Staff Systems Engineer - Space Avionics & ConOps

Lanteris Space LLC; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health and welfare insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Lanteris Space LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intuitive Machines, is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer for the 300 Systems Engineering group in Palo Alto to apply Communications and Avionics expertise to complex spacecraft designs.

The ideal candidate will lead ConOps development, decompose requirements, manage system budgets, and drive verification planning while coordinating with stakeholders across subsystems.

Qualifications

• Must be a US citizen or permanent resident.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or STEM; four additional years of experience may substitute for a degree.
• Minimum of 5 years of systems engineering or real-time control experience with an emphasis in Communications and Avionics subsystems design and verification.
• General understanding of spacecraft design and product life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead Concept of Operations (ConOps) development and validation.
• Develop, decompose, and flow requirements at the mission, system, subsystem, and component levels.
• Manage requirements development and maintenance.
• Develop and maintain system budgets (mass, power, data).
• Develop and execute full system validation and verification plan.
• Lead customer discussions regarding system design decisions.
• Define and conceptualize mechanical interface & operability requirements.
• Generate and maintain compliance matrix for system and subsystems.
• Facilitate collaboration across subsystems engineers to ensure compliance.
• Oversee spacecraft testing and review test results.
• Provide senior technical oversight to ensure quality and discipline of systems engineering.

Skills

ConOps development

Requirements management

RF/Communications

Avionics subsystems

Systems engineering

Verification planning

Risk management

C/C++

Python

Matlab

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or STEM

Tools

DOORS

JAMA

Job description

Lanteris Space LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intuitive Machines, is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer for the 300 Systems Engineering group in Palo Alto to apply Communications and Avionics expertise to complex spacecraft designs.

The ideal candidate will lead ConOps development, decompose requirements, manage system budgets, and drive verification planning while coordinating with stakeholders across subsystems.