Senior Aerospace Systems Engineer – BNS Core Components

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Senior Systems Engineer developing resilient, scalable solutions for U.S. government initiatives in aerospace.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeLongmont • Colorado, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $133,500 - $186,898 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead technical development, integration, and validation of spacecraft/ground system architectures and subsystems.
Develop system requirements, interface definitions, and verification plans.
Drive the end-to-end systems engineering lifecycle : concept, risk analysis, trade studies, design, test, and delivery.
Interface with government customers and internal stakeholders to capture mission needs and translate them into actionable system requirements.
Serve as technical mentor for junior engineers, fostering growth and knowledge sharing.
Identify, mitigate, and track risks across system design and integration.
Prepare and deliver technical presentations, documentation, and status reports.
Support proposal development and technology road mapping for future systems.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related field.
7+ years of experience in systems engineering for aerospace or defense platforms.
Deep familiarity with electro-mechanical devices and control systems.
Proven ability to identify and mature technologies from outside the space market and adapt them for flight applications.
Systems Engineering experience across multidisciplinary domains for space, including electronics, software, FPGA, magnetics, controls, and mechanical engineering.
Proven success in applying Design-for-X principles (Cost, Production, Testability, etc.) in system development.
Experience integrating rapid, iterative development processes with hardware-centric systems.
Demonstrated proficiency throughout the full systems engineering lifecycle, with emphasis on system architecture, formulation, and balancing requirements.
Working knowledge of industry standards (e.g., MIL-STD, NASA standards).
Experience with model-based systems engineering tools and practices.
Familiarity with JIRA and Confluence collaboration tools.
Strong desire to leverage AI tools in daily work and in the systems engineering process.

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 based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation.

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Hard Skills & Tools

systems engineeringaerospace engineeringelectrical engineeringcomputer engineeringdesign-for-X principlesmodel-based systems engineeringelectro-mechanical devicescontrol systemsFPGAmechanical engineering

Soft Skills

technical mentorshipcommunicationrisk analysisknowledge sharingcollaboration