Space Systems Lead: Flight Hardware & Architecture

EVONA; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

EVONA is seeking a Space Systems Lead to own the architecture across optical terminals, avionics, structures, thermal, power and spacecraft interfaces in a hybrid role spanning San Francisco and Phoenix. The candidate will develop and flow down requirements, lead major reviews and drive verification & validation on flight-like hardware.

The role requires hands-on experience with space hardware, strong system architecture knowledge and experience with radiation effects, environmental

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience developing real flight hardware or flight-like hardware.
• Strong understanding of spacecraft/system architecture.
• Experience with requirements, verification & validation (V&V) and system-level engineering budgets.
• Exposure to environmental qualification and assembly, integration & testing (AIT).
• Understanding of radiation environments and their impact on spacecraft hardware.
• Ability to independently own complex technical problems and drive solutions.
• Experience delivering spacecraft, payloads or major subsystems through a complete development lifecycle is highly desirable.
• Experience with optical payloads, laser communications or precision pointing is highly relevant.
• Must be a U.S. Person as defined under ITAR.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture across optical terminals, avionics, structures, thermal, power and spacecraft interfaces.
• Develop and flow down requirements from mission level into subsystem and component specifications.
• Own major design reviews including SRR, PDR, CDR and TRR.
• Lead verification and validation planning and execution.
• Support environmental qualification across vibration, shock, TVAC, EMC and radiation.
• Manage technical interfaces with spacecraft/bus providers, launch partners and hosted payload partners.
• Develop and manage ICDs.
• Support EEE parts selection, radiation assurance and technical risk management.
• Lead assembly, integration and test campaigns.
• Support launch operations, on-orbit commissioning and anomaly resolution.

Skills

Flight hardware

System architecture

Requirements & V&V

Environmental qualification

Radiation effects

Independent problem ownership

End-to-end spacecraft development

Optical payload / laser comm

Education

BS/MS in Aerospace, Electrical, Optical Engineering, Physics or related

Job description

EVONA is seeking a Space Systems Lead to own the architecture across optical terminals, avionics, structures, thermal, power and spacecraft interfaces in a hybrid role spanning San Francisco and Phoenix. The candidate will develop and flow down requirements, lead major reviews and drive verification & validation on flight-like hardware.

The role requires hands-on experience with space hardware, strong system architecture knowledge and experience with radiation effects, environmental