Sr Spacecraft Operations Systems Engineer

Sierra Space•Louisville, CO

18h

About The Position

The Sr Systems Engineer contributes to the development and implementation of advanced system solutions, providing alignment, connection, and direction to technical teams throughout the product development lifecycle. The role champions an integrated view of the system and connects segments and subsystems through top-down decomposition of stakeholder requirements, traceability across development artifacts, and bottom-up system validation and verification. The engineer guides teams through technical development milestones, tracks performance measures, identifies technical risks, and helps deliver compliant, cohesive system solutions. The role promotes Systems Engineering principles, leads systems engineering scope, and helps develop systems thinking in others. The position leads the specification, architecture, and integration of complex system solutions in collaboration with cross-functional teams and subject matter experts. Responsibilities include deriving, decomposing, allocating, tracing, and managing system requirements and architectures; defining and documenting system concepts of operation; preparing artifacts and deliverables for development milestone reviews; and overseeing system integration and verification activities. The engineer identifies and manages technical risks, develops mitigation strategies, contributes to continuous improvement, follows established engineering processes and standards, and communicates with team members and stakeholders to support project alignment and execution.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent work experience in lieu of a degree; alternatively, a master's degree plus 8 years of experience.
Typically 10 or more years of related experience, or a master's degree plus 8 years of experience.
Expertise in Systems Engineering principles and practices, including comprehensive understanding of the systems development lifecycle.
Progressive experience across the system development lifecycle, including requirements management and functional requirements parsing, derivation, and allocation.
Progressive experience developing systems architecture and performing systems integration, verification, and validation activities.
Ability to work and communicate with technical and specialty subject matter expert engineers to drive systems engineering products.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
Extensive experience with Requirements Management and Model Based Systems Engineering tools and frameworks, such as DOORS, CAMEO EA, Rhapsody, Matlab, and SysML.
Strong understanding of spacecraft systems, including hardware and software subsystems and components.
Strong understanding of project management methodologies, including risk management and technical performance tracking.
Strong understanding of technical baseline and configuration management.
Proven experience leading projects and mentoring junior and mid-level engineers.
Experience or certification in INCOSE standards.
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and dynamic work environment.

Responsibilities

Lead the specification, architecting, and integration of complex system solutions.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams and subject matter experts to understand project requirements and objectives.
Oversee the derivation, decomposition, allocation, traceability, and management of system requirements and architectures.
Define and document system concepts of operation.
Lead development milestone reviews by creating artifacts and deliverables.
Oversee system integration and verification activities to ensure system functionality and performance.
Identify and manage technical risks and develop mitigation strategies.
Track performance measures and guide teams through technical development milestones.
Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying areas for enhancement.
Adhere to established engineering processes and standards.
Communicate with team members and stakeholders to ensure project alignment and successful execution.
Lead teams in executing systems engineering scope and help develop systems thinking in others.