Senior Systems Engineer

Gravitics•Houston, FL

About The Position

Gravitics is seeking a highly capable Systems Engineer to support technical execution of its commercial spacecraft program from architecture development through qualification, integration, test, launch, and mission operations. The position works across the program with Chief Engineers, subsystem leads, Program Management, Manufacturing, Integration & Test, Mission Assurance, and suppliers to ensure the spacecraft functions as an integrated system. The role requires broad technical capability, execution focus, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to balance engineering rigor with schedule, manufacturability, integration flow, and risk. The position supports development of human-rated spacecraft systems and requires strong systems thinking, configuration discipline, verification planning, and cross-functional leadership. The role is based at Gravitics in Seattle, Washington, or Colorado, with future travel and support at other company locations as required. To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, protected individuals under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations. Gravitics is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
At least 5 years of experience in aerospace systems engineering or integrated vehicle development.
Experience working on spacecraft, launch vehicles, aviation, defense, or other complex multidisciplinary systems.
Strong understanding of systems engineering processes, including requirements development, interface management, verification and validation, configuration management, and technical risk management.
Experience supporting technical reviews and hardware development programs.
Ability to work across multiple engineering disciplines and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Comfort working in a fast-paced development environment with evolving priorities.

Nice To Haves

Experience with human-rated spacecraft or crewed systems.
Experience supporting pressure vessels, propulsion systems, docking systems, or orbital vehicle integration.
Familiarity with NASA standards and spaceflight development processes.
Experience with MBSE tools, requirements management tools, or digital engineering environments.
Hands-on integration, test, manufacturing, or operations experience.
Experience supporting qualification and environmental test campaigns.
Familiarity with spaceflight safety and mission assurance processes.

Responsibilities

Support development and management of spacecraft system architecture, requirements, interfaces, and verification approaches.
Translate mission and program objectives into clear subsystem- and vehicle-level technical requirements.
Develop and maintain system specifications, interface control documents (ICDs), CONOPS, verification matrices, and technical baselines.
Drive technical integration across structures and mechanisms, pressure systems, propulsion systems, avionics and software, thermal systems, ECLSS and crew environment considerations, docking and payload interfaces, and ground systems and GSE.
Support program technical reviews, including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and FRR.
Coordinate system-level trades balancing performance, mass, safety, reliability, manufacturability, testability, and schedule and cost impacts.
Work with Manufacturing and Integration & Test teams to ensure designs are producible, inspectable, and verifiable.
Support development of system verification and validation plans, including qualification, acceptance, protoflight, and integrated vehicle testing.
Participate in anomaly resolution, failure investigations, and risk reduction activities.
Support hazard analysis, FMEA/FDIR activities, and human-rating-related assessments.
Ensure configuration control and technical baseline integrity throughout the program lifecycle.
Interface with customers, suppliers, and partner organizations as required.
Drive technical issues to closure rather than simply tracking them.