Senior Systems Engineer, Space Launch — Vulcan Dev

United Launch Alliance, LLC.; Centennial, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match + employer contribution

Discretionary annual incentive bonus

Generous paid time off

Flexible work environments

Job summary

United Launch Alliance (ULA) in Colorado is seeking a Level 3 Systems Engineer to support the Vulcan Development organization, upgrading the Vulcan Centaur launch system and related development activities. You will act as an independent integrator with deep technical judgment and own systems engineering products with minimal oversight.

The role requires a BS in engineering, strong depth in avionics, FSW/GSW, telemetry, or comms, and experience leading cross-functional technical efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field from an accredited college or university.
• Strong technical depth in avionics, FSW/GSW, telemetry, or communications.
• Experience generating, allocating, and verifying requirements.
• Experience leading cross-functional technical efforts.
• Experience preparing for and participating in major design or gate reviews.
• Ability to influence technical direction without formal authority.

Responsibilities

• Function as an independent integrator with cross-technology airborne development teams.
• Lead evaluation of customer/operational needs and drive requirements development, allocation, integration, and verification planning.
• Conduct technical analyses, fishbone/FMEAs, system performance assessments, and integration studies.
• Lead subsystem-level trade studies, develop technical recommendations, and present results to leadership.
• Support and guide cross-functional resolution of technical issues.
• Develop and maintain architecture, verification logic, and cross-discipline technical data.
• Support program execution planning and risk/issue/opportunity management.
• Prepare content for major design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR) and influence technical decision-making.
• Appropriately scale systems engineering rigor based on project maturity and risk.
• Demonstrate an Agile mindset by driving incremental value, supporting iterative planning, and collaborating closely with cross-functional Agile teams.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Systems engineering depth

Analytical thinking

Agile mindset

Education

Bachelor

Tools

Teamcenter

DOORS

Cameo/MagicDraw

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

United Launch Alliance (ULA) in Colorado is seeking a Level 3 Systems Engineer to support the Vulcan Development organization, upgrading the Vulcan Centaur launch system and related development activities. You will act as an independent integrator with deep technical judgment and own systems engineering products with minimal oversight.

The role requires a BS in engineering, strong depth in avionics, FSW/GSW, telemetry, or comms, and experience leading cross-functional technical efforts.