Red Canyon Software is looking for an enthusiastic and creative Principal Software Systems Engineer (Contract) to design and analyze new satellite and aerospace systems. We're looking for candidates who can bring exceptional engineering skills and strong experience in aerospace programs to the team.
Position Responsibilities:
The Principal Software Systems Engineer's primary responsibility will be driving the development of customer satellite systems with a focus on flight software delivery. This engineer will be involved in the full lifecycle of development, from requirements definition, validation, verification and operations. Being at the cutting edge of space technology, we need someone who is eager to learn, grow, and take on new and potentially unfamiliar challenges. There is no shortage of fascinating problems to solve.
The Principal Software Systems Engineer will provide autonomous solutions of complex problems, through direct work or delegation, under the leadership of the Systems Engineering Manager. The Principal Systems Engineer will have project and subject matter responsibility and authority.
Systems Engineering 75%
- Perform systems engineering tasks for satellite software systems, including the heritage platform:
- Requirements development – initial definition, decomposition and flow down, management of Software and Avionics Subsystem requirements
- System design and trade studies – high level concept trades to support subsequent detail design
- Verification planning and testing – verification matrices, buy-off / sell-off, test planning, analysis planning, etc.
- Ensure proper Systems Engineering processes are followed including requirements traces / RVTMs
- Coordinate and collaborate with internal and external stake holders to ensure that technical requirements are met
- Flight Software anomaly resolution and troubleshooting
- Demonstrated ability to participate in cross-functional planning, coordination, and task execution situations involving the full spectrum of engineering and integration activities
Roadmap Development 15%
- Support spacecraft development product roadmap; includes design adjustments, schedule, and cost targets aligned for future business captures
- Support the definition of spacecraft customization process for customer mission needs
Additional Responsibilities 10%
- Perform all the necessary systems engineering activities to build, to maintain and to evolve the spacecraft products
- Promote and optimize cost savings by reuse of the heritage platform designs and manufacturing infrastructures in the pursuit of various constellation prospects.
Qualified Experience / Skills / Training:
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in STEM (Science, Technical, Engineering, Math) or related scientific areas
- Preferred: Masters in STEM (Science, Technical, Engineering, Math) or related scientific areas
Experience:
- A minimum of 15 years with a bachelor's degree, or 12 years with a master's degree
- Proven track-record of working with aerospace software systems, starting from conceptual designs and tradeoffs thru detailed design, development, integration, test, deployment, and operations
- Proven track-record of leading multi-disciplinary teams to solve problems
Knowledge, Skills, Demonstrated Capabilities:
- Familiarity with elements of space mission architectures extending beyond the satellite platform – including launch, flight operations, mission CONOPS, user interfaces, etc.
- Experience with systems architecture, requirements definition and decomposition, and requirements verification and validation (e.g. Requirements Verification and Traceability Matrices)
- Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and methods
- Experience with requirements management tools (DOORS or similar)
- Experience leading and/or performing analyses for affordability, safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, human systems integration, survivability, vulnerability, susceptibility, system security, regulatory, certification, product assurance or other specialties engineering disciplines
- Communicate in a clear and concise manner effectively across multiple levels
- Be team-minded and ready to work in a multi-functional and multi-cultural, fast-moving and complex/technical environment
- Flexible attitude and strong initiative
- Demonstrated ability to deliver results
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in STEM or a related scientific field
- Master's degree in STEM or a related scientific field
- At least 15 years of experience with a bachelor's degree, or 12 years with a master's degree
- Proven experience with aerospace software systems across conceptual design, trade studies, detailed design, development, integration, testing, deployment, and operations
- Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams
- Familiarity with space mission architectures, including launch, flight operations, mission CONOPS, and user interfaces
- Experience with systems architecture, requirements definition and decomposition, and requirements verification and validation
- Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering tools and methods
- Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS or similar
- Experience leading or performing specialty engineering analyses, including affordability, safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, human systems integration, survivability, vulnerability, susceptibility, system security, regulatory, certification, or product assurance
- Strong written and verbal communication skills across multiple organizational levels
- Ability to work effectively in multifunctional, multicultural, fast-moving technical environments
- Flexible attitude, strong initiative, and demonstrated ability to deliver results
- Must be a United States citizen
What We Do
Red Canyon Engineering and Software develops cutting-edge technology to help humankind explore space and other planets, as well as advanced renewable resources on Earth. We are proud to be involved with important missions ranging from searching for water on Mars, to analyzing the composition of distant comets, and building the next human spacecraft. Our clients include government agencies such as NASA, NOAA, NREL, JPL, and DOD, in addition to customers such as Lockheed Martin Space, Raytheon, Sierra Nevada Corporation, a.i. solutions, Walt Disney Imagineering, SAIC, Ball Aerospace, SpaceX, Honeywell, KBRwyle, Maxar, Blue Origin, and Moog. We are an SBA certified HUBZone and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).
