Sr Spacecraft Operations Systems Engineer Verified today
About the Role
You will lead the specification, architecting, and integration of complex system solutions while collaborating with cross-functional teams and subject matter experts to understand project requirements and objectives.
Your key responsibilities include:
- Oversee the derivation, decomposition, allocation, tracing, and management of system requirements and architectures
- Define and document system concepts of operation
- Lead development milestone reviews by creating artifacts and deliverables
- Oversee system integration and verification activities to ensure system functionality and performance
- Identify and manage technical risks, develop mitigation strategies
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives by identifying areas for enhancement
- Adhere to established engineering processes and standards
- Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders to ensure project alignment and successful execution
You will champion systems engineering principles and expertise across requirements management, system architecture development, concept of operation definition, system integration and system verification. You will lead teams to execute systems engineering scope and help develop systems thinking in others.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a related field (or equivalent work experience in lieu of degree, or Masters plus 8 years experience)
- Typically 10+ years of related experience (or Masters plus 8 years of experience)
- Demonstrated expertise in Systems Engineering principles and practices, including comprehensive understanding of the systems development lifecycle
- Progressive experience across the system development lifecycle, including requirements management, functional requirements parsing, derivation, and allocation
- Progressive experience developing systems architecture and performing systems integration, verification, and validation (V&V) activities
- Demonstrated ability to work and communicate with technical and specialty subject matter expert engineers to drive systems engineering products
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related field
- Extensive experience with Requirements Management and Model Based Systems Engineering tools and frameworks, such as DOORS, CAMEO EA, Rhapsody, Matlab, and SysML
- Strong understanding of spacecraft systems, including hardware and software subsystems and components
- Strong understanding of project management methodologies including risk management and technical performance tracking
- Strong understanding of technical baseline and configuration management
- Proven experience in leading projects and mentoring junior and mid-level engineers
- Experience or certification in INCOSE standards
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and dynamic work environment
Compensation
Pay Range: $143,700.00 - $197,608.50
Your actual base compensation will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related knowledge and skills, education, experience, internal equity and market competitiveness.
Benefits
Sierra Space offers a generous benefit package including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, and more.