Systems Engineering Manager

Be more than just an employee number! Join Terran Orbital, a leader in innovation, manufacturing, and operations in the satellite industry. We are a pioneer in the miniaturization of space technologies and the delivery of responsive space solutions. We are a unique, fast-growing, and trusted team focused on quickly and economically designing, building, launching, and operating state-of-the-art satellites for advanced mission constellations.

Terran Orbital is seeking an experienced Systems Engineering Manager  to join our growing team. Reporting to the Director, Platform Engineering, the Systems Engineering Manager will manage a dynamic team of systems engineers responsible for the Design, Analysis, Integration, Verification, Validation, and Operations support of spacecrafts within Terran Orbital’s Portfolio. This role is responsible for a coherent set of spacecraft products and systems engineering functions that support programs and projects. The Systems Engineering Manager will apply their technical and leadership skills in organizing, leading, and guiding execution of systems engineering principals within their responsible programs set. The Systems Engineering Manager will share their technical expertise and leadership in mentoring, training, and leading technical system designs and architectures while managing team efficacy and execution to meet the business needs.

• Lead, direct, review, and coach the work of engineering professional direct reports to accomplish program, project, and departmental responsibilities
• Responsible for team members’ resource planning and forecasting, skillset identification, engineering tool implementation, as well as product/process standardization for program level support in systems architecture, design, integration, Verification and Validation, Launch, and Operations
• Leads and establishes goals, objectives, and training for the team with direct impact on both short-term and long-term operations results
• Ensures knowledge capture and knowledge transfer by working with and mentoring engineering members
• Executes strategies and roadmap items for systems architecture and program level developments
• Propose and execute process improvements to maximize efficiency, quality, and technical fidelity of engineering products to support interoperability and flexible, state-of-the-art architectures
• Maintain outstanding communication both with both upper management and the employees in the department
• Contributes directly to, or oversees staff, working on new Program proposals, designs, and resource estimates
• Bolster the team as an individual contributor as needed
• The Systems Engineering Manager’s team has responsibilities including:
1. Designing and developing optimal space vehicle architectures and detailed mission solutions to complex space domain challenges for various remote sensing, RF, and optical applications
2. Mission Concept of Operations refinement, mapping, and application
3. Requirements generation, derivation, decomposition, and mapping
4. System Definition Baseline configuration management and control
5. Logical and Physical Architecture definitions and interface management
6. System-level design activities to include State-Machines, Orbital dynamics, and Communication architecture
7. System Integration, Verification, and Validation definition and execution

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or the Physical Sciences
• 12+ years of spacecraft systems engineering experience
• 5+ years of experience as a technical leader for space-domain missions
• 3+ years of experience leading/managing/tracking projects proposals, processes, and employees working within a systems engineering discipline
• Demonstrate a proven track record of applying successful expertise to sophisticated system challenges
• Experience leading complex initiatives, with a proven track record of collaboration and coordination across internal and external stakeholder organizations
• Experience with Risk, Issue, and Opportunity management
• Understanding of how concepts of PPT (people, processes, & tools), systems, and leadership interact to achieve team and company goals
• Proven ability to deliver effective communication verbally, written form, and through well-crafted presentations, across all levels of an organization, including executive leadership
• Attention to technical details and meeting program delivery schedules
• Ability to self-govern with minimal supervision, establish workload priorities, and utilize efficient time management practices to achieve programmatic or strategic initiatives
• U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain DoD Security Clearance

Additional Differentiators

• Experience and success with space-based reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety
• Familiarity with satellite system budgets, including mass, power, delta-V, link, and data budgets
• Experience and success with encrypted communications architectures and devices and data products
• Demonstrated experience and success with Optical or RF systems

• 100% Company-paid comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• 401(k) Match
• Flexible Time Off (FTO)

Salary Range $170,000-$215,000

Your actual level and base salary will be determined case-by-case and may vary based on the job-related qualification, knowledge, skills, education, and experience. In addition to base salary, we offer 100% covered medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) match, Flexible Time Off (FTO), covered life insurance, maternity and paternity leave, tuition reimbursement, employee referrals, and lots of swag!     

About Terran Orbital

Terran Orbital is a leading manufacturer of satellite products primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries. Terran Orbital provides end-to-end satellite solutions by combining satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations, and on-orbit support to meet the needs of the most demanding military, civil, and commercial customers. Learn more at www.terranorbital.com

Work Environment

The job operates in a professional office environment but in a manufacturing company. This job routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and scanners.

Disclaimers

Terran Orbital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at hr@terranorbital.com.

Terran Orbital does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing firms. To conduct business with Terran Orbital, a Master Services Agreement (MSA) must be executed and confirmed prior to submitting any information relating to a potential candidate. Without a signed MSA, Terran Orbital shall not be responsible to any individual or entity for any payment relating to any form of fee or compensation.

And, in the event that a resume or candidate is submitted by a recruiter, an employment agency, or a staffing firm without a fully executed MSA, Terran Orbital has the unrestricted right to pursue and hire any of those candidate(s) without any legal or financial responsibility to the recruiter, agency, and/or firm.