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SES Satellites · 2 days ago

meoSphere Satellite Bus Lead Engineer

Long Beach, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$110K/yr - $150K/yr

10+ years exp

SES Satellites is seeking a dynamic and visionary leader to join their rapidly growing aerospace team as a Senior Engineer, Bus Lead Engineering for the meoSphere project. This role involves overseeing the technical development, integration, and production of the satellite bus for SES’s Medium Earth Orbit constellation, ensuring all requirements are met on time and within budget.

Communications InfrastructureHardwareSatellite CommunicationTelecommunicationsWired Telecommunications

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Technical Oversight: Lead the end-to-end technical follow-up of the satellite bus development and production, ensuring compliance with system-level requirements and mission objectives

Interface Management: Act as the main point of contact with the satellite bus manufacturer, coordinating design reviews, technical exchanges, and issue resolution

Requirements Management: Ensure that all bus-level requirements are properly captured, validated, and verified throughout the development lifecycle

Design Review Participation: Lead and contribute to major design reviews (PDR, CDR, MRR, TRR, etc.), providing critical assessments and recommendations

Schedule & Risk Monitoring: Track development milestones, identify risks and issues early, and implement mitigation strategies in collaboration with the manufacturer and internal stakeholders

Quality Assurance: Monitor manufacturing and integration activities to ensure adherence to quality standards and space-grade practices

Testing & Validation: Support environmental testing, functional validation, and launch readiness activities for the satellite bus

Documentation & Reporting: Maintain clear and comprehensive documentation of technical decisions, progress reports, and risk assessments

Qualification

Satellite systems engineeringNGSO/MEO mission architecturesIntegrationTestingAerospace EngineeringElectrical EngineeringECSS standardsMulti-disciplinary teamworkCustomer sensitivityFluency in EnglishCommunication skillsNegotiation skillsProblem-solving