CesiumAstro
Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer – Software
$133K–$161K
Westminster, CO · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 30, 2026
- Experience
- 5–8 years in systems engineering, software engineering, embedded systems, or integration environments.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Translates spacecraft system requirements into software requirements and verification plans, coordinating integration and verification across systems, software, and hardware teams.
What you'll do
- Decompose system and customer requirements into traceable, verifiable software requirements.
- Develop software verification approaches, configurations, acceptance criteria, and evidence packages.
- Coordinate software integration, verification planning, and cross-team technical reviews.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Experience decomposing system requirements into software-level requirements and creating verification plans, descriptions, procedures, or acceptance criteria.
- Strong understanding of embedded systems, software development lifecycles, hardware/software interfaces, and communication protocols.
- Ability to interpret and apply system-level CONOPS to engineering execution.
Pay
USD 133,000–161,000 per-year-salary (base salary)
Tools
Python, C++, C, Java, Bash, Git, Linux, TCP/IP
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