Senior Systems Engineer I/II

About the role

Agile Space Industries is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to lead systems engineering across our rocket engine and thruster development programs. This role is open at multiple senior levels and requires strong system-level thinking and technical experience in propulsion or related aerospace hardware.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with customers to define mission objectives, CONOPS, and system success criteria
• Translate mission needs into clear, testable system requirements and maintain end-to-end traceability through delivery
• Lead system architecture development and trade studies, including evaluation of performance, risk, cost, and schedule impacts
• Ensure consistency and integration across propulsion, structures, avionics, thermal, fluids, and manufacturing interfaces
• Lead the definition, planning, and execution of the verification and validation approach, including qualification plans and acceptance test procedures (ATP)
• Ensure verification is tied directly to requirements and planned early in the development lifecycle
• Lead and support gated product development reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, etc.)
• Identify, track, and drive closure of technical risks, interface issues, and system gaps
• Independently analyze system performance and recommend design or architecture changes as needed
• Facilitate communication between customers, internal teams, and suppliers, ensuring clear understanding of system intent, constraints, and decisions
• Support failure investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions
• Contribute to improving systems engineering processes, tools, and execution across programs

Requirements

• Senior Engineer I: B.S. in Engineering or related technical field (or equivalent experience), 6+ years of experience driving systems development in aerospace or related technical field, strong understanding of propulsion systems, fluid systems, and system integration challenges, demonstrated experience in requirements definition, decomposition, and management, experience leading or supporting verification and validation planning and execution through hardware development lifecycles, experience supporting gated design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, MRR, and TRR)/product lifecycle, ability to drive system-level decision making and cross-functional alignment, experience with requirements management tools (e.g., JAMA or similar)
• Senior Engineer II: All qualifications listed above, plus: 8+ years of experience driving systems development in aerospace or related technical field, demonstrated experience leading advanced technical efforts across teams with a deep system-level understanding, demonstrated ability to define roadmaps and ability to simplify complexity for others while ensuring high-quality execution.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing space flight hardware with a comprehensive understanding of space design best practices
• Experience with test plan development and hot fire testing of rocket engines, especially monopropellant and bipropellant liquid rocket engines
• Experienced in leading failure investigations and root cause analysis
• Familiarity with NASA or other relevant industry standards
• Familiarity with Range Safety requirements, such as AFSPCMAN 91-710, and process of tailoring industry standard specification to a specific application
• Experience with leading teams and working with Government customers
• Experience with Propulsion Systems Engineering is desired
• Clear and concise presentation skills
• Demonstrated experience with risk and opportunity management activities and strategies

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer

Employment Type

• Exempt

Work Schedule

• Full Time

Travel Requirements

Location

• Onsite Durango, CO

Salary

• $116,000 - $160,000 annually