Senior Systems Engineer Verified today
About the Role
The Senior Systems Engineer for space technology is responsible for supporting the development of systems engineering processes, leading milestone reviews, and guiding a multidisciplinary team through analysis, integration, verification, and validation. The position reports to the Senior Director of Engineering and is based in Houston, TX or Cleveland, OH.
Essential Functions
- Define, trace, and manage system requirements across lifecycles using digital tools, while identifying interface requirements and controlling interactions across system and subsystem boundaries.
- Lead the technical team in developing and executing verification and validation plans, and ensure systems meet quality standards through established quality control procedures.
- Develop and review integrated system architecture through trade studies, leveraging system modeling and analysis to support technical decision-making.
- Manage stakeholder needs and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to transform requirements into design inputs, while facilitating integration of technical and program objectives.
- Monitor and control processes to coordinate design changes and their impact across subsystems, ensuring alignment with organizational quality standards.
- Provide technical and logistical support for milestone reviews, evaluate performance criteria, support the validation process, and prepare technical progress reports.
Requirements
Education:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university required
- Master's degree preferred
Experience:
- 7 to 9 years' experience in a related field
- Experience identifying interface requirements and managing interactions across system and subsystem boundaries
- Experience utilizing digital requirement management tools to define, trace, and integrate system requirements across lifecycles
- Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams through analysis, integration, verification, and validation
- Experience leading milestone reviews and presenting to internal and external stakeholders
- Experience developing and reviewing integrated system architecture using trade studies
- Experience with system modeling, analysis, and quality control procedures
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in the Space Hardware industry
- Experience with system engineering and/or requirements management software tools (MBSE), and familiarity with engineering simulation, modeling, and/or analysis software
- Experience with numerical reliability and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Travel and Physical Requirements
- Travel up to 30%, including the possibility of overnights, both foreign and domestic, to launch sites, customer facilities, and NASA/Government centers
- Ability to lift, move or carry items or equipment up to 10 pounds
Compensation and Benefits
Voyager offers a competitive total compensation package including:
- Flexible Time Off (FTO)
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with significant company contributions
- Flexible gym memberships with 12,700+ nationwide options
- 401(k) retirement plan with 50% company match on contributions up to 8%
- Company wellness programs
- Additional voluntary benefits and employee support resources
Export Control and Eligibility
To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, including ITAR and EAR, applicants must be a U.S. Person: a US Citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., or a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3). Applicants must be eligible to obtain any required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.