Senior Principal Small Satellite Systems Engineer

3 days ago


Littleton, Colorado, United States Redwire Space Full time
Job Summary

Redwire Space is seeking a highly experienced Senior Principal Small Satellite Systems Engineer to join our team in Littleton, CO. As a key member of our engineering team, you will be responsible for leading the development of high-quality solutions for small satellite programs.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Apply an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop, and verify a lifecycle-balanced system of systems and system solutions.
  • Serve as a focal point for technical issues and functions, and coordinate between engineering teams.
  • Evaluate customer and operational needs to define and coordinate system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters/algorithms, and assure compatibility of all physical, functional, and program interfaces.
  • Create, track, and maintain requirements in Jama Tool.
  • Perform various analyses to optimize total system of systems and/or system architecture.
  • Lead the resolution of technical issues with other SMEs and product teams.
  • Mentor Systems Engineering Team.
  • Support design/development of test tooling (simulation, models, report/analysis tools, EGSE) for SW and HW testing.
  • Write technical policies, procedures, and documentation.
  • Support business development efforts for proposals/bids.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Systems, Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering or related field.
  • Minimum of 16-18 years' experience in a broad background in systems engineering.
  • 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 such as DOORs, Jama, Cradle.
  • US citizenship is required, with the ability to obtain a security clearance.

Desired 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.
  • Possesses a broad background in systems engineering.
  • Experience using software tools for performing complex analyses (Excel, MatLab, custom tools).

What We Offer:

  • A highly competitive benefits package.
  • A commitment to our core values of Integrity, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, and Excellence.
  • A chance to grow with us as we innovate the next generation capabilities for a new era of space exploration.

Pay Range: $175,000 to $220,000

How We Determine What We Pay: Redwire determines pay for positions using local, national, and industry-specific survey data, for our locations throughout the US. We will evaluate external equity and the cost of labor/prevailing wage index, in the relative marketplace for jobs directly comparable to jobs within our company.



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