Systems Engineer

Star Catcher is powering the future of space by building the world’s first orbital energy grid: the Star Catcher Network. Spacecraft connect into the Star Catcher Network and receive conditioned energy via their existing solar arrays, requiring no retrofit to utilize the first true space-based infrastructure. The Star Catcher Network provides power as needed from tens of Watts to tens of thousands of Watts at concentrations from fractions of a Sun of flux to ten Suns of flux. The Star Catcher Network enables More Uptime, More Bandwidth, and More Mission.

About the role

We seek individuals who share our passion for enabling people to do more in space and are not afraid to get their hands dirty to make our vision of the future reality. This role will be responsible for leading and overseeing the development, integration, and testing of complex space systems for the Star Catcher Network, its orbital power grid.

Responsibilities

• Applies an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop and verify basic lifecycle balanced systems and system solutions.
• Evaluates operational and customer needs to define system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters and assure compatibility of all physical, functional and program interfaces.
• Performs analyses to optimize total system and/or system architecture for affordability, safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, and certification, to ensure mission success.
• Supports the planning, organization, implementation and monitoring of requirements management processes, tools, risk, issues, opportunity management and technology readiness.
• Plans and conducts tests to validate that systems meet performance criteria and regulatory standards.
• Works closely with a cross-functional team to integrate systems into spacecraft, satellites, and other systems and ensures that materials are compatible with design specifications and operational requirements.
• Creates and maintains detailed documentation of system designs, testing procedures, and project status to ensure transparency and compliance.
• Manages project timelines, resources, and budgets related to systems engineering tasks.
• Supports business development efforts for proposals/bids.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or a related field; Master’s or PhD preferred.
• At least five years of experience in systems engineering, in an aerospace manufacturing environment or other relevant industry experience.
• Creative problem-solving skills, with the capability to develop innovative solutions to advanced engineering challenges.
• Experience leading the development of space systems for challenging environments and missions.
• Experience with MBSE (Model Based System Engineering).
• Experience with NASA/DoD lifecycle reviews (e.g. SRR, PDR, CDR).
• Experience with requirement tracking tools.
• U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or protected individual status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) to comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including ITAR.

Skills

• Familiarity with configuration management practices.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to interface with the team and organization and prioritize tasks, projects, and personnel from a variety of disciplines.
• Broad background in systems engineering.
• Experience using software tools for performing complex analyses (Excel, MatLab, custom tools).

Benefits

We offer a highly competitive benefits package.