Senior Systems Engineer — Spacecraft Systems & Integration

sierraspace; Louisville (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Sierra Space is seeking a Systems Engineer III to lead complex system solutions across the product lifecycle. You will align stakeholder requirements, decompose architectures, and guide cross-functional teams to ensure cohesive integration and verification of system performance.

The role emphasizes developing artifacts for milestone reviews, managing technical risks, and advancing SE practices within a dynamic space engineering environment.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor's degree in a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• Typically 5+ years of related experience (or Masters + 3 years).
• Emerging expertise in Systems Engineering principles and the SDLC.
• Knowledge of requirements management, functional requirements parsing, derivation, and allocation.
• Knowledge of systems architecture, systems integration, and V&V principles.
• Emerging ability to work with engineers to drive systems engineering products.

Responsibilities

• Specify, architect, and integrate complex system solutions with cross-functional teams.
• Derive, decompose, allocate, trace, and manage system requirements and architectures.
• Support milestone reviews by creating artifacts and deliverables.
• Oversee system integration and verification activities to ensure performance.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks and contribute to process improvements.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Requirements Management

System Architecture

Verification & Validation

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

DOORS

CAMEO EA

Rhapsody

MATLAB

SysML

Job description

Sierra Space is seeking a Systems Engineer III to lead complex system solutions across the product lifecycle. You will align stakeholder requirements, decompose architectures, and guide cross-functional teams to ensure cohesive integration and verification of system performance.

The role emphasizes developing artifacts for milestone reviews, managing technical risks, and advancing SE practices within a dynamic space engineering environment.