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# Director of Space Systems

- **Company:** Evona, Inc.
- **Location:** Los Angeles, CA, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Automation of Marketing, Visual Systems
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25303_8f1857ab9cd28d15d69d54dd3034a3ca

## About the Role

* 15+ years in spacecraft systems engineering, with direct ownership of vendor/supplier interface
 * End-to-end lifecycle experience: architecture, design, test, launch, and operations
 * Strong grasp of spacecraft subsystems and payload integration
 * Experience working with commercial smallsat platforms or primes
 * Able to work cross-functionally in lean teams and adapt to evolving startup environments
 * US citizen or green card holder
 * (Bonus: Familiarity with optical comms, laser systems, or power payloads)

## Description

As they grow, they're looking to bring on a Director of Space Systems to lead the spacecraft-side of their mission. This role is a critical bridge between their internal engineering team (focused on laser and optical systems) and an external satellite bus vendor. You'll take full technical ownership of the spacecraft development process - managing requirements, vendor coordination, trades, risks, and delivery from architecture through launch.

This is an opportunity for someone who's ready to lead spacecraft programs at the system level, work closely with executive leadership, and shape a highly innovative mission from the ground up., * Lead systems engineering and technical oversight for the full satellite development lifecycle

 * Act as primary interface with external spacecraft vendor(s), managing alignment across technical, programmatic, and schedule domains
 * Own and evolve system-level requirements, CONOPS, and ICDs
 * Drive and assess trades across spacecraft subsystems (power, thermal, ADCS, avionics, etc.)
 * Support integration of complex laser payload systems onto selected spacecraft platform
 * Oversee design reviews, risk management, and delivery milestones (SRR, PDR, CDR, etc.)
 * Collaborate closely with optical, software, and operations teams
 * Provide technical leadership as the team grows; help define scalable systems processes