Senior Satellite Design Engineer
About The Position
Stellar Solutions, a nationally recognized Great Place to Work, has exciting opportunities providing engineering solutions for innovative new-entrant space companies, as well as established space systems manufacturers, commercial space system operators and service providers, and other industry stakeholders including investors. At Stellar Solutions, we offer talented, energetic, and immediately productive resources to satisfy our customers’ critical needs in systems engineering and integration, mission operations, program management, and strategic planning. We are a leading service and expertise provider for high-tech commercial ventures, spanning communications, earth observation, and remote sensing systems and data products, to the infrastructures that support Earth-orbiting and beyond-Earth-orbit businesses. Stellar Solutions is seeking a Senior Satellite Design Engineer. In this role, you will lead the overall design and development of spacecraft for a fast-moving constellation program, owning mission outcomes from early concept through sustained on-orbit operations. Join a small, elite engineering team designing and flying next-generation satellites from concept through on-orbit operations. In this role, you’ll own spacecraft performance in space and help shape an ambitious constellation from the ground up.
Requirements
- 5+ years professional design/development experience in satellite systems.
- Proven experience as a leader on at least one satellite program.
- Skill in using and creating software tools to model systems performance across a variety of disciplines (MATLAB, Python, Excel, etc.)
- Strong understanding of satellite technologies, design principles, and concepts of operations
- Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering or related field
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident (“green card holder”) or a protected individual as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.15) or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
Nice To Haves
- 10+ years professional design/development experience in satellite systems
- Master's degree in Electrical or Systems Engineering, or related field
- Previous experience with spacecraft and/or space mission top level design
- Previous work on small LEO satellites
- Breadth of experience leading satellite systems development and testing
- Experience with creating satellite simulations and models
- Satellite operations experience
Responsibilities
- Execute top-level spacecraft design, cost and risk assessments, systems engineering, testing, and operational planning while serving as the technical authority for in-orbit performance and driving each phase of development within a small, high-impact team to ensure mission success and dependable service delivery.
- Lead the overall design and development of spacecraft for a fast-moving constellation program, owning mission outcomes from early concept through sustained on-orbit operations.
- Own spacecraft performance in space and help shape an ambitious constellation from the ground up.
Benefits
- Discretionary annual performance bonus
- Retirement plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
