Staff Systems Engineer - Quantum Gravity Gradiometer

About the role

This role involves working on advanced quantum sensors within the aerospace industry, contributing to cutting-edge research and development efforts that push the boundaries of physics and engineering.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex hardware and software systems in a multidisciplinary environment focused on quantum gravity sensors.
• Own requirements from customer-level intent through internal decomposition, traceability, and verification planning.
• Develop and maintain interface control drawings and system documentation to ensure seamless integration across subsystems.
• Facilitate technical reviews, risk management, and verification activities to ensure system performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with engineers, physicists, program managers, and customers to deliver high-quality technical solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, physics, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of progressive systems engineering experience with complex hardware/software systems, ideally including quantum systems, precision sensors, aerospace systems, spacecraft payloads, or other multidisciplinary R&D systems.
• Demonstrated ability to own requirements from customer-level intent through internal decomposition, traceability, change control, and verification planning.
• Experience developing or maintaining ICDs across electrical, mechanical, optical, software, command/telemetry, and customer interfaces.
• Experience creating V&V plans, test plans, verification matrices, and customer-ready evidence packages for complex technical systems.

Pay

$160,000–$180,000