Senior Systems Engineer

We currently have an opportunity for a Senior Systems Engineer to join our Systems and Test Engineering team in Goleta, CA. In this role you will work on a variety of program tasks ranging from Requirements and Verification Management, Test Campaign Planning, Solar Array Power Management and Analysis, and Specialty Engineering (M&P, Reliability, Radiation, EEE parts, and more) roles. You will have the opportunity to work on projects of all sizes for a variety of industry and government customers. Responsibilities * Act as the Lead S&T Engineer on a project team for satellite subsystems and components * Perform Requirements and Verification Management, including customer collaboration, requirements decomposition and flowdown * Create and maintain verification matrices (Requirements Verification Compliance Matrices) * Lead technical content and present at Systems Requirements Reviews (SRR) and Test Readiness Reviews (TRR) * Communicate decomposed requirements to team functional roles (Design, Analysis, Manufacturing, Quality, etc) * Develop program-level verification plans and coordinate with cross-functional engineering teams * Develop solar array subassembly acceptance and qualification test plans based on requirements verification strategies and Acceptance Campaign scope * Manage Systems Engineering documentation including Specs, SOWs, SDRLs, Test Plans, Test Procedures, and Test Reports * Support hardware integration and testing across all levels of assembly (component, EDU, Qual, and Flight) * Evaluate test data, assess compliance, and generate verification reports * Serve as technical point of contact for external / offsite test facilities

• Perform EEE component selection, derating, lifetime, and failure analysis
• Conduct reliability, FMECA, lifecycle, and PMPL analyses
• Perform radiation analysis and coordinate radiation test activities
• Prepare technical review packages and present results to management and customers
• Collaborate with Program Management on risk, schedule, and verification status

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with 3+ years
• Strong foundation in mechanical, aerospace, electrical, or systems engineering
• Ability to work independently and apply engineering principles with minimal oversight
• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident (Visa sponsorship not available)

Desired Skills

• Experience working on spacecraft hardware or spaceflight systems
• Experience developing, managing, and decomposing requirements and verification methods
• Experience creating test plans and leading hardware test campaigns
• Familiarity with requirements management tools (JAMA, DOORS)
• Basic proficiency in CAD tools (Inventor, SolidWorks, ProE)
• Experience with MATLAB, Python, or similar data analysis tools
• Experience with electrical test support equipment and instrumentation
• Knowledge of space hardware materials, processes, and qualification pathways
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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. Pay Range

$110,000 - $150,000/yr. How We Determine What We Pay (Compensation Philosophy)

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.

The talented innovators in Goleta, CA are a leading developer and provider of satellite mechanisms, deployable structures and booms and deployable solar array systems to the global space market. The team is revolutionizing spaceflight and are currently being utilized on missions with NASA, the Department of Defense, and commercial space companies. With many more exciting projects on the horizon our team could use your curiosity, passion, talent and experience to help us Build Above.