Systems Engineering Manager RV&V (Willing to Consider all Sr. Levels) (Manager, Systems Engineering)

Redwire Corporation•Littleton, CO

40d•$150,000 - $225,000

About The Position

Through continuous innovation and operational excellence our team in Littleton, CO are using cutting-edge capabilities to revolutionize spaceflight. With many more exciting projects on the horizon, our team could use your curiosity, passion, talent and experience to help us Build Above. Summary Redwire Space Missions has an exciting opportunity for a Manager of Systems Engineering, Requirements, Verification, and Validation (RV&V), in our Littleton facility. In this role, you will lead and grow the functional organization responsible for defining, verifying, and validating spacecraft system performance and functionality across the full lifecycle-from concept through flight operations. This role combines organizational leadership with direct program technical contribution, ensuring disciplined systems engineering execution throughout the System "V" lifecycle.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related STEM field.
At least 10 years of experience supporting Aerospace system development programs.
At least 5 years of experience serving in an engineering leadership role.
Experience supporting government or commercial spacecraft programs.
Experience with requirements and verification management tools such as DOORS, Jama, or equivalent.
Experience with MBSE tools such as Cameo, Rhapsody, or equivalent.
Experience leading and mentoring other engineers.
Ability to obtain a U.S. DoD security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline.
5+ years of experience as a functional manager.
Experience supporting program(s) in a lead technical role across multiple lifecycle phases (e.g., CONOPS, detailed design, integration & test, verification, validation, operations, etc.).
Experience establishing a requirements baseline, governing changes, and assessing impacts.
Experience with career growth and succession planning for functional staff.
Experience as a Responsible Systems Engineer (RSE), IPT Lead, and/or Control Account Manager (CAM).
Experience with agile task execution tools, such as Jira or Confluence.
Strong communication, presentation, and leadership skills, with the ability to influence across programs and disciplines.
Active DoD TS security clearance.
Ability to travel - an average of 15% travel may be required.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop the Systems Engineering RV&V functional organization, responsible for requirements management, verification and validation strategy, planning and execution across Space Missions programs.
Establish and maintain functional processes, tools, and standards for requirements development, traceability, verification, validation, and configuration control.
Lead hiring efforts, performance management, and mentorship for Systems Engineering RV&V staff.
Support the implementation of Systems Engineering process and continuous improvement initiatives.
Contribute to the long-term strategy and implementation of digital engineering practices and model-based systems engineering (MBSE) methods.
Provide direct technical leadership to programs ensuring traceable, testable, and validated requirements.
Collaborate with Software Engineering, Avionics, Integration & Test, and other functional teams to ensure requirements traceability and verification alignment from unit-level through system-level qualification and acceptance.
Support formal reviews including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and Mission Readiness Reviews with clear verification status and technical rationale.
Participate in proposal development, customer engagements, and planning activities, representing Systems Engineering.
Mentor and develop systems engineers in best practices, promoting technical excellence, rigor, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Drive continuous improvement in SE tools, methodologies, and metrics to enhance efficiency and quality of engineering execution.

Benefits

We offer a highly competitive benefits package along with a commitment to our core values of Integrity, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, and Excellence.

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