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CesiumAstro develops advanced communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We are seeking a Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer to join our dynamic, cross-functional team in a hands-on role focused on systems architecture, requirements development, and technical integration.
In this role, you will develop system architectures, requirements, interfaces, technical baselines, and system specifications supporting product development. You will conduct requirements analysis, system modeling, trade studies, functional analysis, system decomposition, and systems integration activities. You will evaluate system requirements, interface specifications, architecture documentation, and engineering analyses to support implementation.
Key responsibilities include developing and conducting verification, validation, testing, simulation, integration, and troubleshooting activities. You will analyze system performance, test results, simulation data, and engineering observations to resolve technical issues. You will recommend engineering changes, system improvements, corrective actions, and design updates that enhance system performance, reliability, and operational effectiveness.
You will collaborate extensively with systems, software, electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, integration and test, quality, and program teams throughout product development. You will prepare requirements documentation, interface control documentation, verification reports, engineering reports, engineering change documentation, and technical recommendations. You will participate in design reviews, technical investigations, customer support activities, system integration, and verification initiatives.
Additionally, you will evaluate systems engineering methods, requirements management processes, modeling techniques, and development activities to identify improvement opportunities. You will validate compliance with engineering standards, company procedures, customer requirements, and systems engineering best practices. You will contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen system performance, requirements quality, technical accuracy, engineering efficiency, and operational effectiveness.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in systems engineering, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related engineering field with 5–8 years of related experience; OR Master's degree with 3–6 years of related experience; OR PhD with 0–3 years of related experience in systems engineering, system architecture, requirements management, configuration management, systems integration, or related discipline.
- Strong knowledge of systems engineering principles, system architecture, requirements development, systems integration, and technical baseline management.
- Experience with systems modeling, trade studies, functional analysis, engineering analysis tools, and technical documentation.
- Knowledge of requirements management, interface development, verification methodologies, configuration management, product lifecycle processes, and technical risk assessment.
- Understanding of systems engineering processes, engineering documentation, technical standards, model-based systems engineering, and requirements traceability.
- Proficiency in multidisciplinary engineering collaboration, modeling and simulation, system verification, performance analysis, and product development.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams).
- Experience with engineering analysis and modeling tools such as MATLAB, Simulink, STK, Python, or equivalent applications.
- Experience with engineering documentation, requirements management, and collaboration tools such as DOORS, Jira, Confluence, or equivalent applications.
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee, or refugee, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
