Demonstrated experience with spacecraft or complex technical systems.
Ability to communicate across multiple engineering disciplines.
Strong personal initiative to proactively address issues.
Passion for space exploration and technology.
Hands-on approach with a willingness to learn new skills.
Responsibilities
Own spacecraft systems engineering artifacts like requirements and technical budgets.
Collaborate cross-functionally with subsystems and manufacturing teams.
Lead flatsat and hardware-in-the-loop development efforts.
Engage with customers for payload integration and testing.
Contribute to detailed design across hardware and software stacks.
Oversee hands-on manufacturing and testing of prototype and flight hardware.
Design systems for reliable and repeatable production.
Benefits
Full-time, onsite role at Inflection's HQ in Los Angeles, CA.
Full Job Description
About the role
Inflection is seeking an experienced systems engineer to own spacecraft design, technical budgets, interfaces, and more. This role reports directly to the CTO. This is a full-time, onsite role based out of Inflection's HQ in Los Angeles, CA.
What you'll do
Own spacecraft systems engineering artifacts like requirements, technical budgets, and interfaces.
Work cross-functionally across spacecraft subsystems and the manufacturing team to ensure seamless integration, test, operations, and manufacturing scaling of Inflection's spacecraft.
Lead flatsat and hardware-in-the-loop development.
Work directly with Inflection's customers to plan and execute payload integration, test, and operations.
Contribute to detailed design across the spacecraft hardware and software stack as required.
Lead hands-on manufacturing, integration, test, and operations across protoype and flight hardware.
Design for reliable, repeatable production.
Qualifications
Demonstrated experience working with spacecraft, space systems, or other similar complex technical systems.
The ability to understand, communicate, and work across multiple engineering disciplines.
A strong level of personal initiative, and the ability to find and address problems before they become problems.
A passion for space.
The ability to get hands-on, and an appetite to learn new things.
