Senior Spacecraft Formulation Systems Engineer - TS/SCI Clearance
Based out of Rocket Lab's global headquarters in Long Beach, CA, the Senior Spacecraft Formulation Systems Engineer is responsible for leading the formulation of all new satellite systems, supporting capture of new civil, national security, and commercial business. You will manage the development and maintenance of technical budgets, requirements definition, test planning and execution, and overall management of the systems engineering process, including validation of customer requirements. You will support the Vice President of Business Development and Strategy and the broader Space Systems Business Development organization, with deliverables required for internal leadership, board of directors, and investors.
What You'll Get To Do:
- Lead Rocket Lab's satellite engineering formulation supporting business development and new opportunity capture
- Develop and maintain: technical budgets for vehicle performance
- System requirements and verification techniques
- Simulations and analysis across vehicle functions
- Test methods and data analysis
- Lead and own technical development of spacecraft missions
- Assist with program and product management
- Develop, in collaboration with team members, interface specifications, CONOPS definition, and other design documents
You'll Bring These Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering (software, computer, electrical, aerospace, mechanical, or other technical engineering discipline)
- 8+ years of experience in the aerospace industry
- Experience supporting satellite and/or spacecraft development programs
- Active TS/SCI clearance
These Qualifications Would Be Nice To Have:
- Master's or PhD in engineering (software, computer, electrical, aerospace, mechanical, or other technical engineering discipline)
- Understanding of key spacecraft subsystems and their associated components, including: attitude determination and control (ADCS), electrical power systems (EPS), space-ground communications, on-orbit command and data handling (C&DH), and thermal control
- Thorough understanding of the space environment, orbital mechanics, and rigid body dynamics
- Highly effective and professional verbal and written communication skills with team and internal/external customers
- Experience with MATLAB, Python, and STK
- Experience with CAD modeling and drawing
- Experience with requirement management tools such as JAMA or DOORS
- Experience with satellite operations
- Experience with testing electrical subsystems and assemblies, thermal vacuum or random vibration, and hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) testing
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment with competing priorities
Additional Requirements:
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus
- Regularly required to sit, use hands and fingers, operate computer keyboard and controls, and communicate verbally and in writing
- Must be physically able to commute to buildings
- Occasional exposure to dust, fumes and moderate levels of noise