Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer

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At Cesium Astro
, we are developers and pioneers of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and cross-functional work environment, which allows us to learn, develop, and engage across our organization. If you are looking for hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work, Cesium Astro is the place for you. We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking individuals to join our team.

We are looking to add a Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer to our team. In this role you will develop, integrate, and validate systems supporting products and platforms. This role applies established systems engineering principles to develop system solutions, optimize system performance, and resolve complex systems engineering challenges from concept through integration, verification, and production.

Working cross-functionally with systems, software, electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, integration and test, quality, and program teams, the Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer supports multidisciplinary engineering efforts, contributes to technical investigations, and promotes continuous improvement.

• Develop system architectures, requirements, interfaces, technical baselines, and system specifications supporting product development.
• Conduct requirements analysis, system modeling, trade studies, functional analysis, system decomposition, and systems integration activities.
• Evaluate system requirements, interface specifications, architecture documentation, engineering analyses, and technical documentation to support implementation.
• Develop and conduct verification, validation, testing, simulation, integration, and troubleshooting activities.
• Analyze system performance, test results, simulation data, and engineering observations to resolve technical issues.
• Recommend engineering changes, system improvements, corrective actions, and design updates that improve system performance, reliability, and operational effectiveness.
• Collaborate with systems, software, electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, integration and test, quality, and program teams throughout product development.
• Prepare requirements documentation, interface control documentation, verification reports, engineering reports, engineering change documentation, and technical recommendations.
• Participate in design reviews, technical investigations, customer support activities, system integration, and verification initiatives.
• Evaluate systems engineering methods, requirements management processes, modeling techniques, and development activities to identify improvement opportunities.
• Validate compliance with engineering standards, company procedures, customer requirements, and systems engineering best practices.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen system performance, requirements quality, technical accuracy, engineering efficiency, and operational effectiveness.

• Bachelor's degree in systems engineering, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related engineering field with 5–8 years of related experience, Master's degree with 3–6 years of related experience, or PhD with 0–3 years of related experience in systems engineering, system architecture,…