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Sierra Space Corporation Sr. Mission Engineer (Clearance Required) in Louisville, Colorado
We dream big at Sierra Space-advocating the exploration of space, keeping service members safe and creating the systems that keep our world united and sustain our way of living. Join our team! As a Systems Engineer, you will be using your skills and expertise to research, architect, model, simulate, test, certify and improve cutting edge products and services. You'll be developing complex system architectures within contextual modeling platforms, ushering them from operational concept through preliminary and detailed design, simulation, and test using progressive tools. As a cross-functional engineer, you are in charge of system-level ownership of new products and processes through the product lifecycle.
Sierra Space-based in Louisville, CO with operations in Madison, WI, Durham, NC, Huntsville, AL, Houston, TX, and Kennedy Space Center, FL-designs and manufactures the Dream Chaser spaceplane and other advanced spacecraft, commercial space destinations, satellites, propulsion and environmental systems, spacecraft subsystems and components for the U.S. government (including NASA), commercial customers, and internation
Sierra Space's Orbital Missions & Services (OMS) division focuses on the design, build, and operations of small satellites in support of commercial services and national security space and offers two work locations: Louisville, Colorado and Centennial, Colorado.
Sierra Space is seeking a Sr Mission Engineer to join our expanding OMS team. The Sr Mission Engineer will work to define mission parameters and derive driving mission requirements as part of a novel spacecraft development. The Sr Mission Engineer will provide the mission perspective throughout the design lifecycle and assess key mission performance attributes to ensure we are meeting the customer's mission objectives.
The successful candidate should possess an enthusiasm for space protection and systems development and should demonstrate the ability to understand and champion a mission viewpoint throughout the development.
Must-haves:
Bachelor's of Science degree in System Engineering or related discipline and typically 10 or more years of relevant experience
Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of education
Demonstrated knowledge of engineering principles and practices
Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development teams
Thorough understanding of requirements management, functional requirements parsing, derivation, and allocation; systems design, systems integration, technical risk identification and management strategies, and Verification and Validation (V&V) principles
An active Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance with SCI and SAP eligibility required
Preferred:
Progressive experience in Mission Engineering roles for platform-level systems development.
Experience developing mission objectives and requirements, drafting mission level concepts of operation and assessing mission performance throughout the system lifecycle.
Ability to trade mission attributes to achieve design to cost and schedule constraints while maintaining mission objectives.
Ability to work and communicate with technical and specialty subject matter expert engineers to derive and capture requirements and architecture data across a system of systems.
Great attitude with the ability to collaborate effectively on multidisciplinary teams to solve hard problems in a rapid development environment.
Master's degree or higher in related field of study.
Experience working in or familiarity with common industry system & mission modeling tools and languages, such as STK, Cameo EA, SysML, Matlab & Python.
Experience participating in Systems Engineering activities through successful completion of design milestones such as System Requirements Reviews (SRRs), System Functional Reviews (SFRs), and Preliminary and Critical Design Reviews (PDRs and CDRs).
Experience or certi ication in INCOSE standards
Experience across all phases of the program development lifecycle, from capture through design, implementation and test.
Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry
At Sierra Space (Sierra Space) we deliver customer-focused technology and best-of-breed integrations in the aerospace and defense sectors. Sierra Space has been honored as one of the most innovative U.S. companies in space, a Tier One Superior Supplier for the U.S. Air Force, and as one of America's fastest-growing... For full info follow application link.
At Sierra Space, our mission is to dream, innovate, inspire and empower the next generation to transform humanity through technology and imagination. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome our employees to bring their