Systems Engineer and Product - Flight Operations Software

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Space Wrx is seeking a Systems Engineer and Product Owner to help define, build, and evolve the software systems used to command and operate our spacecraft. This is a hybrid role combining systems engineering with product ownership for the Flight Operations Software (FOS) team within the greater Space Wrx organization. You will operate at the intersection of ground systems, spacecraft systems, mission operations, and software engineering.

As a Systems Engineer, you will help define command-and-control architectures, system behaviors, service APIs, real-time telemetry flows, and the technical architecture that connects our spacecraft to the people and systems operating them. You will apply Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), requirements-driven design, interface definition, and system analysis to ensure FOS capabilities work as an integrated part of the broader Vantor Ground System.

As Product Owner, you will own the translation of mission, spacecraft, ground, and operational needs into an executable software development roadmap. As a member of the development team, you will establish priorities, define Epics, User Stories, and Acceptance Criteria, manage and refine the development backlog, resolve technical ambiguity, and will be part of the implementation, integration, verification, and deployment process.

This role requires more than backlog management. You must understand the systems you are helping build intimately to make sound technical trades, challenge assumptions, identify cross-system dependencies, and coordinate stakeholders and SME discussions to drive decisions when spacecraft, ground, software, and operational needs compete. You will also contribute to Space Wrx’s enterprise vision, engineering processes, and architectural roadmap. We expect you to move comfortably between system-level architecture and implementation details, communicate clearly across disciplines, identify integration problems early, and take ownership of outcomes rather than simply coordinating work.

This position qualifies for a hybrid in-office schedule. As a general rule, the team works in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and from home on Mondays and Fridays.

• Own systems engineering and product ownership activities for Flight Operations Software spanning spacecraft commanding, real-time telemetry processing, ground systems, and mission operations.
• Translate mission, spacecraft, ground, and operational needs into executable software capabilities, Epics, User Stories, and Acceptance Criteria.
• Own and prioritize the FOS development backlog, balancing mission needs, architectural evolution, technical debt, integration dependencies, and operational priorities.
• Develop and maintain system architectures and MBSE models defining system behaviors, interfaces, dependencies, and operational flows. Define, document, and maintain service APIs and interfaces between FOS and adjacent ground system software services.
• Drive technical decisions and trades across spacecraft systems, ground systems, flight software, mission operations, and software development teams.
• Partner directly with software engineers throughout design, implementation, integration, verification, deployment, and operational use.
• Identify architectural, interface, and integration risks early and drive cross-functional teams toward resolution.
• Support integration and…