Systems Engineer - Mechanical

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** Engineering that outlasts careers, orbits, and expectations.
** You've spent your career solving hard problems and want to continue to do so.  We've spent 60+ years solving the hardest ones in space — from antennas still talking to Voyager in interstellar space, to satellites connecting the world, to spacecraft studying asteroids and supporting national security.  We're not looking for someone to fill a seat. We're looking for engineers who want their work to matter for decades — on missions like NASA's SR-1 program and the Space Development Agency's national security initiatives.

** If that's you, let's build what's next together.
** To continue as the leader in the space industry, Lanteris Space LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intuitive Machines, is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer for the 300 Systems Engineering group who can apply their knowledge and in the Mechanical, Structural, and Configuration subsystems to participate in systems engineering activities in support of our current programs.  The ideal candidate will apply the systems engineering discipline to complex spacecraft designs including Con Ops development, requirements management, requirements decomposition & flowdown.  

As the program progresses, your focus will transition to integration, verification, and validation activities Your familiarity with Mechanical areas of expertise will enable the spacecraft’s design to meet its mission requirements.  The required location for this role is our Palo Alto office in California.

You will be responsible for some or all of the following:
* Lead Concept of Operations (Con Ops) development and validation
* Develop, decompose, and flow requirements at the mission, system, subsystem, and component levels
* Manage requirements development and maintenance
* Develop and maintain system budgets (mass, power, data)
* Develop and execute full system validation and verification plan
* Lead customer discussions regarding system design decisions
* Define and conceptualize mechanical interface & operability requirements
* Generate and maintain compliance matrix for system and subsystems
* Facilitate collaboration across subsystems engineers to ensure compliance
* Oversee spacecraft testing and review test results
* Provide senior technical oversight to ensure the expected quality, rigor, and discipline of systems engineering is maintained
* Role model interpersonal behaviors that promote psychological safety and belonging within the organization
* Ensure technical teams properly identify technical risks and opportunities, implement appropriate risk mitigation and action plans, and drive mitigation of risks to meet programmatic timelines
* Support proposal development and help explore new business opportunities that capitalize on our company's strengths

Minimum Requirements:

* Must be a US citizen or permanent resident
* Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline, physics or STEM field. Four additional years of experience may be substituted for a degree.
* Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in systems engineering or real-time control of complex of systems, with an emphasis in Mechanical, Structural, or Configuration sub-systems design and verification
* General understanding of spacecraft design and product life cycle

Preferred Qualifications:

* Previous experience working on United States Government programs
* Experience with any requirements management systems (i.e. DOORS, JAMA, etc.)
* Familiarity with risk management
* Good communication and presentation skills
* Experience developing technical processes, and tailoring processes for unique programs
* Experience coding in C, C++, Python, or Matlab & creating software tools for verification activities a plus
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