Space Systems Engineer – Mission Concepts

Creotech Instruments; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Creotech Instruments seeks a Systems Engineer for Mission Concepts to convert customer needs into feasible space missions. You will define mission concepts, study feasibility, and collaborate across engineering, commercial, and supply chain teams to shape proposals into real projects.

You will lead early lifecycle system engineering, perform trade-off analyses, translate needs into requirements, and oversee technical documentation. Strong English and cross-functional collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Background in systems engineering, aerospace or related disciplines.
• Solid understanding of space systems and relevant projects (min 3 years).
• Experience contributing to proposals, technical management, or customer engagement.
• Fundamental understanding in electronics, mechanics, thermal control, software (FPGA) and orbital mechanics.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering efforts for space projects, including proposal phases.
• Perform mission concepts trade-off analyses (orbital, delta-V, coverage, link budget, power).
• Identify and translate customer needs into system requirements.
• Translate requirements into system-level specs and refine with customers.

Skills

Systems engineering

Space systems

Requirements management

Technical communication

Proposal support

Customer engagement

Education

Engineering degree (Aerospace / Electrical / Mechanical)

Tools

Doors-like RM tool

Job description

Role summary:

As a Systems Engineer for Mission Concepts you will play a critical role in converting customer needs into successful space missions. You'll lead the definition of mission concepts and realization of feasibility studies, collaborate across engineering, commercial and supply chain teams, and help shape proposals that become real projects.

Responsibilities:

• Leading systems engineering efforts in space projects focusing on early steps of system lifecycle, also as part of proposal phase


• Performing mission concepts trade-off analyses (such as orbital/rendezvous trade-offs, delta-V, coverage/revisit, link budget, power budget, payload sizing)


• Identifying and naming customer needs and transforming them into requirements


• Translate customer requirements into system-level requirements; iterate with customers to refine needs.


• Preparing and oversight of technical documentation


• Support in building consortia of partners/suppliers to deliver missions based on identified mission concepts


• Present and communicate technical and commercial proposals to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Basic qualifications:

• Background in systems engineering, aerospace engineering, electrical/mechanical engineering, or related disciplines.


• Solid understanding of space systems (at least 3 years of experience in space industry in relevant projects);


• Experience contributing to proposals, technical management, or customer engagement.


• Fundamental technical understanding in the following domains: electronics, mechanics, thermal control, software (including FPGA), orbital mechanics;


• Basic mission-analysis familiarity (coverage, link budgets, orbital constraints)


• Strong understanding of requirements management, interface control, architectural modeling, and V-model development.


• Hands-on experience in requirements definition and management using Doors-like requirements management tool


• Experience in creating technical documentation according to ECSS;


• Troubleshooting and problem solving skills;


• Ability to work effectively under pressure;


• Very good English in speaking and writing.


• Strong communication skills, capable of bridging technical and non-technical domains.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in working on systems with flight heritage (TRL 9);


• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE);


• Practical experience with MBSE;


• Experience in working with European Space Agency, European Commission and European Defense Agency.;


• Experience in small-sat or EO/telecom missions;


• Solid mathematical and analytical skills; comfortable working with budgets, trade-offs, uncertain requirements and preliminary sizing.


• Hands-on skills: e.g., Excel modelling, MATLAB/Python, STK or equivalent mission-analysis tools - desirable.