Principal Spacecraft Systems Engineer

Be more than just an employee number! Join Terran Orbital a leader in innovation manufacturing and operations in the satellite industry. We are a pioneer in the miniaturization of space technologies and the delivery of responsive space solutions. We are a unique fastgrowing and trusted team focused on quickly and economically designing building launching and operating stateoftheart satellites for advanced mission constellations.

Terran Orbital is seeking an experiencedPrincipal Spacecraft Systems Engineerto join our growing team.Reporting to the Systems Engineering Manager the Principal Spacecraft Systems Engineerwill lead work closely with and be an integral part of a multidisciplinary team leading the cradletograve technical definition of our products and missions. You will architect key elements of mission operations system functional behavior and performance and detailed design for all subsystems that support innovative highcapability small satellites. Your work will synthesize and integrate subsystems including space propulsion subsystems high data rate radios encrypted communication devices radar systems phased array antennas and other satellite payloads to name a few.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Leading and working closely with hardware software mechanical mission operations and other systems engineers to design and develop optimal architectures and detailed solutions to complex space domain missions
• Leading concept of operations development architecture definition mission operations baselines and mission operations procedures
• Collaborate with Program and Product management to implement and manage schedules knowledge management configurations and change management documents
• Participating and leading the technical discussions with customers and suppliers to ensure mission success
• Lead and take responsibility for technical reviews to ensure appropriate milestone maturity meets internal and external expectations
• Managing requirements to ensure maturity feasibility proper flowdown and traceability requirements verification and requirements validation
• Perform mission system and vehicle level trade studies to balance risk cost and performance
• Supporting assembly integration and test activities including build procedures test plans/procedures and other verification and validations activities
• Develop systems engineering artifacts that support requirements and architecture development; modeling and simulation; cybersecurity; network operations; interoperability; verification and validation testing; and enterprise deployment and capability monitoring
• Participating in team discussions involving vehicle architecture and design for future projects
• Establish standard operating procedures that support mission assurance risk mitigation and contingency plans to assure required mission up time for all ground activities
• Collaborate with engineering teams to define interfaces; integrate mission applications and data storage; and verify Terran Orbital enterprise capabilities
• Implement life cycle systems engineering best practices

• BS or MS in engineering field with focus on Aerospace or other engineering discipline with 10 years work experience or demonstrated equivalent

• Technical leadership experience across one or multiple areas in the space domain
• Demonstrated ability to make complex critical decisions in a timely manner
• Demonstrated experience and success with one or more of the technical areas listed above
• Experience leading daytoday operations on complex programs or large functional organizations with proven collaboration and coordination skills across internal and external stakeholder organizations
• Experience with risk issue and opportunity management
• Understanding of how people process tools systems and leadership concept of operations operate to achieve goals
• Proven ability to deliver effective communication verbally written and through wellcrafted presentations across all levels of an organization
• Impeccable attention to detail and sense of urgency
• Ability to selfgovern with minimal supervision establish workload priorities and to utilize efficient time management practices to achieve assigned tasks
• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicant must be a U.S. citizen lawful permanent resident of the U.S. protected individual as defined by 22 CFR 120.15 or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

Additional Differentiators

• Demonstrate experience and success with technical leadership of launched or operational space domain systems and architectures
• Demonstrate experience and success with spacebased encrypted communications architectures and devices as well as knowledge of standards for geospatial intelligence data and products
• Demonstrate experience and success with spacebased reliability availability and maintainability and safety
• Demonstrate experience and success with spacebased optical systems and applications
• Demonstrate experience and success with spacebased remote sensing systems
• Demonstrate experience and success with rendezvous proximity operations and docking
• Familiarity with MATLAB S.T.K. and Linux platforms
• Familiarity with satellite system budgets including mass power and link budgets

Benefits

• 100 Companypaid comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• 401(K) Match
• Flexible Time Off (FTO)

Salary Range$130000$200000

Your actual level and base salary will be determined casebycase and may vary based on the jobrelated qualification knowledge skills education and experience. In addition to base salary we offer 100 covered medical dental and vision coverage a 401(k) match Flexible Time Off (FTO) covered life insurance maternity and paternity leave tuition reimbursement employee referrals and lots of swag!

About Terran Orbital

Terran Orbital is a leading manufacturer of satellite products primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries. Terran Orbital provides endtoend satellite solutions by combining satellite design production launch planning mission operations and onorbit support to meet the needs of the most demanding military civil and commercial customers. Learn more atwww.terranorbital.

Work Environment

The job operates in a professional office environmentbut in a manufacturing company.This job routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers phones photocopiers and scanners.

Disclaimers

To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations the applicant 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. In addition please note that this position may require a current United States National Security clearance or eligibility for such a clearance. Terran Orbital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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