Senior Systems Engineer - Space, Viasat Government

Role overview Support the engineering of complex space missions from architecture and spacecraft design through integration, verification, and operations. The work spans requirements, operational concepts, payload integration, modeling, testing, and readiness, with coordination across spacecraft, software, ground, supplier, and mission teams.

Responsibilities - Develop mission architectures and concepts, conduct system trade studies, and help shape spacecraft designs. - Create and maintain mission, spacecraft, subsystem, and interface requirements; support allocation and verification. - Contribute to mission planning, operational concepts, and spacecraft CONOPS. - Support SysML-based MBSE models and manage interfaces across spacecraft, payload, software, and ground systems. - Help plan and execute verification, validation, environmental testing, integration, simulations, and readiness assessments. - Participate in launch and early operations, anomaly resolution, supplier reviews, and program milestones such as SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, ORR, and FRR.

Requirements - Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, systems, electrical, mechanical, or computer engineering, physics, computer science, or a related field. - 5–10+ years of experience in aerospace, spacecraft systems, mission engineering, or a related area. - Experience with requirements development, systems integration, interface management, or verification. - Familiarity with spacecraft subsystems such as attitude control, electrical power, propulsion, thermal, communications, payloads, and flight software. - Experience with MBSE, SysML, or comparable modeling approaches. - Familiarity with engineering tools such as Python, MATLAB, STK, GMAT, or Ansys.

Benefits and work setup - Compensation is listed at $120,500–$190,000 annually, with a higher stated range of $149,500–$224,500 for specified high-cost metropolitan areas. Pay depends on role-related skills and experience. - The source notes potential cash or stock incentives and medical, financial, and other benefits; package details depend on the position.