1d ago

Science Payload Responsible Engineer/Scientist

Long Beach, California

$150k-$207k / year

full-timesenioraerospace

๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll lead the delivery, integration, and operations support for a science instrument suite on the Terran R vehicle. Your core impact will be ensuring instruments meet science capability and proceed smoothly through testing and on-orbit operations. You'll operate as part of a fast-moving, lean, multi-disciplinary team driven by mission success.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Manage delivery, integration, and operations support for science instruments
  • Collaborate with partners to ensure instruments meet science capability
  • Oversee environmental testing and spacecraft integration
  • Support commissioning and on-orbit operations

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • Master's degree in planetary science, engineering, physics, or related
  • 3+ years experience in science research
  • 3+ years experience with spacecraft payload through multiple phases

โœจ Nice to Have

  • Experience with planetary science instruments
  • Familiarity with Earth and planetary science missions constraints

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Competitive salary and equity
  • ๐Ÿ–๏ธ Generous PTO and sick leave
  • ๐Ÿ‘ถ Parental leave
  • ๐Ÿ“š Annual learning and development stipend

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter Phone Screenยท 30 min
  2. 2Technical Interviewยท 60 min
  3. 3On-site Interviewsยท Half day
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