Space Vehicle Systems Engineer: Payload & Platform

Aurex; El Segundo, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurex is seeking a Space Vehicle Platform/Payload Systems Engineer to lead systems engineering and integration across spacecraft platforms and payloads supporting national security missions. This role ensures technical alignment between subsystems and payloads, driving integration, performance, and mission assurance across the full system lifecycle.

You will lead requirements definition, architecture development, integration planning, and test execution, coordinating with government and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience with space vehicle systems engineering, planning, integration, and testing.
• 7+ years of experience with risk and opportunity management.
• 3+ years of experience supporting reviews of space systems, including SRR, SDR, SFR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FCA, SVR, MRR, or PCA, and the DoD acquisition system.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science.
• 10+ years of experience with space vehicle systems engineering, planning, integration, and testing.
• Experience with tools such as Confluence or Jira.
• Experience designing, building, and testing communications antennas, transmitters, or receivers for payloads.
• Knowledge of DoD systems engineering, test, and production policies and practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering activities including requirements definition, architecture development, integration planning, and test execution for space vehicle platforms and payloads.
• Support requirements verification, system validation, and integration across payloads and platform subsystems, ensuring delivery of mission-ready capability.
• Collaborate with government clients and contractor teammates to ensure alignment across technical, schedule, and mission objectives.

Skills

Space systems engineering

Risk management

DoD reviews

Confluence/Jira

Clear communication

TS/SCI clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science

Tools

Confluence

Jira

Job description

Aurex is seeking a Space Vehicle Platform/Payload Systems Engineer to lead systems engineering and integration across spacecraft platforms and payloads supporting national security missions. This role ensures technical alignment between subsystems and payloads, driving integration, performance, and mission assurance across the full system lifecycle.

You will lead requirements definition, architecture development, integration planning, and test execution, coordinating with government and