces between system elements.
• Collaborate to refine requirements for feasibility and manufacturability.
• Support requirements/configuration management and engineering changes.
• Identify risks and design issues early in development.
• Develop verification strategies and acceptance criteria.
• Plan and execute system integration and verification activities.
• Mentor junior engineers in SE best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement of engineering processes.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements development

MBSE

Interface management

Risk management

System verification

Team mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Aerospace Engineering

Master’s in Systems Engineering

PhD in a related field

Tools

Jama

IBM DOORS

CATIA Magic/Cameo

MagicDraw

Confluence

Git

Jira

Job description

CesiumAstro in Westminster, Colorado is seeking a Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer to lead systems engineering across the full product life cycle, translating mission objectives and customer requirements into technical solutions for space vehicles.

You will coordinate with software, hardware, mechanical, and test teams to define interfaces, drive verification and validation strategies, manage risk, mentor junior engineers, and support planning and program milestones.