Staff Spacecraft Systems Engineer

Role Overview

• Serve as Chief Program Engineer for assigned programs, owning end-to-end satellite architecture and ensuring appropriate technical progress throughout the program lifecycle
• Drive resolution of complex cross-disciplinary technical issues, making authoritative architectural decisions that balance performance, cost, and schedule
• Lead teams through all technical milestones including, SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and PSR, and post-launch operations
• Interact directly with customers and suppliers as the primary technical point of contact to ensure mission success
• Own and maintain system-level budgets, mass, power, delta-V, pointing, data, and link, ensuring the technical baseline demonstrably meets requirements and intended capability performance
• Work alongside mission stakeholders to define and refine mission CONOPS, translating operational needs into rigorous system-level requirements
• Lead derivation and maintenance of system requirements, ensuring full traceability from mission-level objectives through system, subsystem, and component requirements
• Ensure requirements decomposition is executed correctly and that traceability is maintained throughout the entire technical baseline
• Establish and maintain robust requirements traceability frameworks to satisfy customer compliance documentation expectations
• Author and oversee Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and all systems engineering documentation required for program compliance
• Define and execute verification and validation plans (test, demonstration, analysis, inspection) at system and subsystem levels
• Track system compliance and overall performance against mission needs, proactively identifying and resolving gaps
• Provide top-level technical leadership across the entire spacecraft lifecycle, from proposal and concept through design, manufacturing, test, and operations
• Collaborate with and guide multi-disciplinary engineering experts across all subsystems
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure mission CONOPS alignment and technical coherence
• Mentor senior and mid-level systems engineers, elevating team-wide systems engineering discipline

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field
• 12+ years of experience in spacecraft systems engineering or spacecraft design, with hands-on experience in satellite design and integration
• Demonstrated experience serving as a Chief Program Engineer or lead systems engineer on a complete spacecraft program
• Deep expertise in requirements derivation, decomposition, and traceability from mission level through subsystems
• Proven ability to own and maintain all system-level budgets (mass, power, delta-V, pointing, link, data) across the full project lifecycle
• Experience authoring and managing compliance documentation and requirements traceability artifacts for customers
• Strong track record leading teams through formal technical milestones (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, etc.)
• Must be able to obtain a Secret and/or TS/SCI clearance.

Tech Stack

• TypeScript

Benefits

• Equity: Receive equity in Turion Space, letting you benefit from the company's success
• Health Insurance: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents.
• Retirement Plans: Access to a 401(k) plan with a 3% Employer Direct Contribution to help you plan for your future.
• Paid Time Off: Generous vacation days, personal days, sick days, and holidays to ensure you have time to recharge.
• Parental Leave: Paid parental leave following the birth of a newborn or adoption.
• Emotional Wellbeing: A no-cost Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support you and your household’s emotional health and wellbeing.
• Professional Development: Opportunities for ongoing internal training, workshops, and courses to advance your skills and career growth.
• Team Building Activities: Regular social events, team outings, and company-sponsored activities to foster a positive work environment.