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Turion SpaceTurion SpaceIrvine, CA

Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer

Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer responsible for technical leadership across the full satellite lifecycle, including requirements derivation, system budgets, V&V planning, and leading technical reviews. Requires 6+ years spacecraft experience, bachelor's in engineering, and ability to obtain security clearance.

160k – 200k
Hybrid6+ YOEHardware Engineering

About the role

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership on projects and programs throughout the entire spacecraft lifecycle
  • Derivation and maintenance of system requirements to ensure mission success
  • Work with internal and external stakeholders to define mission CONOPS
  • Ownership of system budgets, such as mass, power, delta-V, data, and link budgets
  • Define verification and validation plans for system and subsystem activities (test, demonstration, analysis, inspection)
  • Collaborate with multi-disciplinary experts
  • Track system compliance and overall performance to the desired mission needs
  • Lead teams through technical milestones such as MCR, SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and PSR
  • Author Interface Control Documents (ICD)'s and other documentation necessary for the systems engineering process
  • Interact directly with customers and/or suppliers to ensure mission success

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field
  • 6+ years of experience in spacecraft systems engineering, spacecraft design, or a related field, with hands-on experience in satellite design and integration
  • Previous experience with the derivation and maintenance of requirements from a system level down to a lower level
  • Ability to create system level budgets (mass, power, dV, pointing, link, etc.) and track the budget throughout the project lifecycle
  • Proven ability to work collaboratively with multiple teams and disciplines
  • Must be able to obtain a Secret and/or a TS/SCI clearance

Preferred Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in spacecraft systems engineering, spacecraft design, or a related field, with hands-on experience in satellite design and integration
  • Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering and applicable software such as Cameo, Capella, Innoslate, or others
  • Experience with satellite analysis tools such as Python, Matlab, STK, GMAT, or FreeFlyer
  • Experience with requirement management tools such as Jama, Doors, Flow, or others
  • Previous experience in a startup work environment
  • Full product lifecycle experience: Initial concept design, preliminary design, manufacturing, testing, and operations

Skills

Spacecraft Systems EngineeringSatellite DesignRequirements DerivationSystem BudgetsVerification And ValidationModel Based Systems EngineeringCameoCapellaPythonMATLABStkGmatJamaDoors
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