Sr. Systems Engineer - Mechanical

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At Lanteris Space Systems, we are building upon our 60+ year legacy of innovation, from designing the high gain antennas for NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 which have raced beyond the heliosphere through interstellar space to establishing ourselves as the industry leader in geostationary satellites delivering services like broadband internet access, satellite radio, and direct-to-home satellite television. We designed the next generation of earth imaging satellites, built the Psyche spacecraft to study asteroids, and are partnering with NASA on our PPE program and supporting the SDA in creating national security assets.

Lanteris Space is seeking a Sr. Systems Engineer for our Palo Alto, CA who can apply their knowledge and experience 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 & flow-down.

As the program progresses, your focus would 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.

You will be responsible for some or all of the following:

• Create a 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
• Role model interpersonal behaviors that promote psychological safety and belonging within the organization
• Provide senior technical oversight to ensure the expected quality, rigor, and discipline of systems engineering is maintained
• 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
• Oversee spacecraft testing and review test results

• 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.
• 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

• 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
• Familiarity with software architecture, verification, and validation

In support of pay transparency at Lanteris Space Systems, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.

• The base pay for this position within California is: $ - $ annually.

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