Space Systems Engineer: Requirements & Interfaces

SES Space & Defense; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement plan

Health benefits

Job summary

SES Space & Defense seeks a Systems Engineer to support a Government space program, focusing on requirements development, interface control, and verification planning. You will craft ICDs/IRDs, maintain traceability, and collaborate with space, ground, software, and cybersecurity teams to ensure alignment with the program baseline.

This role emphasizes MBSE, SysML, and rigorous documentation to enable successful SRR/CDR/DRR milestones and customer verification activities.

Qualifications

• Degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years in systems engineering for aerospace/space systems.
• Experience with requirements lifecycle, traceability, and interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage system, subsystem, interface requirements.
• Maintain end-to-end requirements traceability across projects.
• Prepare ICDs, IRDs, and interface requirements documentation.

Skills

Systems thinking

Requirements management

MBSE

SysML

Technical writing

Cross-functional collaboration

Verification planning

Interface control

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

CodeBeamer

DOORS

Jama

ICD/IRD tooling

Job description

SES Space & Defense seeks a Systems Engineer to support a Government space program, focusing on requirements development, interface control, and verification planning. You will craft ICDs/IRDs, maintain traceability, and collaborate with space, ground, software, and cybersecurity teams to ensure alignment with the program baseline.

This role emphasizes MBSE, SysML, and rigorous documentation to enable successful SRR/CDR/DRR milestones and customer verification activities.