Space Systems Integration Engineer

Location: El Segundo, CA, USA

Work Location: onsite

• Assess space‑vehicle design, development activities, and integration readiness.
• Review test plans, procedures, specifications, and technical orders to identify interface or integration issues.
• Observe assembly, integration, and test (AIT) activities for both primary spacecraft and Auxiliary Payloads (APLs).
• Support requirements tracking, verification, and reporting of technical and schedule risks.

• Lead coordination and oversight of spacecraft, payload, and launch vehicle integration—including multi‑payload and multi‑orbit missions, rideshare adapters, boosters, and CubeSat deployers.
• Review integration plans/procedures and observe integration execution.
• Support deviation/waiver processing, milestone development, and risk‑management activities.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related STEM field (or four additional years of experience in lieu of degree).
• 9+ years experience in systems engineering, space‑vehicle development, integration, and test.
• Experience with interface management, ICD development, and end‑to‑end system integration.
• Experience with launch vehicle mission interfaces, satellite test/processing, and launch readiness activities.
• Experience supporting U.S. Government SPOs and multi‑contractor environments.
• Clearance: Active Top Secret Clearance and ability to acquire SCI / SAP Access

• Experience with multi‑payload missions, rideshare operations, or multi‑orbit deployment strategies.
• Familiarity with EELV/NSSL launch vehicles and launch‑site processing flows.
• Experience developing program plans, schedules, earned value metrics, and integration risk assessments.
• Strong ability to negotiate technical interfaces and coordinate responsibilities across distributed mission partners.