# Systems Engineer (Payload Design)

Systems Engineer (Payload) Location: Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX (Webster area) Remote/Telework: No - Onsite work is required Citizenship Requirement: Must be a U.S. citizen Employment Type: Full-Time Position Summary Aegis Aerospace is seeking a Systems Engineer to support payload integration for the Department of War Human-Rated Spaceflight Task Order 2 (DHSTO 2) contract. This position is based onsite at Johnson Space Center in Houston and supports projects for the DoW Space Test Program Houston office. You will work with Payload Managers, engineering teams, NASA counterparts, government customers, payload developers, test facilities, and launch or host vehicle organizations to advance payloads through the mission lifecycle. Work includes requirements definition, interface management, design reviews, hardware and software integration, environmental testing, verification, flight certification, launch preparation, and operations readiness. This role supports multiple projects and requires a system-level perspective, practical coordination across technical disciplines, and clear communication of technical status, risks, and results. Responsibilities Plan and coordinate system

- **Id**: 4032225
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/aegis-aerospace-systems-engineer-payload-design>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Houston, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-10T18:58:52Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-10
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T21:55:19Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 3
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 7188
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Life insurance, Retirement plans, Vision insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Space Services, Engineering Services

## Company

- **Id**: 2753787
- **Name**: Aegis Aerospace
- **Domain**: aegisaero.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/aegisaero>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Paycor

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 3

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: yes

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-10T18:58:52Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 33
- **Reasons**: conf:3, velocity, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

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