Spacecraft Systems Development Engineer - Blue Ring (Top Secret Clearance/SCI Required)

About the role

The role is part of the In-Space Systems business unit, focusing on space infrastructure and increasing mobility on-orbit. You will apply your engineering knowledge to ensure spacecraft meet customer needs through rigorous systems engineering.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Lead Systems Engineer to ensure design standards, processes, and best practices are met.
• Apply technical principles and tools like CONOPS development, requirements analysis, and interface definition.
• Ensure requirements are properly defined, verified, and validated, and that hardware and software components meet system requirements and mission goals.
• Collaborate with various program elements to create holistic solutions and manage technical, schedule, and cost risks.
• Assist the flight software team in resolving implementation issues, reviewing development processes, and linking them to L3 requirements.
• Support the Assembly, Integration, and Test team in developing test procedures and scripts, and assist with integration activities.
• Prepare proposals based on spacecraft capabilities and functions, manage technical performance measures, and participate in gated program reviews.

Requirements

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace engineering or equivalent technical field.
• Demonstrated understanding of systems engineering fundamentals and experience in multiple system lifecycle phases.
• At least 5+ years of related experience in spacecraft design, development, and flight test.
• Experience in defining spacecraft system requirements and concept definitions that cover a wide range of mission objectives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Active US Government TS/SCI security clearance.

Qualifications

• M.S. degree in a relevant technical field preferred.
• Domain experience with spacecraft system and subsystem functions, interfaces, and communication protocols.
• Experience in defining and performing complex trade studies.
• Experience with design, development, and certification of spaceflight systems.
• Experience with logical and physical architecture definition and decomposition.
• Experience using hardware or software testbeds and lab environments for software and system verification.