Systems Engineer 

Houston, TX

Aegis Aerospace owns and operates The MISSE Flight Facility, a unique commercial, external testing facility permanently installed on the International Space Station (ISS), and we’re designing and building lunar payloads to extend our Space Testing as a Service (STaaS) business model to the moon. We are looking for a Systems Engineer to join the design team in Houston for our latest lunar payload, the Space System Test & Evaluation Facility – First Flight (SSTEF-1). The successful candidate will be an experienced systems engineer with a proven ability to manage requirements, qualification/verifications, and space vehicle integration for a complex space payload.

Did you know?

Aegis Aerospace has more than 30 years of experience in creating innovative and practical solutions to fulfill defense and space needs.

We are looking for candidates who are ready to revolutionize the space and defense industry and pioneer new technological advancements to safeguard our country.

Are you ready to Innovate, Explore, and Protect? 

Key Responsibilities

This position is responsible for leading and managing the systems engineering and integration (SE&I) work for the SSTEF-1 project. Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the initial trade studies to a timely conclusion, including final reports and final SSTEF-1 requirements.
• Manage the baseline requirements.
• Work closely with the design team to ensure that the design meets all requirements and can be verified.
• Work closely with our customer investigators to integrate their experiments with SSTEF-1
• Lead the verification and validation (V&V) planning and implementation.
• Lead integration of the SSTEF-1 with the lunar lander.
• Make presentations to NASA and other stakeholders.
• Other duties as assigned.

Travel frequency is minimal. Evening and weekend work may sometimes be required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from an accredited university or college
• At least seven years of systems engineering experience in new product development for spaceflight or other high-specification equipment
• Relevant trade study experience
• Strong analytical skills
• Organized, with strong time management skills and good judgement
• Highly dependable, self-motivated, and accountable. Able work well as part of a team and also with a high degree of autonomy
• Enjoys working in a dynamic, fast paced environment
• US citizen or Greencard holder. Successful completion of a US Government background check is required

About Aegis Aerospace

We are a woman-owned space and technology company headquartered in Houston, TX.  Our primary objective is to support the Department of Defense and NASA in achieving their missions to defend the security of our country, reach new heights and to discover the unknown. We employ some of the brightest, most experienced engineering and technology experts in the U.S.

To learn more about Aegis Aerospace, visit our website at www.aegisaero.com.

Aegis Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer /M/F/disability/protected veteran employer.  

Come join our team as we become a leading, large, world-class company providing high quality innovative technical solutions to our diverse portfolio of clients!