9h ago

Forward Deployed Engineer, Mission Systems

Hawthorne, CA

$100k-$135k / year

full-timejunioraerospace

๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll serve as the customer interface for Starshield missions, developing operations plans and distilling requirements into actionable objectives. You'll drive ground segment architecture and collaborate across teams for end-to-end mission success. This role offers direct impact on national security space systems and ownership of mission-critical software.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Serve as customer interface at meetings, tests, and reviews
  • Ensure contract deliverables on-time and translate requirements into development objectives
  • Own ground segment architecture design
  • Support all program phases from development through on-orbit commissioning

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or science
  • 1+ years of software engineering or electrical engineering experience
  • Successfully obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee, or asylee (ITAR)

โœจ Nice to Have

  • Familiarity with USG intelligence processes and systems
  • Experience with genAI and machine learning techniques
  • Spacecraft mission design, integration, or test experience

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Competitive base salary with 10% clearance differential up to $20k
  • ๐Ÿฅ Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • ๐Ÿ–๏ธ 3 weeks paid vacation plus 10+ paid holidays
  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ Stock options, long-term incentives, and ESPP
  • ๐Ÿ‘ถ Paid parental leave

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter Screenยท 30 min
  2. 2Technical Interviewยท 60 min
  3. 3On-site Interviewsยท 4 hours
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