Systems Engineer Senior, Mission Systems

York Spaces Systems • Greenwood Village, CO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will lead technical execution for space vehicle missions and help advance the company’s programs. The role offers autonomy to shape missions, opportunities to develop expertise, and the chance to contribute to the future of space operations. The position is fully on-site at the Greenwood Village, Colorado office in the Denver area, with at least four days in the office required.

The Senior Systems Engineer leads systems engineering across the spacecraft lifecycle, from concept development and system architecture through integration, verification, and mission execution. The role includes developing and managing system requirements and technical baselines, coordinating across internal engineering teams and external stakeholders, and making system-level decisions to support spacecraft performance and mission reliability. Other duties may be assigned to support programs and the company.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Systems Engineering or a related technical field.
• At least 8 years as a systems engineer or in a broad technical leadership role, such as chief systems engineer, product lead, or team lead.
• Deep understanding of the systems engineering ‘V’, program execution, and space vehicle design and test.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to interface effectively with customers.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and motivate multidisciplinary teams.
• Self-starter, autonomous executor, and willing to stretch beyond current knowledge areas.
• Active Secret or higher security clearance.
• Willingness to work at least four days in the office.

Nice To Haves

• Active TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Direct systems engineering activities across the spacecraft lifecycle, from concept development and system architecture through integration, verification, and mission execution.
• Apply innovative systems-engineering methods, including efficient requirements decomposition, interface management, and system-level decision-making.
• Provide system-level leadership within agile engineering teams, influencing spacecraft design, subsystem integration, and mission outcomes.
• Develop, derive, allocate, trace, and verify mission- and system-level requirements.
• Maintain technical baselines, verification and validation plans, and configuration control for assigned missions.
• Serve as a primary technical interface with customers, payload partners, subsystem owners, ground segment teams, and external mission stakeholders.
• Motivate interdisciplinary engineering groups, resolve blockers, and maintain mission cadence through proactive technical leadership.
• Lead technical investigations, perform trade studies, manage risks, and make rapid system-level decisions to support spacecraft performance and mission reliability.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support programs and the company.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior