Senior Spaceflight Hardware Systems Engineer

Metecs, LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

METECS is seeking an experienced Lead Spaceflight Hardware Systems Engineer to provide systems engineering leadership for the development, integration, verification, qualification, acceptance, and delivery of spaceflight hardware. You will coordinate integrated electromechanical and electronic hardware across mechanical, electrical, quality, manufacturing, supplier, and test activities.

The role emphasizes defining hardware requirements, interfaces, and verification methods, plus facilitating

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in systems, mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or related engineering discipline.
• Significant experience developing aerospace, spaceflight, or other high-reliability electromechanical or electronic hardware through multiple phases of the development lifecycle.
• Demonstrated leadership in coordinating multidisciplinary hardware development.
• Practical experience with requirements development, interface definition, design trades, integration, verification, and test.
• Hands-on experience with hardware integration and troubleshooting.
• Excellent engineering judgment, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering activities for spaceflight hardware development.
• Define and maintain hardware requirements, interfaces, technical baselines, and verification methods.
• Coordinate mechanical, electrical, quality, manufacturing, supplier, and test activities.
• Facilitate design trade studies and risk assessments; lead integration, troubleshooting, and anomaly resolution.
• Develop verification, qualification, and acceptance strategies and ensure supporting evidence satisfies applicable requirements.
• Lead or support key design, test-readiness, qualification, and acceptance reviews.
• Coordinate development activities with customers, suppliers, contract manufacturers, and test facilities.

Skills

Systems engineering leadership

Requirements development

Interface definition

Hardware integration

Verification & test planning

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in systems, mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or related engineering

Job description

METECS is seeking an experienced Lead Spaceflight Hardware Systems Engineer to provide systems engineering leadership for the development, integration, verification, qualification, acceptance, and delivery of spaceflight hardware. You will coordinate integrated electromechanical and electronic hardware across mechanical, electrical, quality, manufacturing, supplier, and test activities.

The role emphasizes defining hardware requirements, interfaces, and verification methods, plus facilitating