Systems Engineer

Where dreams and reality collide and the output is out of this world. At Redwire Space, we are a team of dreamers and doers. Where the impossible becomes possible, and every day is an opportunity to learn and get one step closer to knowing the unknown. Join us on our mission to expand humanity's presence in space.

Through continuous innovation and operational excellence, our Space Missions team leverages engineering talent and capabilities to develop and deliver spacecraft and space products at speed and scale to our customers. These cutting-edge capabilities are helping to revolutionize spaceflight and the space defense mission space. With many exciting projects on the horizon, our team could use your curiosity, passion, talent and experience to help us Build Above.

Summary

Redwire Space Missions LLC is seeking a Systems Engineer to join our RV&V team in Albuquerque, NM. In this role you will work on a variety of program tasks ranging from Requirements and Verification Management, Test Campaign Planning, Test Oversite, and Specialty Engineering (M&P, Reliability, Radiation) roles. The ideal candidate will have experience across all phases of the space systems development lifecycle and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Act as a Systems Engineer across project teams for satellite subsystems and components.
• Requirements and Verification Management including customer collaboration, requirements decomposition and flow down, creation and maintenance of verification matrices.
• Communicate decomposed requirements to the project team functional roles.
• Develop requirements verification plans and coordinate activities with different engineering functions.
• Compile and maintain system mass budgets and model mass properties in order to support FEMs and FMEAs.
• Develop and manage mechanical interfaces (mICDs), interface requirements, and physical design constraints.
• Test Plan generation based on requirements verification matrix.
• Evaluate test data and analysis results and generate reports to verify that system/subsystem meets functional and performance specifications.
• Perform Space Specialty Engineering analysis and evaluations including hardware qualification, materials and process evaluation, radiation analysis and testing.
• Develop structures and mechanisms acceptance and qualification test plans.
• Perform reliability, FMECA analysis, and lifecycle analysis for space hardware and systems.
• Perform component selection, Derating, lifetime, and failure analysis.
• Support hardware integration and testing at spacecraft level integration.
• Effectively present information and respond to questions from management and customers.
• Work closely with quality and mission assurance teams to verify QA/MA requirements.

Ideal Experience

• Bachelor of Science in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) discipline with 3-5 years of experience or a Master's with 1-3 years of experience.
• Proven experience with the full space systems engineering lifecycle, including requirements development, subsystems design, and integration & test.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams and manage complex projects.
• Self-motivated in applying engineering principles, concepts, and practices of mechanical / aerospace engineering to independently perform assignments.
• Familiarity with NASA or DoD lifecycle reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR).
• U.S. Citizenship required with ability to obtain a DoD Security Clearance.

Desired Skills

• M.S. degree in Systems Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience working on spacecraft structures, mechanisms, and payload adapters.
• Experience in developing, managing, and decomposing requirements and identifying verification methods/approaches
• Experience developing test plans and managing hardware test campaigns
• Experience using JAMA or DOORS
• Experience designing or working with mechanical ground support equipment (MGSE)
• Experience in space hardware materials and processes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with Microsoft Project and Visio.
• Active DoD Security Clearance preferred.
• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

Grow with us as we innovate the next generation capabilities for a new era of space exploration! We offer a highly competitive benefits package along with a commitment to our core values of Integrity, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, and Excellence.

Don't meet every single requirement above? No worries. We want people who can grow, collaborate and build a stronger team. We strive to build a diverse and inclusive culture, so if you're excited about this job posting, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Redwire is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Redwire is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

All offers of employment at Redwire are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check and your ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the US. Note that some positions will also require ship or ability to obtain a security clearance due to requirements of a classified program.

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