Lead Spacecraft Systems Engineer

We are seeking a Lead Spacecraft Systems Engineer to define and guide the architecture of our spacecraft missions from concept through on-orbit operations.

Requirements

• Develop and maintain system requirements, interface control documents (ICDs), and verification & validation plans.
• Lead requirements flow-down to subsystem teams and oversee compliance across the engineering lifecycle.
• Conduct system-level modelling, performance analysis, FMEAs, and risk assessments to identify and mitigate mission risks.
• Drive trade studies to optimise technical performance, mass, cost, and schedule.
• Coordinate and lead system-level design reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR, ORR) to ensure readiness at every stage.
• Ensure interfaces between spacecraft subsystems, payloads, and ground segment are correctly defined, integrated, and verified.
• Act as the primary technical liaison between the customer, mission partners, and internal engineering teams.
• Support assembly, integration & test (AIT) activities by ensuring test plans verify system-level requirements.
• Provide on-orbit commissioning and operations support, including anomaly resolution at the system level.

Benefits

• Private health insurance with dental and optical coverage
• Annual healthcare check-ups