- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- ChantillyVirginiaUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Aug 10, 2026
- Salary
- $112,000–$149,000 a year
Full-time
Systems Engineer, Space Special Programs
Job description
In the Space Special Programs team, we build spacecraft and space systems which serve a wide variety of functions in the space architecture. At a time when space superiority can no longer be taken for granted and with space systems proliferating at an incredible rate, the Space Special Programs team provides advanced, mission critical capabilities to our customer base to be able to more effectively operate and survive within this expanding environment with limited personnel.
We are looking for several System Engineers to join our rapidly growing team in Chantilly, VA. In this role, you will be responsible for assisting with the full life cycle of design, development, integration & test, and…
Job responsibilities
- Work with a cross-functional team to design market leading hardware products
- Help reach product maturity through rapid prototyping, design verification, and qualification activities
- Learn and Apply modern space-flight hardware design standards and guidelines to create high-reliability, highly manufacturable systems
- Develop, track, and maintain system requirements and work with other disciplines to assure the overall system as well as subsystems are meeting, testing, and verifying compliance with the requirements
- Define, track, and maintain program risks and risk burn-down plans
- Define, track, and maintain system budgets
- Participate with the rest of the team in following internal guidelines and best practices for space flight hardware design, test, manufacture, and operations
- Participate in peer-level and cross-discipline design reviews and help develop customer-facing system design documentation and presentations
Job requirements
- Experience designing, integrating, and flying Cubesat spacecraft meant to operate in LEO through GEO environments is a significant plus
- 1+ years of experience working in a classified environment is a plus