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This role is responsible for translating customer requirements, mission objectives, and operational concepts into system architectures, technical requirements, and engineering solutions that enable successful mission execution.\nWorking with a high degree of independence, the Staff Systems Engineer leads multidisciplinary engineering efforts across the system lifecycle, from concept development through design, integration, verification, production, launch, and operational support. This role collaborates closely with software, electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, integration and test, mission operations, and program management teams to ensure systems meet technical, performance, schedule, and customer requirements while supporting sound engineering practices and technical decision-making.\nESSENTIAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES\nSystems Engineering & Architecture\nLead development, analysis, allocation, and management of system and subsystem requirements throughout the product lifecycle.\nResponsible for systems engineering of new electronics subsystems for CesiumAstro satellites\nCollaborate with technical design leads to bring new spacecraft electronics products to life, integrating requirements across multiple satellites and missions to drive design implementation\nCommunicate technical needs across the spacecraft team, using data from flight operations to drive requirement evolution in future design cycles\nAnalyze customer, mission, and system-level requirements and decompose them into clear, verifiable subsystem requirements.\nEnsure subsystem requirements maintain end-to-end traceability to customer requirements, system architecture, and Concept of Operations (CONOPS).\nTranslate customer requirements and operational concepts into technical requirements, system architectures, and engineering solutions.\nLead system architecture development, technical trade studies, and engineering analyses to evaluate design alternatives and optimize system performance.\nCollaborate with systems, software, hardware, electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, and integration teams to ensure requirements are complete, feasible, and technically sound.\nDefine and manage hardware, software, electrical, mechanical, thermal, and data interfaces across system elements.\nSupport requirements management, configuration management, baseline control, and engineering change activities throughout the development lifecycle.\nIdentify technical risks, requirement gaps, ambiguities, and integration challenges early in the design process and develop effective mitigation strategies.\nSystems Integration, Verification, & Validation\nDevelop system verification and validation strategies aligned with customer requirements, system architecture, and program objectives.\nDefine verification approaches including verification methods (test, analysis, demonstration, and inspection), verification levels, acceptance criteria, and required evidence.\nIdentify verification configurations including hardware setups, software loads, firmware versions, and test environments required to support verification activities.\nLead development and maintenance of verification documentation, including verification cross-reference matrices (VCRM), requirements traceability matrices, and compliance evidence packages.\nPartner with Integration & Test teams to plan, coordinate, and execute system integration, qualification, environmental, and functional verification activities.\nEvaluate verification results, support technical issue resolution, and drive closure of verification gaps.\nSupport technical reviews, design certification activities, and program milestones.\nTechnical Leadership & Program Execution\nServe as the technical lead for assigned systems or major subsystems throughout the development lifecycle.\nLead systems engineering execution for assigned programs, ensuring technical deliverables support program milestones and customer commitments.\nSupport engineering planning, technical execution, and program readiness activities.\nPrioritize systems engineering activities to meet technical objectives, schedule commitments, and program requirements.\nLead multidisciplinary technical discussions and provide engineering guidance across cross-functional teams.\nParticipate in customer technical interchange meetings, architecture reviews, design reviews, and program milestone reviews.\nProvide technical mentorship to engineers on requirements development, traceability, verification planning, and systems engineering practices.\nInfluence technical decisions through engineering analysis, technical trade studies, risk assessments, and data-driven recommendations.\nDrive continuous improvement of systems engineering processes, documentation quality, and technical rigor.\nPerform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.\nJOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS\nBachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline with typically 8-12 years of relevant experience. 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