Oligo Space
Chief Spacecraft Engineer
Hawthorne · On-site · Full-time · Posted Jul 2, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of spacecraft engineering experience, including flight-proven spacecraft development.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, or related STEM field; Master's or PhD preferred.
About the job
Leads the engineering team and full lifecycle delivery of custom ESPA-class spacecraft, from concept and design through testing, launch, and on-orbit operations.
What you'll do
- Lead spacecraft architecture, design reviews, risk management, and technical decisions across spacecraft programs.
- Oversee development, integration, qualification testing, launch integration, and mission operations.
- Manage and mentor multidisciplinary engineering teams and drive program delivery against cost, schedule, performance, and delivery objectives.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related STEM field.
- 3+ years of spacecraft engineering experience, including flight-proven spacecraft development.
- Demonstrated leadership of multidisciplinary engineering teams and technical project management experience owning complex hardware programs.
- Working knowledge of NASA and SpaceX spacecraft requirements and launch integration processes.
Nice to have
- Master's or PhD.
- Experience in both established aerospace organizations and high-growth startup environments.
Tools
NASA, SpaceX, ADCS, RF communications, AI&T
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