Space Vehicle Bus Systems Engineer

Special Aerospace Services

$180K — $200K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of space vehicle systems engineering experience
  • Expertise in integrating at least two space vehicle subsystems
  • 3+ years of experience with key DoD program reviews
  • Familiarity with collaboration tools like Confluence or Jira
  • Proficiency in analyzing subsystem and program schedules
  • Experience with earned value management data analysis
  • Active TS/SCI clearance required
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field

Responsibilities

  • Drive systems engineering across spacecraft bus subsystems
  • Ensure subsystem performance and integration across the vehicle lifecycle
  • Coordinate development and alignment with system-level requirements
  • Lead engineering efforts for multiple subsystems including propulsion and communications
  • Participate in major program reviews and ensure technical compliance
  • Analyze integrated master schedules to assess program performance
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to validate subsystems meet mission objectives

Benefits

  • Comprehensive total rewards approach to compensation
  • Competitive benefits package for health and well-being
  • Support for professional growth opportunities
Full Job Description
Space Vehicle Bus Systems Engineer
El Segundo, CA

Job Description
Aurex is seeking a Space Vehicle Bus Systems Engineer to drive systems engineering and integration across critical spacecraft bus subsystems supporting national security missions. This role is responsible for ensuring subsystem performance, integration, and technical alignment across the full space vehicle lifecycle. You will operate across multiple engineering domains, coordinating subsystem development and ensuring alignment with system-level requirements, schedules, and mission objectives. This role requires a technically grounded engineer who can analyze complex systems, engage across stakeholders, and drive disciplined execution in a high-performance environment. In this role, you will lead systems engineering efforts across space vehicle bus subsystems, including structures, mechanisms, electrical power, attitude control, thermal, propulsion, communications, and command and data handling. You will support and participate in major program reviews, including SRR, SDR, SFR, PDR, CDR, MRR, TRR, FCA, and PCA, ensuring technical readiness and compliance with DoD acquisition processes. You will analyze subsystem and program-level integrated master schedules and evaluate contractor earned value management data to assess program performance and identify risks. You will collaborate with government clients and contractor teammates to ensure integration across subsystems and alignment with mission requirements. You will support system-level testing and verification, ensuring subsystems are integrated and validated to meet mission performance objectives.

Requirements
  • 7+ years of experience with space vehicle systems engineering, planning, integration, and testing
  • 7+ years of experience with systems engineering, planning, development, integration, and testing of at least two space vehicle subsystems, including structures, mechanisms, electrical power, attitude control, thermal, propulsion, communications, or command and data handling
  • 3+ years of experience with space system and DoD program reviews, including SRR, SDR, SFR, PDR, CDR, MRR, TRR, FCA, or PCA
  • Experience with collaboration tools, including Confluence or Jira
  • Experience analyzing subsystem and program-level integrated master schedules
  • Experience analyzing contractor earned value management data
  • Ability to be highly motivated, with a dynamic work ethic and commitment to the DoD mission
  • Ability to communicate effectively and establish collaborative relationships with government clients and contractor teammates
  • Active TS/SCI clearance
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science

Desired
  • 10+ years of experience with space vehicle systems engineering, planning, integration, and testing
  • Experience with space vehicle level testing, including system performance testing, thermal vacuum (TVAC), acoustics, or EMI/EMC testing

How You Will Be Rewarded
The salary range for this role is $180,000 - $200,000 per year. We offer a comprehensive total rewards approach to compensation, providing incentives and benefits that extend far beyond the base salary. Compensation is determined by the candidate's work experience, education, training, and relevant skills. We offer a competitive benefits package designed to support our employees' health, well-being, and professional growth.

Location
El Segundo, CA

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