Spacecraft Engineering Lead

About the role

The role is part of the In-Space Systems business unit, which is focused on addressing two of the most compelling challenges in spaceflight today: space infrastructure and increasing mobility on-orbit. As part of a hardworking team of engineers, you will be accountable for the delivery of a spacecraft bus for a Blue National Security mission.

Responsibilities

• Lead the spacecraft development team on your mission to achieve the technical and programmatic objectives of the spacecraft.
• Define and lead the weekly technical rhythm of your team by planning design cycles and the spacecraft production, integration and test schedule.
• Prioritize tasking of the engineers supporting your mission and work to deconflict competing resources across multiple missions and spacecraft.
• Cook up with mission system, ground system, launch system, and payload engineers executing the entire mission.
• Sig authority for spacecraft level engineering changes, risk dispositions, nonconformances, and failure review boards.
• Act as primary technical interface to customers for spacecraft development.
• Flow down customer demands from the program manager while providing cost, schedule, technical, and resource impacts so that priority decisions can be made at the appropriate program or business unit level.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering or a related technical field.
• Over 15 years of experience in crafting, developing, and launching aerospace systems.
• Proven track record of leading multidisciplinary technical teams and delivering flight hardware and or software.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and proficiency in trade study methods.
• Leadership or management background with a history of mentoring team members.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Top Secret/SCI clearance required.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a program through the full lifecycle from concept and planning, through design, implementation, assembly, integration, test, and mission operations.
• Deep technical expertise in at least one spacecraft engineering discipline.
• Master’s degree or higher in engineering or a related technical field.

Skills

Not specified

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short and long-term disability.
• 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%.
• Education Support Program.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week).
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

Pay

Base Pay Range For CO applicants is $160,618.00 - $224,864.85
WA applicants is $169,624.00 - $237,473.25
Other Site Ranges May Differ

Schedule

Not specified