Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer - Payload & Verification Lead

CesiumAstro; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 133,908 - 160,991; Full time

Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer – Payload to lead systems engineering from concept through launch and operation. You will translate mission objectives and customer requirements into technical solutions across software, hardware, and flight systems, working with cross‑functional teams to ensure cost and schedule goals are met.

Responsibilities include defining interfaces, managing requirements traceability, and guiding verification and validation activities with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a technical discipline with relevant aerospace/systems experience.
• Strong knowledge of systems engineering principles and lifecycle.
• Experience developing, managing, and verifying system requirements.
• Familiarity with MBSE tools and configuration management.

Responsibilities

• Analyze customer, mission, and system-level requirements and decompose them into verifiable requirements.
• Define hardware/software interfaces between payload and space vehicle and ensure traceability.
• Develop verification strategies and coordinate with integration and test teams.

Skills

Systems engineering principles

Requirements management

Systems architecture

V&V processes

Customer requirements/CONOPS

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related technical discipline

Master’s degree in a related technical discipline

PhD in a related technical discipline

Tools

Jama

IBM DOORS

CATIA Magic/Cameo

MagicDraw

Git

Jira

Job description

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer – Payload to lead systems engineering from concept through launch and operation. You will translate mission objectives and customer requirements into technical solutions across software, hardware, and flight systems, working with cross‑functional teams to ensure cost and schedule goals are met.

Responsibilities include defining interfaces, managing requirements traceability, and guiding verification and validation activities with