Spacecraft Systems Engineer: Build Next-Gen Satellites

Terran Orbital Corporation; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% Company-paid medical, dental, and

401(k) Match

Flexible Time Off (FTO)

Education Reimbursement

Parental Leave

Job summary

Terran Orbital Corporation in Irvine, CA is seeking an experienced Spacecraft Systems Engineer to join our team. You will support development, analysis, and definition of spacecraft designs, managing subsystem specifications, interfaces, and system performance analyses.

The role collaborates with multidisciplinary teams across propulsion, power, comms, and thermal control, leading design reviews, and executing test plans to verify system performance. U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in aerospace engineering, systems engineering, or a related discipline.
• 2+ years of systems engineering experience on spacecraft programs.
• Familiarity with satellite subsystems and budgets (mass, power, link budgets).
• Experience with requirements mapping and decomposition; ability to trace requirements.

Responsibilities

• Owns technical aspects of the full product lifecycle from concept through verification.
• Designs and analyzes spacecraft systems ensuring mission requirements and standards.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to integrate subsystems (propulsion, power, comms, thermal).
• Develops system architectures and performs trade studies balancing risk, cost, and performance.
• Prepares and leads system design reviews and verifies requirements.

Skills

Systems engineering experience

Satellite systems & subsystems

Requirements mapping & decomposition

MATLAB

SolidWorks

STK

Linux

DoD security clearance eligibility

Education

B.S./M.S. in aerospace or systems engineering

Tools

MATLAB

SolidWorks

STK

Linux

Job description

Terran Orbital Corporation in Irvine, CA is seeking an experienced Spacecraft Systems Engineer to join our team. You will support development, analysis, and definition of spacecraft designs, managing subsystem specifications, interfaces, and system performance analyses.

The role collaborates with multidisciplinary teams across propulsion, power, comms, and thermal control, leading design reviews, and executing test plans to verify system performance. U.S.