Systems Engineer, Staff
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We currently have an opportunity for a Staff Systems Engineer to join our Systems
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team in Goleta, CA. In this senior technical leadership role, you will drive complex system architecture definition, lead multi‑disciplinary engineering efforts, and guide programs through all phases of requirements development, verification planning, and test execution. You will influence engineering strategy across projects of varying complexity and support key customer and internal stakeholders to ensure mission and business success.
As a Staff Systems Engineer, you will serve as a technical authority in areas such as Requirements and Verification Management, System Architecture, Solar Array Power System analysis, and Test Campaign definition. You will provide mentorship to engineers across the organization and shape best practices for current and future programs.
Responsibilities
• Serve as the Technical Lead or Systems Architect on major programs and high‑complexity satellite subsystems
• Define system architecture, interfaces, and verification strategy at the program level
• Lead and oversee Requirements and Verification Management activities, including customer engagement, requirements decomposition, and technical negotiation
• Approve and maintain verification matrices; drive verification closure across all engineering functions
• Lead Systems Engineering technical content for major design and verification reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR) and present to both internal leadership and external customers
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to cross-functional teams (Design, Analysis, Manufacturing, Quality, Test, and Supply Chain)
• Drive development of comprehensive program-level verification and validation plans; assess readiness and overall test strategy
• Own the development and execution strategy for solar array subsystem acceptance, qualification, and environmental test campaigns
• Oversee creation and configuration control of program-level Systems Engineering documentation including specifications, SOWs, SDRLs, verification plans, test procedures, and compliance reports
• Lead technical issue resolution during hardware integration and test at all levels (component, EDU, qualification, and flight)
• Analyze test data, lead anomaly investigations, and guide engineering teams to root-cause closure and corrective action
• Serve as the primary technical interface for external test facilities, vendors, and customer technical representatives
• Develop and present high-visibility technical review packages to executive management and customers
• Champion continuous improvement in systems engineering processes, tools, and methodologies
• Mentor and coach junior and senior systems engineers; contribute to organizational capability development in systems engineering
• Partner with Program Management on program strategy, risk, schedule, and verification status at the system level
Ideal Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 10+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with 8+ years
• Demonstrated expertise in spacecraft or complex aerospace systems
• Proven experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering efforts and influencing technical direction at the program level
• Strong understanding of system architecture, requirements flowdown, and verification strategies for space hardware
• Ability to lead complex engineering tasks with minimal direction and serve as a technical authority for both internal teams and customers
• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident (Visa sponsorship not available)
Desired Skills
• Experience leading requirements development and verification for flight hardware programs
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