Spacecraft Systems Engineer, Lead

Bring your passion for space!

Redwire is accelerating humanity’s expansion into space by delivering reliable, economical and sustainable infrastructure for future generations.

We have a current opportunity for a Spacecraft Systems Engineer, Lead to join our team in Chantilly, VA . This role uses a digital and model-based systems engineering (MBSE) approach to design, develop, integrate, and test end-to-end spacecraft systems and payloads through their entire life cycle. Serves as a senior technical leader for the development of Digital Engineering and MBSE processes and procedures as applied to space systems and missions. Is instrumental in attracting/obtaining major new business.

Responsibilities

• Promote and leverage Digital Engineering and MBSE tools to support the full systems engineering lifecycle.
• Generate quantifiable requirements based on customer description, system planning and design, and acquisition logistics.
• Ensure requirements comply with client requirements and government standards through formal verification methods.
• Translate high level spacecraft development strategies into system requirement specifications and work with other engineering disciplines to develop lower-level detailed implementation requirements.
• Define standards, practices, and procedures for the development of space systems.
• Design interfaces and perform system integration.
• Assess performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.
• Customer liaison and support for business development activities and to understand and shape requirements.
• Participate in system conceptual design and modeling/documentation of design concepts.
• Review test plans/procedures and ensure they meet the objectives of the contractual requirements and participate in the testing process to validate requirements.
• Technical management of program elements.
• Plan and conduct technical reviews.
• Mentor, coach, train, guide, direct and advise junior staff.
• Recognize and mitigate technical issues and risks while operating within budget and on schedule.
• Work with a diverse community of engineers and managers to achieve the goals of the program team.

Ideal Experience

• B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or other space-related discipline.
• Minimum of 10+ years’ experience in space industry, including developing, designing, manufacturing, and testing space flight hardware.
• Demonstrated experience with Spacecraft development, deployment, and operations.
• Must have a well-rounded System Level approach with demonstrated technical leadership.
• Must have experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and SysML.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience with Cameo Systems Modeler (or related Dassault MBSE tools) or other comparable MBSE tool.
• Experience with space systems engineering including an understanding of space vehicle design, space system architecture development, and space missions and operations development.
• Attention to detail and strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated in applying engineering principles, concepts, and practices of systems engineering to independently perform assignments.
• Ability to travel - an average of 10-15% travel may be required.
• Must have US Citizenship with ability to obtain a DoD clearance.

Desired Skills

• Current or active DoD TS/SCI Clearance.
• M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or other space-related discipline.
• INCOSE CSEP or other Systems Engineering Certification.
• Experience with Jama or DOORS requirements management tool.
• Experience with Ansys tools such as STK, Model Center, Workbench.
• Python scripting.

Grow with us as we innovate the next generation capabilities for a new era of space exploration! We offer a highly competitive benefits package along with a commitment to our core values of Integrity, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, and Excellence.

Redwire is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Redwire is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

All offers of employment at Redwire are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check and your ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the US. Note that some positions will also require US citizenship or ability to obtain a security clearance due to requirements of a classified program.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.