Staff Mission Integration Engineer

About the role

Apex is seeking a dynamic, organized, and driven Staff Mission Integration Engineer to join our expanding team. As a company at the forefront of space exploration and satellite technology, Apex is looking for an individual capable of independently owning complex spacecraft analysis and serving as the primary liaison between our customers and technical teams to ensure mission success. The Staff Mission Integration Engineer is also responsible for acting as a generalist across our programs to support customer mission integration.

Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end mission architecture for large complex mission sets, including spacecraft, launch vehicle, ground systems, and operations per customer requirements
• Lead space vehicle I&T planning and execution including payload integration, spacecraft level environmental test, and launch vehicle integration
• Lead development and integration of customer mission capabilities into standard Apex architecture
• Perform architecture trades through mission analysis, including orbital mechanics, trajectory planning, and spacecraft deployment strategies
• Serve as the primary technical liaison between internal technical teams and customers on key strategic programs
• Lead execution of coupled loads analysis (CLA), thermal analysis, and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) assessments.
• Generate and maintain mission specific technical budgets (power, mass, data, pointing, etc)
• Travel to launch sites to lead payload integration, system checkouts, and launch rehearsals
• Work with mission operations teams to track and maintain spacecraft in its operational orbit
• Lead the development of technical documentation, integration procedures, and lessons learned to improve future