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Lead systems engineering for spacecraft missions, including technical budgets, system requirements, verification methods, simulations, test planning, data analysis, interface specifications, CONOPS, and design documentation. The role supports hands-on flight hardware development, spacecraft testing, satellite operations, and technical coordination with program and product management teams serving civil, commercial, and defense customers.

Leads end-to-end development of RF phased-array products, including architecture, modeling, prototyping, integration, testing, flight development, production transition, and automation. Develops active-antenna test plans, supports proposals and requirements compliance, participates in engineering reviews, interfaces with vendors and customers, and provides technical troubleshooting. Requires advanced RF communications, antenna simulation, interference analysis, and space-qualified product development expertise.

Develops digital payload products such as modems, processors, and network routers for space applications. Responsibilities include requirements definition, system architecture, component selection, PCB design, prototyping, qualification, production support, test planning, documentation, customer support, anomaly troubleshooting, and participation in engineering reviews. Requires expertise in RF engineering, high-speed interfaces, digital signal processing, communication theory, and space electronics product development.

Develop digital payload products such as modems, processors, and network routers from concept through flight operations and production. Responsibilities include requirements definition, architecture, component selection, PCB design, prototyping, testing, qualification, documentation, customer support, anomaly troubleshooting, and manufacturing integration. The role requires expertise in RF engineering, high-speed interfaces, system-on-chip devices, microcontrollers, digital signal processing, communication systems, and space-grade electronics. It is onsite in Long Beach, California, and supports complex space and defense programs.

Develops RF products and phased-array systems for spacecraft and launch applications. Responsibilities include architecture, prototyping, integration, testing, flight development, antenna-array modeling, active antenna test planning, production automation, vendor and customer support, proposal compliance, requirements implementation, engineering reviews, documentation, and anomaly troubleshooting. Collaborates with RF, digital, power, mechanical, thermal, and structural engineering teams.

Lead spacecraft guidance, navigation, and control development across algorithm design, flight software, simulation, subsystem requirements, integration, testing, and on-orbit operations. Design autonomy tools, fault detection and response systems, and GNC architectures while coordinating with engineering teams, program managers, customers, and distributed teams. Support design reviews, maintain development schedules, and report technical status for spacecraft programs.

Lead spacecraft GNC and ADCS development across the engineering lifecycle, including algorithm and flight software design, subsystem requirements, component selection, fault response, simulation, integration and testing. Develop spacecraft autonomy tools, support design reviews, coordinate cross-site teams, maintain schedules and milestones, report technical status, and interact directly with aerospace customers.

Performs flight dynamics and mission design for Earth-orbiting, lunar, and interplanetary missions. Responsibilities include trajectory development, orbital propagation, rendezvous and station-keeping analysis, launch window and delta-V planning, collision avoidance, and contingency planning. The engineer interfaces with flight software and GNC teams, develops simulation infrastructure, delivers trajectory data for readiness reviews, and supports real-time mission operations, anomaly response, and post-launch analysis.

Architect and deploy distributed simulation environments for aerospace systems and constellation-level modeling. Build data pipelines to process, analyze, and visualize large simulation datasets; derive engineering and mission insights through statistical analysis and data modeling; optimize HPC and cluster infrastructure; translate mission requirements into scalable architectures; and integrate complex simulation ecosystems across subsystems and analytical tools.

Leads the technical execution of complex aerospace robotic systems, owning architecture, requirements, interfaces, hardware-software integration, verification, validation, and delivery. Coordinates mechanical, electrical, software, controls, manufacturing, and test teams; leads technical trades, risk resolution, integration, formal reviews, and customer communications. Develops systems engineering documentation and mentors engineers while supporting program schedule, risk, and cost estimates.