Senior Payload Integration Engineer

🕒 Julho 16

⚔️ Virginia – Remoto

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⏰ Tempo Integral

🟠 Sênior

💻 Engenheiro de Soluções

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SES Space & Defense

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51 - 200 funcionários

Fundada em 1973

💼 Consultoria

🏭 Manufatura

🚀 Aeroespacial

Consulting • Manufacturing • Aerospace

A SES Space & Defense é uma empresa dedicada a fornecer serviços e soluções nos setores aeroespacial e de defesa. Eles se concentram em aprimorar as capacidades operacionais e fornecer soluções tecnológicas inovadoras para apoiar missões militares e governamentais. A SES Space & Defense incorpora valores como diversidade, inclusão e um compromisso com o desenvolvimento de talentos em várias áreas profissionais, incluindo engenharia e tecnologia da informação.

Descrição

• Serve as the technical authority for hosted payload missions, leading payload development from early mission concept through integration, launch, and on-orbit operations • Operate as a payload-focused Chief Engineer, owning payload performance, payload-to-bus integration, technical risk retirement, and mission success across communications, sensing, compute, and advanced technology payloads • Working closely with spacecraft manufacturers, suppliers, mission operations teams, and customers, ensure payload requirements are translated into executable designs and successfully integrated into GEO and MEO spacecraft architectures • Lead payload architecture, accommodation trades, and technical decision-making across hosted payload and payload-centric mission opportunities • Serve as the primary authority for payload-to-bus integration, ensuring alignment across mechanical, thermal, structural, electrical, RF, software, TT&C, and mission operations interfaces • Define and manage payload requirements, interface control documents (ICDs), verification plans, and configuration baselines • Lead verification and validation activities including functional testing, EMI/EMC, thermal vacuum, vibration, shock, RF performance, and end-to-end mission testing • Drive integration planning and execution across spacecraft manufacturing, EGSE/MGSE environments, environmental testing, and launch preparation activities • Lead payload commissioning, calibration, checkout, and performance validation activities during on-orbit operations • Evaluate hosted payload opportunities and mission concepts, assessing technical feasibility, integration impacts, risk, schedule, and performance considerations • Partner with spacecraft providers, suppliers, customers, and mission stakeholders to resolve technical issues and drive program execution • Support major program reviews including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FRR, and technical interchange meetings • Identify, manage, and retire technical risks throughout the mission lifecycle while maintaining focus on mission performance and operational success

🎯 Requisitos

• Demonstrated ownership of payload development across at least one spacecraft mission through requirements, integration and test, launch, and on-orbit commissioning • Deep understanding of spacecraft payload integration across mechanical, thermal, structural, electrical, power, RF, avionics, software, and mission operations domains • Experience leading requirements development, interface management, verification and validation, configuration management, and technical risk mitigation activities • Strong familiarity with spacecraft integration and test environments including cleanroom operations, environmental testing, EGSE/MGSE, and spacecraft-level integration workflows • Experience supporting GEO and/or MEO missions, hosted payloads, multi-tenant spacecraft, or advanced payload architectures preferred • Familiarity with RF communications systems, sensing payloads, onboard processing systems, and mission operations concepts • Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to drive technical alignment across internal and external teams • U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance preferred.

🏖️ Benefícios

• Health insurance • 401(k) matching • Flexible work hours • Paid time off • Remote work options