System Architect

System Architect

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering, or similar
• 3 years minimum experience in a related role preferred
• Demonstrated experience working on one or more development projects through the full lifecycle, from concept through operations, on an aerospace or similar high-performance product
• Proficiency working with interdisciplinary technical teams, including mechanical, electrical, and software engineers
• Exceptional command of engineering fundamentals, including orbital dynamics, rocket and/or spacecraft design, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, structures, command and control systems, and systems integration workflows
• Extensive experience with CAD tools and configuration management (Siemens NX and Teamcenter preferred)
• Proficiency with fluid analysis tools (Siemens AMESim, Thermal Desktop, Python, EES, REFPROP, Excel, Matlab, or equivalent)
• Proficiency in GD&T, tolerance stackups, and material selection
• Hands on experience performing fabrication and assembly of components
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Willing to relocate to Seattle, WA

Responsibilities

• Support Business Development activities such as customer discovery, solution ideation, and proposal writing
• Listen to customer input and develop system architecture and functional capabilities which meet the customer objectives
• Lead architecture trades for major systems, rapidly transform these decisions into real-life hardware implementations
• Develop system concept of operations, including phases of ground, flight, and recovery
• Define system requirements to meet functional capabilities, define product breakdown, and decompose requirements to lower-level products

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 years minimum experience in a related role preferred