Chief Systems Engineer; CSE

Ready to make connectivity from space universally accessible, secure and actionable? Then you’ve come to the right place!

E-Space is bridging Earth and space to enable hyper-scaled deployments of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and services. We are building a highly-advanced low Earth orbit (LEO) space system that will fundamentally change the design, economics, manufacturing and service delivery associated with traditional satellite and terrestrial IoT systems.

We’re intentional, we’re unapologetically curious and we’re 100% committed to innovate space-based communications and deliver actionable intelligence that will expand global economies, protect space and our planet and enhance our overall quality of life.

The Chief Systems Engineer (CSE) holds the highest technical authority in the Space Systems Organization below the CTO. This is the single point of accountability for spacecraft system architecture, all Interface Control Documents (ICDs), the Verification & Validation Plan, Requirements Compliance closure, and the system-level AI&T campaign.

With Space Systems Electrical Engineering (SSEE) as an organic fifth function, the CSE also holds sole authority over the spacecraft-level electrical architecture and the electrical ICD framework to which every hardware VP and Semiconductor Development designs. The scope extends beyond the spacecraft — the CSE owns the program digital thread connecting requirements through design, verification, as-built records, and on-orbit telemetry.

This role is the first escalation point for all inter-division technical disputes, the configuration baseline custodian, and the standing CCB member with technical concurrence authority on all production Engineering Change Orders.

• Own the System Requirements Document (SRD), all ICDs, and resource budgets (mass, power, pointing, ΔV) across the full program lifecycle
• Lead system-level trade studies spanning spacecraft, ground segment, and user terminal interfaces
• Decompose system requirements to subsystem allocations and manage the trade space across mass, power, pointing, and cost
• Baseline all ICDs including the complete electrical ICD set and maintain configuration control through every program gate

• Own spacecraft-level electrical architecture and design standards; define the electrical ICD framework to which every hardware VP and Semiconductor Development designs
• Exercise dotted-line authority to lead electrical engineers across all hardware VP organizations
• Enforce spacecraft-level power distribution, grounding and shielding, EMI/EMC (MIL-STD-461), signal integrity, and connector/harness standards

• Own and execute the G2 Gate receiving process, spacecraft integration, and Flat Sat, TVAC, Vibration/Acoustic, and EMI/EMC campaigns
• Own and operate the System Integration Laboratory (SIL) and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) facilities
• Lead anomaly investigation and disposition for all system-level test findings

• Baseline the V&V Plan at PDR; define and track a minimum of 15 Technical Performance Measures (TPMs) through every gate
• Own the Requirements Compliance Matrix — drive to 100% closure before Phase Close Gate
• Chair the Technical Review Board (TRB) and oversee requirements traceability from SRD to test evidence

• Serve as the first escalation point for all inter-division technical disputes across RF, power, structures, software, and semiconductors
• Act as configuration baseline custodian and hold block upgrade architecture authority
• Provide technical concurrence on all production ECOs as standing CCB member
• Make and defend binding technical decisions under uncertainty — including accepting residual risk with documented rationale

• Own the program digital thread connecting requirements, design artifacts, verification evidence, as-built records, and on-orbit telemetry
• Drive working-level use of MBSE tools including DOORS NG, Cameo, and SysML across the systems engineering team

What you bring to this role:

• 15+ years of progressive systems…