Senior Satellite Design Engineer for Fastwater Staffing

Your Mission on the Team

You will be responsible for the overall design and development of satellites for the Meridian Space constellation, from concept through on-orbit operation. This includes top level design, risk and cost assessment, systems engineering, testing and operations. As part of a small team tackling ambitious challenges, you’ll take full ownership of satellite performance in orbit - driving each phase of development to ensure mission success and dependable service delivery.

Basic Qualifications

5+ years professional design/development experience in satellite systems.

Proven experience as a leader on at least one satellite program.

Skill in using and creating software tools to model systems performance across a variety of disciplines (MATLAB, Python, Excel, etc.)

Strong understanding of satellite technologies, design principles, and concepts of operations

Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering or related field

Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years professional design/development experience in satellite systems
• Master's degree in Electrical or Systems Engineering, or related field
• Previous experience with spacecraft and/or space mission top level design
• Previous work on small LEO satellites
• Breadth of experience leading satellite systems development and testing
• Experience with creating satellite simulations and models
• Satellite operations experience