Space Systems Lead: Flight Hardware & Optics

EVONA

San Francisco (CA)

Hybrid

USD 150,000 - 210,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

EVONA is seeking a Space Systems Lead for an early-stage space company near San Francisco Bay. You will own architecture and requirements for flight optical terminals and spacecraft electronics, guiding the product through qualification, AIT, launch and commissioning.

In a fast-paced, small-team environment you’ll lead SRR/PDR/CDR/TRR activities, develop V&V and qualification strategies, supervise environmental testing, and coordinate interfaces with launch providers and external partners to

Qualifications

End-to-end understanding of spacecraft development and test lifecycle.
Demonstrable experience with flight hardware.
Strong systems architecture and requirements experience.
Experience with spacecraft AIT.
Ability to work with substantial autonomy.
Radiation effects knowledge.

Responsibilities

Define architecture for flight optical terminals and spacecraft electronics.
Own requirements development and subsystem flow-down.
Manage mass, power, thermal, link and pointing budgets.
Lead SRR/PDR/CDR/TRR activity.
Develop V&V and qualification strategies.
Lead environmental testing including vibration, TVAC, EMC and radiation-related activity.
Coordinate interfaces with spacecraft buses, launch providers and external partners.
Own AIT campaigns and support launch-site operations.
Help troubleshoot flight hardware and support commissioning/anomaly resolution.