Space Payload Systems Engineer: V&V & Integration

Actalent; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 179,088,000 - 247,968,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent in Tucson seeks a Space Systems Engineer Payload Integration and Verification to design, integrate, and verify space-based optical instruments and payloads for airborne and space platforms, leading requirements and test activities across the lifecycle.

You will coordinate with hardware, software, and test teams in a fast-moving, regulated environment near a lab, with hands-on verification, traceability, and documentation, including ICDs, CONOPs, and test plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics or mathematics.
• 5+ years of systems engineering experience.
• 5+ years of verification and validation experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, integrate, and develop space-based optical instruments and payloads.
• Define, allocate, and manage technical requirements for space systems.
• Lead verification and validation activities across the development lifecycle.
• Prepare and maintain system design descriptions, ICDs and CONOPs.
• Generate technical reports and communicate progress to stakeholders.

Skills

Space systems engineering

V&V experience

Requirements engineering

Integration experience

Python

MATLAB

DOORS

JAMA

Cross-functional

Regulated aerospace

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics

Tools

DOORS

JAMA

Job description

Actalent in Tucson seeks a Space Systems Engineer Payload Integration and Verification to design, integrate, and verify space-based optical instruments and payloads for airborne and space platforms, leading requirements and test activities across the lifecycle.

You will coordinate with hardware, software, and test teams in a fast-moving, regulated environment near a lab, with hands-on verification, traceability, and documentation, including ICDs, CONOPs, and test plans.