Spacecraft Systems Engineer Verified today
About the Role
You will support the technical development, testing, and operation of Astrobotic's lunar landers and space systems. This position supports the system engineering development process and serves as a source of technical guidance to all subsystems. You will report to the Systems Engineering Manager.
This position may be filled at multiple levels and in varying systems engineering roles, depending on your experience and program needs.
Your Responsibilities
- Design development for a lunar lander and/or other space-based system
- Manage concept of operations, mission and system requirements, design configuration, technical budgets, launch vehicle requirements, fault management, interface control, V&V planning, and technical risk and mitigation plan identification through the entire program lifecycle
- Provide technical guidance and direction to system and subsystem engineering teams
- Work side-by-side with the systems engineering team, Mission Director, and key partners and customers
- Support technical formulation of Interface Definition Documents, Interface Control Documents, integration plans, and operation plans for partner and payload organizations
- Serve as primary point of contact between partner and payload engineers
- Support technical proposals for new business and mission opportunities
- Prepare and deliver technical documentation and reports
- Lead technical presentations and demonstrations
- Communicate with multiple engineering disciplines, partners, and customers to resolve technical risks and challenges
Required Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience in multiple of the following areas: systems engineering, structure/thermal design and analysis, avionics systems, power systems, propulsion system, communication systems, flight software, mission management, S&MA, trajectory analysis, launch vehicle constraints, risk management, and system configuration management
- Strong understanding of space and launch vehicle mission environments
- BS degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field
- Minimum 3 years of relevant space mission experience (advanced degrees may be considered in lieu of professional experience)
Desired Qualifications
- Experience developing space systems from feasibility studies through flight and mission operations
- Demonstrated experience leading engineering teams
- Knowledge of human-rated space systems
- System V&V planning knowledge
- Range Safety compliance knowledge
- EMI/EMC specifications and verification methods knowledge
- Model Based Systems Engineering knowledge
- Mission operations experience with space systems or similar