Senior Systems Engineer

Redwire Corporation; Goleta (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwire Space in Goleta, CA is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join the Systems and Test Engineering team. You will lead a range of tasks from requirements management and verification planning to test campaign execution and radiation/PMPL analyses for satellite subsystems.

Ideal candidates have a STEM degree with 5+ years of experience (or a related Master’s with 3+ years) and can work across design, analysis, manufacturing, and quality teams in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong foundation in mechanical, aerospace, electrical, or systems engineering.
• US Citizen or Permanent Resident (Visa sponsorship not available).

Responsibilities

• Act as the Lead S&T Engineer on a project team for satellite subsystems and components.
• Perform Requirements and Verification Management, including customer collaboration, requirements decomposition and flowdown.
• Create and maintain verification matrices (Requirements Verification Compliance Matrices).
• Lead technical content and present at Systems Requirements Reviews (SRR) and Test Readiness Reviews (TRR).
• Communicate decomposed requirements to team functional roles (Design, Analysis, Manufacturing, Quality, etc).
• Develop program-level verification plans and coordinate with cross-functional engineering teams.
• Develop solar array subassembly acceptance and qualification test plans based on requirements verification strategies and Acceptance Campaign scope.
• Manage Systems Engineering documentation including Specs, SOWs, SDRLs, Test Plans, Test Procedures, and Test Reports.
• Support hardware integration and testing across all levels of assembly (component, EDU, Qual, and Flight).
• Evaluate test data, assess compliance, and generate verification reports.
• Serve as technical point of contact for external / offsite test facilities.
• Perform EEE component selection, derating, lifetime, and failure analysis.
• Conduct reliability, FMECA, lifecycle, and PMPL analyses.
• Perform radiation analysis and coordinate radiation test activities.
• Prepare technical review packages and present results to management and customers.
• Collaborate with Program Management on risk, schedule, and verification status.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements mgmt

Verification

Test planning

Solar array

Education

BSc in STEM

MS in STEM (optional)

Tools

JAMA/DOORS

CAD tools

MATLAB/Python

Job description

Where dreams and reality collide and the output is, out of this world. At Redwire Space, we are a team of dreamers and doers. Where the impossible becomes possible, and every day is an opportunity to learn and get one step closer to knowing the unknown. Join us on our mission to expand humanity’s presence in space.

The talented innovators in Goleta, CA are a leading developer and provider of satellite mechanisms, deployable structures and booms and deployable solar array systems to the global space market. The team is revolutionizing spaceflight and are currently being utilized on missions with NASA, the Department of Defense, and commercial space companies. With many more exciting projects on the horizon our team could use your curiosity, passion, talent and experience to help us Build Above.

We currently have an opportunity for aSenior Systems Engineerto join our Systems and Test Engineering team in Goleta, CA.In this role you will work on a variety of program tasks ranging from Requirements and Verification Management, Test Campaign Planning, Solar Array Power Management and Analysis, and Specialty Engineering (M&P, Reliability, Radiation, EEE parts, and more) roles. You will have the opportunity to work on projects of all sizes for a variety of industry and government customers.

Responsibilities

Act as the Lead S&T Engineer on a project team for satellite subsystems and components

Perform Requirements and Verification Management, including customer collaboration, requirements decomposition and flowdown

Create and maintain verification matrices (Requirements Verification Compliance Matrices)

Lead technical content and present at Systems Requirements Reviews (SRR) and Test Readiness Reviews (TRR)

Communicate decomposed requirements to team functional roles (Design, Analysis, Manufacturing, Quality, etc)

Develop program-level verification plans and coordinate with cross-functional engineering teams

Develop solar array subassembly acceptance and qualification test plans based on requirements verification strategies and Acceptance Campaign scope

Manage Systems Engineering documentation including Specs, SOWs, SDRLs, Test Plans, Test Procedures, and Test Reports

Support hardware integration and testing across all levels of assembly (component, EDU, Qual, and Flight)

Evaluate test data, assess compliance, and generate verification reports

Serve as technical point of contact for external / offsite test facilities

• Perform EEE component selection, derating, lifetime, and failure analysis
• Conduct reliability, FMECA, lifecycle, and PMPL analyses
• Perform radiation analysis and coordinate radiation test activities
• Prepare technical review packages and present results to management and customers
• Collaborate with Program Management on risk, schedule, and verification status

Ideal Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with 3+ years
• Strong foundation in mechanical, aerospace, electrical, or systems engineering
• Ability to work independently and apply engineering principles with minimal oversight
• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident (Visa sponsorship not available)

Desired Skills

• Experience working on spacecraft hardware or spaceflight systems
• Experience developing, managing, and decomposing requirements and verification methods
• Experience creating test plans and leading hardware test campaigns
• Familiarity with requirements management tools (JAMA, DOORS)
• Basic proficiency in CAD tools (Inventor, SolidWorks, ProE)
• Experience with MATLAB, Python, or similar data analysis tools
• Experience with electrical test support equipment and instrumentation
• Knowledge of space hardware materials, processes, and qualification pathways
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Grow with us as we innovate the next generation capabilities for a new era of space exploration! We offer a highly competitive benefits package along with a commitment to our core values of Integrity, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, and Excellence.

Pay Range
$110,000 - $150,000/yr.

How We Determine What We Pay (Compensation Philosophy)
Redwire determines pay for positions using local, national, and industry-specific survey data, for our locations throughout the US. We will evaluate external equity and the cost of labor/prevailing wage index, in the relative marketplace for jobs directly comparable to jobs within our company.

For new hires, we strive to make competitive offers allowing the new employee room for future growth. Salaries will be based on the applicant’s level of experience, education, and specialized knowledge and skills. Additionally, we consider the external market rate, the amount we have budgeted internally, and internal equity within the company for the same position. An employee/candidate with a stronger skill set will receive higher pay.

Redwire is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Redwire is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

All offers of employment at Redwire are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check and your ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the US. Note that some positions will also require US citizenship or ability to obtain a security clearance due to requirements of a classified program.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR Click Here

EXPORT CONTROL REQUIREMENTS:
This position may require access to information, materials, or technology subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations ("ITAR") and/or the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR"). To comply with these regulations, applicants may be asked to provide documentation to verify their status as a "U.S. person" as defined under the ITAR and EAR, or their eligibility to obtain any required U.S. Government export authorization. Redwire complies with all applicable anti-discrimination laws, including the Immigration and Nationality Act, and does not discriminate on the basis of citizenship status or national origin except as required by law.