VLEO Spacecraft Systems Architect

Albedo; Broomfield (CO); On-site; USD 161,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Parental leave & childcare coverage

Flexible vacation & sick time

12 company holidays

Wellness benefit

Relocation package

Job summary

Albedo is building VLEO spacecraft and is seeking a systems engineer to drive architecture, requirements, and interface management from mission concept through on‑orbit operations.

You will collaborate with GNC, avionics, payload, thermal, power, and flight software teams to ensure integrated, high‑performing spacecraft. Expect challenging trade studies, performance budgets, and hands‑on testing to validate design decisions.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years in systems engineering or related roles within aerospace.
• Familiarity with spacecraft subsystems and how they interact at the system level.
• Experience developing and running system-level analysis and tests to meet mission objectives.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to design and development of Albedo's VLEO spacecraft, driving system-level architecture, requirements and interface management from early mission development through on‑orbit operations.
• Collaborate with engineering teams across GNC, avionics, payload, thermal, power and flight software for seamless subsystem integration.
• Develop and maintain spacecraft performance budgets including pointing accuracy, power, thermal and data throughput to inform design decisions.
• Support spacecraft integration, verification and testing including functional, performance and environmental testing.
• Own and maintain system requirements, interface documentation and verification traceability across spacecraft platforms and missions.
• Identify and resolve system-level challenges and risks unique to VLEO operations such as atmospheric drag and high-precision pointing.
• Partner with customers, payload providers, and vendors to define technical interfaces and support mission execution.
• Help shape and scale Albedo's systems engineering processes across the full mission lifecycle.

Skills

Systems engineering

GNC

Avionics

Power

Thermal

Payload

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

Modeling

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

Python

Job description

Albedo is building VLEO spacecraft and is seeking a systems engineer to drive architecture, requirements, and interface management from mission concept through on‑orbit operations.

You will collaborate with GNC, avionics, payload, thermal, power, and flight software teams to ensure integrated, high‑performing spacecraft. Expect challenging trade studies, performance budgets, and hands‑on testing to validate design decisions.