Lead Spacecraft Systems Engineer

Modis
Elsegundo, CA
26 May 2024

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Akkodis is searching for a Lead Spacecraft Systems Engineer to support our client in creating, monitoring, and guiding requirements definition, spacecraft design, procurement and fabrication, integration and testing, and verification and validation of space vehicle systems.

Pay Rate: $53/hrly - $92/hrly on contract

Salary Conversion Rate: $110,240 - 191,360/Annually

Location: Onsite - El Segundo, CA (Possible hybrid once converted to perm up to 2 days remote)

Contract Type: 6 months - Contract to Internal Hire

Responsibilities:
  • Provides systems engineering leadership to a program team.
  • Applies an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop and verify a lifecycle balanced solution for space systems.
  • Familiarity with spacecraft subsystems functions and interfaces. Develops integrated spacecraft system designs and solutions.
  • Responsible for all aspects of spacecraft systems engineering including performing preliminary concept development, trade studies, CONOPS definition, requirements decomposition and allocation, interface requirements definition, requirements verification and validation, support to integration and test operations, and anomaly resolution.
  • Coordinates and communicates with subsystem engineering teams to ensure system execution
  • Develops the planning organization, implementation and monitoring of requirements management processes, tools, risk, issues, opportunity management and technology readiness assessment processes.
  • Applies model-based systems engineering techniques for the definition of the spacecraft system.
  • Participates in software integration and test activities to ensure mission functionality prior to deployment into operations.
  • Coordinates with management and peers to ensure the integrity of high-quality operational products, including procedures, tools, and system configuration.
  • Performs tasks to analyze technical data, verify and sustain specific systems configurations in accordance with defined constraints and operational requirements.
  • Performs various analyses to optimize the spacecraft system and/or system architecture.
  • Resolves cross-functional technical issues.
  • Develops and improves systems engineering processes.

    • Preferred Requirements:
  • Active TS/SCI clearance highly preferred
  • Master's Degree in Aerospace or other relevant engineering discipline
  • Greater than eight years professional experience in space systems engineering
  • Direct experience with spacecraft programs and missions.
  • Experience with a full life cycle from concept to in-orbit operations

    • Minimum Requirements:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering or other relevant engineering or science discipline
  • Minimum of 3 years of directly relevant aerospace industry experience, preferably with spacecraft systems
  • Demonstrated experience with space systems engineering principles and techniques
  • Demonstrated experience with power, mass, and other system budgets
  • Demonstrated experience with requirements analysis and flow-down
  • Demonstrated experience with design verification and validation processes
  • Demonstrated experience with configuration management
  • Demonstrated experience with satellite level integration and test processes
  • Familiarity with satellite in-orbit operations
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    Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

    Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs which are direct hire to a client

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    • ID: #50000238
    • State: California Elsegundo 90245 Elsegundo USA
    • City: Elsegundo
    • Salary: USD TBD TBD
    • Job type: Permanent
    • Showed: 2023-05-26
    • Deadline: 2023-07-24
    • Category: Et cetera