Systems Engineer, Flight Vehicle Architecture & Verification

Singularity Defense Corp.; Gardena (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Singularity Defense Corp. in Gardena, CA, is seeking a Systems Engineer to drive how our flight vehicle holds together as a system—defining subsystems, interfaces, and verification across hardware, software, and electrical domains.

You will decompose mission needs into subsystem requirements, maintain ICDs, and lead verification through bench, environmental, and flight tests. Travel for test campaigns and security clearance eligibility are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field.
• 4+ years of engineering experience in systems engineering on flight vehicles or comparable complex systems.
• Hands-on experience with requirements development and management, ICDs, and verification across hardware and software.
• Direct experience planning or executing environmental qualification or acceptance testing.
• Willingness to travel for test campaigns.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop system architecture and allocate subsystem requirements across avionics, propulsion, structures, power, GNC, and flight software.
• Maintain interface control documents (ICDs) for mechanical, electrical, data, and software interfaces with suppliers and customers.
• Build and maintain the system model with traceability of requirements, interfaces, and verification.
• Plan and support environmental qualification and acceptance testing per MIL standards.
• Write test plans and procedures for critical subsystems and support vehicle-level testing.
• Own verification and validation with clear methods and paths to closure.
• Support day-to-day technical work across design, software, and test teams.

Skills

System architecture

Requirements management

ICD development

Test planning

Lab testing

Python

C/C++ basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in a STEM field

MS/PhD in engineering/math/physics

Job description

Singularity Defense Corp. in Gardena, CA, is seeking a Systems Engineer to drive how our flight vehicle holds together as a system—defining subsystems, interfaces, and verification across hardware, software, and electrical domains.

You will decompose mission needs into subsystem requirements, maintain ICDs, and lead verification through bench, environmental, and flight tests. Travel for test campaigns and security clearance eligibility are required.