Senior Spacecraft Systems & Software Engineer

Airbus Ventures; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 134,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Generous benefits package

Job summary

CesiumAstro in Westminster, Colorado is seeking a Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer – Software to translate system concepts and customer needs into detailed software requirements and verification strategies for complex embedded systems. You will bridge Systems and Software Engineering, defining verification approaches and configurations, and ensuring traceability from CONOPS to implementation.

You will also lead integration efforts, coordinate hardware/software configurations and test

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline with 5–8 years of experience in systems engineering, software engineering, embedded systems, or integration environments.
• Experience decomposing system requirements into software-level requirements.
• Experience creating verification plans, descriptions, procedures, or acceptance criteria.
• Strong understanding of embedded systems and software development lifecycles.
• Experience with hardware/software interfaces and communication protocols.

Responsibilities

• Requirements Decomposition & Flow Down: decompose customer, mission, and system requirements into verifiable software requirements; ensure traceability to higher-level requirements and CONOPS; collaborate with systems, software, and hardware teams; support baseline control and change impact assessments; identify gaps and risks.
• Verification Planning & Validation: develop software verification approach with descriptions, methods, levels, and acceptance criteria; define verification configurations and test environments; support verification cross-reference matrices and evidence packages; partner with test and software teams.
• Systems & Software Integration: act as a technical liaison between Systems and Software Engineering; plan software integration and release coordination; assess impact of changes on system behavior and interfaces; participate in architecture reviews.
• Embedded Systems & Interfaces: apply knowledge of embedded architectures; understand hardware/software interfaces and protocols; support interface definition and validation between devices, processors, sensors, payloads and external systems; assess implications of firmware revisions.
• Program Execution & Technical Leadership: assist PI planning and staffing; prioritize verification activities to meet milestones; mentor junior engineers; drive process improvements in collaboration and rigor.

Skills

Python

C++

C

Java

Bash

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Tools

Git

IDEs

Debuggers

CI/CD

Job description

CesiumAstro in Westminster, Colorado is seeking a Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer – Software to translate system concepts and customer needs into detailed software requirements and verification strategies for complex embedded systems. You will bridge Systems and Software Engineering, defining verification approaches and configurations, and ensuring traceability from CONOPS to implementation.

You will also lead integration efforts, coordinate hardware/software configurations and test