Chief Systems Engineer (CSE)

Systems Architecture & Requirements

• Own the System Requirements Document (SRD), all ICDs, and resource budgets (mass, power, pointing, ΔV) across the full program lifecycle
• Lead system-level trade studies spanning spacecraft, ground segment, and user terminal interfaces
• Decompose system requirements to subsystem allocations and manage the trade space across mass, power, pointing, and cost
• Baseline all ICDs including the complete electrical ICD set and maintain configuration control through every program gate

Space Systems Electrical Engineering (SSEE)

• Own spacecraft-level electrical architecture and design standards; define the electrical ICD framework to which every hardware VP and Semiconductor Development designs
• Exercise dotted-line authority to lead electrical engineers across all hardware VP organizations
• Enforce spacecraft-level power distribution, grounding and shielding, EMI/EMC (MIL-STD-461), signal integrity, and connector/harness standards

Assembly, Integration & Test

• Own and execute the G2 Gate receiving process, spacecraft integration, and FlatSat, TVAC, Vibration/Acoustic, and EMI/EMC campaigns
• Own and operate the System Integration Laboratory (SIL) and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) facilities
• Lead anomaly investigation and disposition for all system-level test findings

Verification & Validation

• Baseline the V&V Plan at PDR; define and track a minimum of 15 Technical Performance Measures (TPMs) through every gate
• Own the Requirements Compliance Matrix — drive to 100% closure before Phase Close Gate
• Chair the Technical Review Board (TRB) and oversee requirements traceability from SRD to test evidence

Technical Authority & Escalation

• Serve as the first escalation point for all inter-division technical disputes across RF, power, structures, software, and semiconductors
• Act as configuration baseline custodian and hold block upgrade architecture authority
• Provide technical concurrence on all production ECOs as standing CCB member
• Make and defend binding technical decisions under uncertainty — including accepting residual risk with documented rationale

Digital Thread & MBSE

• Own the program digital thread connecting requirements, design artifacts, verification evidence, as-built records, and on-orbit telemetry
• Drive working-level use of MBSE tools including DOORS NG, Cameo, and SysML across the systems engineering team

• 15+ years of progressive systems engineering experience in the space industry; at least one flight project carried from SRR through on-orbit operations
• Constellation program experience — direct accountability for spacecraft-level architecture, cross-vehicle interface management, or system-level verification across a multi-satellite fleet. This is a required differentiator, not a preference
• Direct responsibility for requirements traceability and verification closure; presented and defended technical baselines at formal design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, QR) before a standing review board
• Demonstrated background in RF link design, phased array systems, modem/waveform, or OSI Layer 1–2 protocol architecture
• Prior hands-on subsystem leadership (payload, bus, or ground) before transitioning to systems engineering
• Demonstrated record of building and developing multi-discipline systems engineering teams, including recruiting and retaining Principal Engineers
• Experience presenting to and defending technical baselines before external review boards
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace, Electrical, or Systems Engineering — or equivalent verifiable experience

• Experience with MBSE tools (DOORS NG, Cameo, SysML) in a production program environment
• Familiarity with digital thread architectures connecting engineering design to manufacturing execution systems
• Prior experience as CSE or Deputy CSE on a constellation program with ≥10 satellites
• Background in phased array or digital beamforming system architecture
• Familiarity with DCSA or IC program accreditation processes for classified systems