Radiance Technologies, a rapidly growing 100% employee-owned company, is seeking a talented Systems Engineer to support a space payload R&D group. This individual will directly support the execution of design, development, integration and testing efforts of multiple space payload programs. The candidate will work as an individual contributor and within a diverse, multi-discipline engineering team, and will be responsible for supporting payload design, deriving system requirements, assisting with subsystem and system assembly, integration and test, and requirements verification.
Responsibilities
- Support system architecture development for space payload systems
- Derive, document, and manage system and subsystem requirements
- Maintain requirements traceability and support requirements verification and validation efforts
- Generate and maintain engineering documentation and technical artifacts
- Support system integration, testing, and verification activities of space hardware
- Support development and maintenance of hardware in the loop lab capabilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams across multiple programs
- Identify risks, gaps, and deficiencies in system design and provide mitigation strategies
- Support and participate in program-level design reviews (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR)
- Execute tasks independently while meeting aggressive schedules and program milestones
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related engineering field
- Minimum of 3+ years of Systems Engineering experience
- Demonstrated knowledge of systems engineering processes, including system architecture, requirements development, and requirements management
- Experience generating engineering documentation and supporting requirement verification and close-out
- Experience supporting programs across the full lifecycle (concept through delivery)
- Demonstrated ability to work independently on fast-paced projects with tight deadlines
- U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain a security clearance
Desired Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or related engineering field
- 10+ years of Systems Engineering experience
- Experience leading academic or professional design and development projects
- Experience supporting space-based payloads or aerospace systems
- Experience in a hardware in the loop lab environment including hardware testing and test software development
- Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and methodologies
- Experience developing systems engineering artifacts such as specifications, development plans, and technical data packages
- Experience identifying design review deficiencies and recommending mitigation approaches
- Hands-on test experience, including planning, execution, and data analysis
- Experience delivering complex aerospace hardware from concept to delivery
- Strong presentation skills with experience supporting technical design reviews
- Active SECRET clearance or higher
Radiance Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related engineering field
- Minimum of 3 years of Systems Engineering experience
- Knowledge of systems engineering processes, including system architecture, requirements development, and requirements management
- Experience generating engineering documentation and supporting requirements verification and close-out
- Experience supporting programs across the full lifecycle from concept through delivery
- Ability to work independently on fast-paced projects with tight deadlines
- U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain a security clearance
- Master's degree in Systems Engineering or a related engineering field
- 10 or more years of Systems Engineering experience
- Experience leading academic or professional design and development projects
- Experience supporting space-based payloads or aerospace systems
- Experience in a hardware-in-the-loop lab environment, including hardware testing and test software development
- Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering tools and methodologies
- Experience developing systems engineering artifacts such as specifications, development plans, and technical data packages
- Experience identifying design review deficiencies and recommending mitigation approaches
- Hands-on test experience, including planning, execution, and data analysis
- Experience delivering complex aerospace hardware from concept to delivery
- Strong presentation skills and experience supporting technical design reviews
- Active Secret clearance or higher
Radiance Technologies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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What We Do
Radiance Technologies, Inc. is an employee-owned small business prime contractor. Radiance leads the way in developing government and commercial customer-focused solutions. Leveraging its record of technical innovation and operational expertise, Radiance Technologies offers: • Cyber Solutions • Systems Engineering • Technology Development, Production, Testing, and Evaluation • Technology Application • Intelligence Community Support • Government Program Support The company’s 900+ employees in 15+ U.S. and international offices serve customers in the Department of Defense (DOD), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the national intelligence community, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), other government organizations, and selected commercial customers. Radiance Technologies continues to attract and retain talented motivated employees by being an employee-owned company – founded with the idea of providing an environment, a benefits package, and a stock ownership plan that are second to none. For more information, visit www.radiancetech.com. Radiance Technologies, Inc. – Concepts to Capabilities®








