Mission Systems Engineer

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. Support the formulation of new products, mission areas, and programs, helping translate emerging customer needs and market opportunities into compelling technical concepts.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeLos Angeles • California, Colorado, Florida, Virginia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $121,023 - $169,432 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the formulation of new products, mission areas, and programs, helping translate emerging customer needs and market opportunities into compelling technical concepts.
Contribute to capture and proposal activities for new business opportunities, including developing technical approaches, authoring proposal content, and supporting color team reviews.
Contribute to the development of mission architectures, concepts of operations (CONOPS), and end-to-end system designs for novel space applications.
Own the decomposition of mission objectives into verifiable system and subsystem requirements, ensuring traceability and clarity.
Drive and execute complex trade studies to optimize system performance, cost, and schedule, and present findings to leadership to inform critical decisions.
Define, manage, and control system interfaces, leading interface control working groups to ensure seamless integration across all vehicle and ground segments.
Provide systems engineering support to a multidisciplinary team to ensure a cohesive and robust system design.
Develop and oversee the execution of comprehensive verification, validation, and test campaigns.
Contribute to major technical design reviews and serve as a key technical authority for the mission system.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
5+ years of progressive experience in systems engineering, mission design, or complex system development.
Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects and operate with a high degree of autonomy.
Deep understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle and best practices, from requirements definition through integration and test.
Proven experience leading trade studies, performing analysis, and architecting complex systems.
Experience supporting capture and proposal efforts for new business opportunities, including contributing technical content and solutions to winning pursuits.
Proficiency with scripting and analysis using tools such as Python or MATLAB.
Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools such as Cameo/SysML.
Exceptional communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence and guide multidisciplinary teams.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability
401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
Education Support Program
Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses

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Hard Skills & Tools

systems engineeringmission designcomplex system developmentrequirements definitionintegrationtesttrade studiessystem architectureverificationvalidation

Soft Skills

leadershipautonomycommunicationinfluenceguidancecollaborationproblem-solvingcritical thinkingteamworkproject management