What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Space Systems Engineer position at Quantum Space?
Are you ready to advance the State of Humanity in the pursuit of Human Knowledge. Quantum Space is leading the next commercial space frontier with the development of our lunar constellation to provide data buy services, host payloads/instruments, deploy spacecraft, and perform space logistics for our partners.
We’re looking for a lead systems engineer for our upcoming cislunar missions who is highly motivated with the expertise to formulate, design interfaces, architect, and evaluate performance within complex existing, as well as newly designed, space systems. In this role you will work closely with project management and will be responsible for leading the technical team through the project life cycle including launch and early operations.
RESPONSIBILITIES MAY INCLUDE:
Lead informal and formal system architecture, requirements, functional, design, mission ready reviews, including development of entrance and success criteria
Lead project engineer and technical authority of either entire mission, spacecraft, or payloads.
Direct team of engineers through the project lifecycle through launch and early operations
Serve as project technical point of contact and cost account manager
Generate, review, approve, and manage system/subsystem requirements — including but not limited to, safety, design, environmental, manufacturing, quality, operational, and testing requirements
Develop and implement systems engineering management plan and update as required throughout
Prepare, review, approve, and manage subsystem interfaces interactions within interface control documents — including but not limited to physical, thermal, electric, RF, data interactions
Manage technical risks, cross functional issues, and mitigation actions
Develop verification and validation plans, as well as requirement compliance matrices
Define and manage the configuration management process
Perform fault tolerance analysis/failure mode, effects, and criticality analysis
Evaluate alternatives including cost, risk, supportability, and analyses for total systems
Translate security and system requirements into hardware and/or software specifications
Ensure the system solutions are flight ready prior to test and mission operations
Initiate and execute test plans, test procedures and test reports
Create integration, verification, and validation tests
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree in a STEM technical discipline
Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience
Proficiency in at least one engineering discipline and or spacecraft subsystem
Experience working with spacecraft, payloads, space to earth architectures, and on-orbit mission operations
Experience leading an interdisciplinary technical team in the delivery of spaceflight hardware and or software
Knowledge of commercial, industry, and U.S. federal government systems engineering standards
Experience with systems analysis, modeling, and design tools
Requirements and risk management tools and processes
Work location within the DMV arena
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Master’s degree in a STEM technical discipline
At least 10 years of relevant experience.
Proficiency in more than one engineering discipline and or spacecraft subsystem
Extensive end to end project life cycle experience working with spacecraft, payloads, space to earth architectures, and on-orbit mission operations.
Experience leading a large interdisciplinary technical team in the delivery of spaceflight hardware and or software
Experience leading flight hardware failure review investigations
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. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Quantum Space is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer as defined by the EEOC. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender orientation, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship, or any other federal, state, or locally protected class.