Senior Systems Engineer, Spaceflight & MBSE

Virgin Galactic; Tustin (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Virgin Galactic is seeking a Systems Engineer to join the systems engineering team responsible for the design, development and verification of innovative space flight systems. You will engage with discipline professionals to define requirements, manage interfaces, and ensure traceability from high‑level objectives to components.

You will participate in major design reviews, support lifecycle activities, and emphasize safety, qualification and verification to meet mission goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM field.
• Minimum 5 years of systems engineering in aerospace/space.
• Proficiency with MBSE using Cameo or equivalent.
• Experience with DOORS for requirements capture and traceability.
• Experience with avionics, mechanical, electrical and structures systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Collaborative across organization levels; detail‑oriented and adaptable.
• Safety‑forward thinking and PPE awareness.

Responsibilities

• Support systems engineering activities across the project lifecycle.
• Define system requirements and ensure interface compatibility.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate subsystems.
• Manage requirements traceability from objectives to components.
• Contribute to design trade studies and product planning.
• Participate in design reviews and customer meetings.
• Perform system verification and validation to mission goals.
• Review test plans, procedures and data, ensuring safety compliance.
• Maintain timeliness and execution of tasks daily.
• Collaborate to meet goals and complete projects.

Skills

MBSE

DOORS

Requirements management

System requirements

Verification & validation

Traceability

Communication skills

Safety awareness

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Tools

CAMEO

ENOVIA

SysML

Job description

Virgin Galactic is seeking a Systems Engineer to join the systems engineering team responsible for the design, development and verification of innovative space flight systems. You will engage with discipline professionals to define requirements, manage interfaces, and ensure traceability from high‑level objectives to components.

You will participate in major design reviews, support lifecycle activities, and emphasize safety, qualification and verification to meet mission goals.