Job Description

OVERVIEW: Are you ready to advance the State of Humanity in the pursuit of Human Knowledge? Quantum Space is leading the next commercial space frontier with the development of our lunar constellation to provide data buy services, host payloads/instruments, deploy spacecraft, and perform space logistics for our partners.
We\xe2\x80\x99re looking for a systems engineer for our upcoming cislunar missions who is highly motivated with the expertise to formulate, design interfaces, architect, and evaluate performance within complex existing, as well as newly designed space systems. In this role you will work closely with project management and the lead engineer and will be responsible for leading a portion of the technical team through the project life cycle including launch and early operations. RESPONSIBILITIES MAY INCLUDE:

• Mission, spacecraft, payload, and launch vehicle systems engineering
• Lead informal and formal system architecture, requirements, functional, design, mission ready reviews, including development of entrance and success criteria
• Generate, review, approve, and manage system/subsystem requirements \xe2\x80\x94 including but not limited to, safety, design, environmental, manufacturing, quality, operational, and testing requirements
• Develop and implement systems engineering management plan and update as required throughout

• Prepare, review, approve, and manage subsystem interfaces interactions within interface control documents \xe2\x80\x94 including but not limited to physical, thermal, electric, RF, data interactions
• Manage technical budgets, risks, cross functional issues, and mitigation actions
• Develop verification and validation plans, as well as requirement compliance matrices
• Define and manage the configuration management process
• Perform fault tolerance analysis/failure mode, effects, and criticality analysis

• Evaluate alternatives including cost, risk, supportability, and analyses for various systems
• Translate security and system requirements into hardware and/or software specifications
• Ensure the system solutions are flight ready prior to test and mission operations
• Initiate and execute test plans, test procedures and test reports
• Create integration, verification, and validation tests

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in a STEM technical discipline
• Minimum of 6 years of relevant experience
• Proficiency in at least one engineering discipline and or spacecraft subsystem
• Experience working with spacecraft, payloads, space to earth architectures, and on-orbit mission operations

• Experience leading an interdisciplinary technical team in the delivery of spaceflight hardware and or software
• Knowledge of commercial, industry, and U.S. federal government systems engineering standards
• Experience with systems analysis, modeling, and design tools
• Requirements and risk management tools and processes
• Work location within the DMV arena

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master\xe2\x80\x99s degree in a STEM technical discipline
• At least 8 years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency in more than one engineering discipline and or spacecraft subsystem
• Extensive end to end project life cycle experience working with spacecraft, payloads, space to earth architectures, and on-orbit mission operations.

• Experience leading a large interdisciplinary technical team in the delivery of spaceflight hardware and or software
• Experience leading flight hardware failure review investigations

Quantum Space is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer as defined by the EEOC. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender orientation, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship, or any other federal, state, or locally protected class. kARtOUcBd4