Spacecraft Design Engineer — Systems Architect

Outsiders Fund; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Healthcare

Paid time off

401(k) matching

Parental leave

Catered lunch

Vibrant Playa Vista office

Job summary

Apex Technology, Inc. is seeking a Spacecraft Design Engineer to be a foundational member shaping the future of our satellite platforms.

You will design and develop architectures that balance performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost for mass-produced satellite buses that enable access to Earth orbit and beyond. You will translate mission needs into clear system requirements, interfaces, and design trades, collaborating with propulsion, avionics, power, structures, thermal, software,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 6+ years of experience working on complex hardware systems (spacecraft preferred).
• Strong analytical, communication, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve end-to-end satellite system architectures across multiple mission profiles.
• Perform system-level trade studies to optimize performance, reliability, cost, mass, and schedule.
• Analyze and allocate system requirements to spacecraft subsystems.
• Define and maintain system interfaces and interface control documents (ICDs).
• Collaborate with propulsion, avionics, power, structures, thermal, software, and manufacturing teams.
• Translate mission concepts into executable platform designs.
• Prepare designs for transition into integration, test, and qualification.

Skills

System design

System-level trade studies

Requirements management

Interface control documents

FMEA / risk analysis

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace/Mechanical/Systems Engineering

Tools

SysML

Jira

Excel

Job description

Apex Technology, Inc. is seeking a Spacecraft Design Engineer to be a foundational member shaping the future of our satellite platforms.

You will design and develop architectures that balance performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost for mass-produced satellite buses that enable access to Earth orbit and beyond. You will translate mission needs into clear system requirements, interfaces, and design trades, collaborating with propulsion, avionics, power, structures, thermal, software,