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# Sr. Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Lanteris Space LLC
- **Location:** Palo Alto, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $124,000.0 - $238,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Systems Engineering, C++ (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, Software Tools, Requirements Management, Software Requirements Analysis, Systems Architecture, System Testing, Jama (Software), Information Technology
- **Published:** October 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=6187d0ac48f49f20

## About the Role

* Must be a US citizen or permanent resident
 * Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline, computer science, math, physics or STEM field. Four additional years of experience may be substituted for a degree.
 * Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in systems engineering of complex of systems
 * Experience working across multiple interacting hardware and software subsystems
 * General understanding of spacecraft design and product life cycle as it relates to systems engineering

Preferred Qualifications:

 * Previous experience working on United States Government programs
 * Experience working with system interface definition and implementation
 * Experience analyzing system faults and implementation fault protection and recovery strategies
 * Experience with any requirements management systems (i.e. DOORS, JAMA, etc.)
 * Experience coding in C, C++, Python, or Matlab & creating software tools for verification activities
 * Experience with systems engineering products related to system architecture, verification, and validation
 * Familiarity with NASA, DoD, ECSS, or other applicable aerospace standards
 * Familiarity with risk management
 * Good communication and presentation skills

The successful candidate will provide technical leadership at the spacecraft system level, connecting mission objectives and system requirements to detailed subsystem implementation.

In support of pay transparency at Lanteris Space Systems, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate's starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.

## Description

You will be responsible for some or of all of the following:

 * Development of system Concept of Operations (ConOps) and Use Cases
 * Drive system analysis and mission level trades
 * Develop, decompose, and flow requirements at the mission, system, subsystem, and component levels
 * Manage requirements development
 * Generate and maintain compliance matrix for system and subsystems
 * Develop and maintain system technical performance measures
 * Implement a fault management architecture and strategy
 * Lead customer discussions regarding system design decisions
 * Define and conceptualize interface and operability requirements
 * Facilitate collaboration across subsystems engineers to ensure compliance
 * Ensure technical teams properly identify technical risks and opportunities, implement appropriate risk mitigation and action plans, and drive mitigation of risks to meet programmatic timelines
 * Develop and execute full system validation and verification plan
 * Oversee spacecraft testing and review test results
 * Lead resolution of complex cross-subsystem technical issues and drive closure of open actions