💼 About This Role

You'll define the future of Apex's satellite platforms, shaping system architectures that balance performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost for mass-manufactured satellite buses. You'll act as a platform-level integrator, translating mission needs into clear system requirements and design trades. You'll collaborate across propulsion, avionics, power, structures, thermal, software, and manufacturing teams.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Define and evolve end-to-end satellite system architectures across multiple mission profiles
• Perform system-level trade studies to optimize performance, reliability, cost, mass, and schedule
• Define, document, and manage platform-level requirements during early lifecycle phases
• Collaborate closely with propulsion, avionics, power, structures, thermal, software, and manufacturing teams

📋 Requirements

• U.S. Person status (ability to access export-controlled data)
• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field
• 6+ years of experience working on complex hardware systems (spacecraft preferred)
• Strong understanding of satellite subsystems and their interactions

✨ Nice to Have

• Experience developing satellite platforms or spacecraft buses
• Familiarity with requirements management or modeling tools (e.g., SysML, Jira, Excel)
• Experience supporting early validation or risk-reduction testing

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• 📈 Equity in Apex
• 🏥 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents
• 🏖️ Comprehensive PTO starting at 15 days vacation, growing to 20+ days annually, plus 10 paid holidays
• 💰 Competitive 401(k) match (100% match on first 3%, 50% on next 2%)
• 🍱 Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks