Space Vehicle Risk Management 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 Space Vehicle Risk Management Engineer to support advanced space vehicle development through disciplined systems engineering and risk and opportunity management. This role helps strengthen technical readiness and execution across major program reviews, integration activities, and lifecycle decision points. It is well suited for an engineer who can combine analytical rigor, mission focus, and collaborative engagement to help teams stay ahead of program challenges.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience with space vehicle systems engineering, planning, integration, and testing
- 7+ years of experience with risk and opportunity management
- 3+ years of experience with reviews of space systems, including SRR, SDR, SFR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FCA, SVR, MRR, or PCA, and the DoD acquisition system
- Ability to be highly motivated, have a dynamic work ethic, and contribute to the DoD mission
- Ability to communicate and establish collaborative relationships with government clients and contractor teammates
- Active Secret clearance
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science
Nice To Haves
- 10+ years of experience with space vehicle systems engineering, planning, integration, and testing
- Experience with computer tools, including Confluence or JIRA
- Experience with designing, building, and testing communications antennas, transmitters, or receivers of a payload
- Knowledge of DoD systems engineering, test, and production policies and practices
- Ability to perform multiple systems engineering and program management functions in support of design reviews and requirements verification
- Possession of excellent interpersonal skills
- Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills
- Experience with mission assurance or strategic or tactical MILCOM-related payload development
- Active TS/SCI security clearance
Responsibilities
- Support space vehicle systems engineering, planning, integration, and testing activities
- Lead or contribute to risk and opportunity management efforts across the program
- Support reviews of space systems, including SRR, SDR, SFR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FCA, SVR, MRR, and PCA
- Apply knowledge of the DoD acquisition system to engineering and program support activities
- Communicate effectively and build collaborative relationships with government clients and partner teammates
- Contribute to risk identification, analysis, tracking, and resolution planning
- Support engineering execution across technical baseline and lifecycle activities
- Provide mission-focused support in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
- Help inform leadership and stakeholder decisions with clear technical insight
- Contribute to overall program discipline and mission success
Benefits
- This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual performance bonus, retirement plan and other benefits (all in addition to salary).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
