Sr. Mission Integration Engineer

Astrolab

$120K — $150K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in an Engineering field (Mechanical, Aerospace, etc.), with a Master's preferred.
  • 5+ years of experience in cross-functional teams, 10 years preferred.
  • Demonstrated history of impactful contributions in collaborative environments.
  • Experience in developing new technologies or solutions in engineering contexts.
  • Familiarity with modeling tools and experimental methods for engineering problem analysis.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the discovery, development, and integration of rover technologies with partners.
  • Coordinate cross-discipline design efforts to enhance integration outcomes.
  • Support business development initiatives through technical insights and proposals.
  • Provide technical integration support for rover payloads to customer teams.
  • Develop strategies for future technology integration and implementation.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with a top-tier engineering team focused on planetary surface exploration.
  • Equity ownership in the company empowering personal investment in success.
  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, and mental health support.
  • 401(k) plan with company match, enhancing long-term financial security.
  • Flexible PTO and parental leave options, promoting work-life balance.
  • Reimbursement for home office setup, fostering a comfortable work environment.
  • Weekly lunch stipends along with complimentary snacks and drinks on-site.
  • Monthly social hours fostering camaraderie among team members.
Full Job Description
Sr. Mission Integration Engineer

Department: Vehicle Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Hawthorne, California

Description

Our design team works collaboratively to design and implement exceptional engineering solutions to enable off planet exploration. As a Senior Misson Integration Engineer within that team, you play a key role developing technologies and bridging the gaps between design disciplines and business units.

What you'll do:
  • The discovery, development, maturation and eventual integration of rover applicable technologies with government and commercial partners.
  • Cross discipline coordination and integration of design efforts.
  • Supporting business development in proposal responses, customer development and market exploration, leveraging a comprehensive overview of technical capabilities of the rover.
  • Supporting the rover payloads customer team from a technical integration standpoint.


What you'll bring:
  • Bachelor's degree in relevant Engineering field (Mechanical, Aerospace, Etc.). Masters preferred.
  • 5+ years experience in cross functional teams with a demonstrated history of making a meaningful impact within these teams, 10 years preferred.

Preferred
  • A history of developing new technologies, approaches or implementations to solve problems or improve performance in an engineering environment.
  • Experience in the application of modelling tools and experimental methods to analyze engineering problems with an understanding of applicability, correlation and actionable outcomes.
  • Experience with technology development in an expedited timeline environment
  • A demonstrated understanding of technology development timelines relates to a product offering such as a rover, where we are now, where we are going next, what is the future after that? How do we prepare, plan and execute on that development plan.
  • A genuine demonstration of engineering curiosity, learning about new fields of technology and working out how to apply them to solve problems.


Benefits and Perks
  • Join a team of best-in-class engineers building the foundation of planetary surface exploration
  • Equity ownership in the company
  • Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and mental health support
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Flexible PTO and parental leave
  • Home office set up reimbursement
  • Weekly lunch stipend, plus complimentary snacks and beverages on-site
  • Once a month social hour on-site with food and drinks

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