Terran Orbital Corporation · 3 months ago
Staff Mission SEIT Engineer
Irvine, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$160K/yr - $200K/yr
8+ years expTerran Orbital is a leading manufacturer of satellite products primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries. They are seeking an experienced Staff Mission Systems Engineering Integration & Test (SEIT) Engineer to lead and support the technical definition of space domain solutions, engaging with customers and managing technical requirements. The role involves systems engineering, mission architecture design, and mentoring engineering members.
AerospaceMachinery ManufacturingManufacturingSatellite Communication
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Supports customer engagements and related engineering mission architecture and analysis products to shape customer requirements at the mission level and provide guidance at lower levels of abstraction
Derives technical requirements from customer defined mission level needs, identify, and manage technical risks and opportunities
Perform systems engineering across all aspects of developing a space domain solution that may impact one or multiple missions and programs – from direct customer engagement that drives technical approaches to deriving requirements and architectures for mission capability needs
Designing and developing optimal mission architectures and detailed solutions to complex space domain challenges for various remote sensing, RF, and optical applications
Utilizing Subject Matter Expertise and applying surge support for the troubleshooting of focus areas
Ensuring knowledge capture and knowledge transfer by working with and mentoring engineering members
Engaging and supporting company tactical and strategic special projects
Mission Concept of Operations refinement, mapping, and application
Mission and system-level design activities to include remote sensing or communication architectures
System Integration, Verification, and Validation definition and execution
Mission Operations and systems tasking
Support proposal/capture efforts through technical engagement, writing, and supporting analysis
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field is required
8+ years of experience in mission engineering and analyses working with multifunctional teams within space-domain missions
Experience defining and executing Mission ConOps and decomposing OpsCon
Has technical leadership experience on a large program for the full Product Lifecycle, leading to a positive product outcome
Experience with risk, issue, and opportunity management
Proven ability to deliver effective communication verbally, written, and through well-crafted presentations across all levels of an organization, including executive leadership
Ability to self-govern with minimal supervision, establish workload priorities, and utilize efficient time management practices to achieve programmatic or strategic initiatives
U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain DoD clearance
Preferred
Engineering Master's Degree in space systems
Experience and success with space-based encrypted communications and radar architectures and devices, as well as knowledge of standards for geospatial intelligence data and products
Demonstrated experience being a technical focal across multiple design authorities
Demonstrate experience and success with space-based remote sensing missions, including Optical or RF systems
Experience with MBSE, Modeling & Simulation for system and mission level solutions
Experience and success with space-based reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety
Demonstrated experience and success with space-based optical systems and applications
Familiarity with satellite system budgets, including mass, power, delta-V, link, and data budgets
Benefits
100% Company-paid comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
401(k) Match
Flexible Time Off (FTO)
Education Reimbursement
Competitive Paid Parental Leave
Company
Terran Orbital Corporation
Terran Orbital is a leading manufacturer of small satellites primarily serving the United States and Allied aerospace and defense industries.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$401.64MKey Investors
Lockheed MartinLockheed Martin Ventures
2024-08-15Acquired
2023-09-18Post Ipo Equity· $32.5M
2022-10-31Post Ipo Equity· $100M
Leadership Team
Anthony Previte
CEO & President
Recent News
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