Senior Systems Engineer

Description:

Actalent is looking for a Systems Engineer to support one of our aerospace and defense clients. As a Lead Spacecraft Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for leading a team developing a spacecraft system serving a range of missions and customers. This includes creating, monitoring, and guiding requirements definition, spacecraft design, procurement and fabrication, integration and test, and verification and validation of the overall space vehicle system. You will interact with subsystem and unit engineers, manufacturing and test personnel, and program management. You will manage the technical elements of the space vehicle system. Our spacecraft systems engineers create spacecraft -- not just paperwork!

Responsibilities:

• Provides systems engineering leadership to a program team.
• Applies an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop and verify a lifecycle balanced solution for space systems.
• Familiarity with spacecraft subsystems functions and interfaces. Develops integrated spacecraft system designs and solutions.
• Responsible for all aspects of spacecraft systems engineering including performing preliminary concept development, trade studies, CONOPS definition, requirements decomposition and allocation, interface requirements definition, requirements verification and validation, support to integration and test operations, and anomaly resolution.
• Coordinates and communicates with subsystem engineering teams to ensure system execution
• Develops the planning organization, implementation and monitoring of requirements management processes, tools, risk, issues, opportunity management and technology readiness assessment processes.
• Applies model-based systems engineering techniques for the definition of the spacecraft system.
• Participates in software integration and test activities to ensure mission functionality prior to deployment into operations.
• Coordinates with management and peers to ensure the integrity of high-quality operational products, including procedures, tools, and system configuration.
• Performs tasks to analyze technical data, verify and sustain specific systems configurations in accordance with defined constraints and operational requirements.
• Performs various analyses to optimize the spacecraft system and/or system architecture.
• Resolves cross-functional technical issues.
• Develops and improves systems engineering processes.

Skills:

satellite, Subsystem Design, spacecraft, top secret clearance

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering or other relevant engineering or science discipline
• Minimum of 3 years of directly relevant aerospace industry experience, preferably with spacecraft systems
• Demonstrated leadership and communications skills
• Demonstrated experience with space systems engineering principles and techniques
• Demonstrated experience with power, mass, and other system budgets
• Demonstrated experience with requirements analysis and flow-down
• Demonstrated experience with design verification and validation processes
• Demonstrated experience with configuration management
• Demonstrated experience with satellite level integration and test processes
• Familiarity with satellite in-orbit operations

Preferred Requirements:

• Active TS/SCI clearance highly preferred
• Master's Degree in Aerospace or other relevant engineering discipline
• Greater than eight years professional experience in space systems engineering
• Direct experience with spacecraft programs and missions. Experience with a full life cycle from concept to in-orbit operations

Experience Level:

Expert Level

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Six paid legal holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July Fourth, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
• Paid time off

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent
• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

ABOUT ACTALENT

Actalent connects passion with purpose. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts that drive scale, innovation, and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 engineering and sciences consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia, and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. An operating company of Allegis Group, the global leader in talent solutions, Actalent launched as a new specialized engineering and sciences services and workforce solutions brand in 2021.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent
• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

Salary : $75 - $100