Components Systems Engineer II

Job Description

Salary:

Blue Canyon Technologies, RTX's small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, is solving some of the toughest challenges in space. Our components and bus platforms have completed missions ranging from very-low Earth orbits to lunar and interplanetary journeys at a fraction of the cost of traditional space systems. We support premier defense, commercial and civil organizations including the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA, MIT Lincoln Lab, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Colorado and more. Join our innovative and dynamic company as we build, test and operate the small spacecraft of the future.

Position Purpose: The Components Systems Engineer II will aide in supporting the attitude control systems (XACT & FleXcore), star trackers, sun sensors, reaction wheels, torque rods, CMGs, solar arrays, solar array drive assemblies, release mechanisms, high-speed data recorders, batteries, software defined radios, antennas, and ground test equipment product lines. This engineer will be working in a team environment, with frequent opportunities for customer engagement, new business development, product area development, system analysis, and detailed design, analysis, integration and test, plus orbit operations.

Title: Components Systems Engineer II

Position Type: Full Time

Pay Range: $80,000-$140,000

(Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

Location: Boulder, CO

Benefits:

100% company paid health, dental and vision benefits for you and your dependents effective the first of the month following hire date

Life insurance

401k (matching 4% with a minimum 5% contribution

Generous PTO (3 weeks of vacation + 3 floating holidays, 2 weeks of sick time, 7 paid holidays throughout the year) and parental leave.

Job Responsibilities:

Develop and manage requirements and verification

Develop simulations and perform analysis across product line

Develop test methods and plans for new

Develop, in collaboration with team members, interface specifications, CONOPS definition, and other design and customer-facing documents.

Assist with customer meetings and facilitate technical exchanges with customers from the proposal phase, through production, and on-orbit support.

Assist with proposals and facilitate technical exchanges with the engineering

Assist with program management and product

Design ground test equipment and configure flight hardware.

Other responsibilities as assigned

Required Qualifications/Education:

At least 2 years of relevant experience

Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, Engineering, System, or Computer science discipline

(Preferred) Experience with all phases of the aerospace engineering life cycle (business development, customer solutions, requirements flow-down, manufacturing, integration and test, and on- orbit support)

Demonstrated responsibility for Space hardware missions for Commercial, Defense, Restricted, or NASA satellites.

System design experience, balancing performance, cost, power, emerging technologies,

Ability to perform trade studies and parametric analyses

Evaluation of existing and emerging technologies

Ability to develop procurement documents (specification, SOW) and manage subcontracts

Ability to conceive and develop configurable products across a diverse set of customer needs

Ability to establish innovative, balanced technical and cost solutions

(Preferred) Work closely with customer to help define their needs and provide competitive solutions

(Preferred) Develop winning competitive solutions for the customer

Execute flight programs that meet technical and cost obligations

Work closely with other contractors/teammates in meeting customer and business needs

Collaborate closely with other technical program leads and diverse domain expertise

Allocate driving requirements (both cost and technical)

Allocate key trades (both cost and technical)

Good documentation and communication skills

Ensure all business is conducted using the highest ethical standards and in compliance with all applicable laws, statutes, and regulations as well as company policies and directives

Experience as a Spacecraft Systems Engineer or subsystem engineer

Strong systems engineering and technical management skills and demonstrated ability to grow new business opportunities and execute demanding flight programs

Ability to work rapidly with minimal supervision on projects involving both small and large engineering teams

Previous experience and skills in project definition, simulation, implementation, lab integration and test

Must be able to work in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment with emphasis in rapid prototyping and fielding of capabilities

Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education

Working Conditions:

This job operates in a professional office environment, but in a manufacturing company. This role uses

standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines. BCT anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require BCT to shorten or extend the application window.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to

successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to

enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of

this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time. The employee is

occasionally required to stand, bend, reach, and walk. The position requires some light physical effort.

This would require the ability to lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move

objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities are required by this job which includes close vision,

distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Blue Canyon Technologies is a drug-free workplace and an Equal Employment Opportunity

(EEO)/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment

without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital

status, veteran status or any other protected factor. Blue Canyon Technologies is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Melissa Po at or .