Acerca del Puesto

As a System Architect, you will serve as the formal Design Authority for the mission-level technical decisions that power their spacecraft missions and ground segment infrastructure.

Responsabilidades

- Lead the technical aspects of proposal generation, contract negotiations, and risk management (FMEA/FDIR), acting as the primary arbiter for mission-critical trade-offs.

- Act as the formal Design Authority for all mission-level technical decisions, maintaining the Verification Control Document (VCD) baseline throughout the mission lifecycle.

- Establish and evolve the system technical baseline from early definition through to launch, managing changes, anomalies, and non-conformances through formal configuration control.

- Orchestrate technical interdependencies across the entire mission ecosystem (Space, Ground, Launch, and User Segments), ensuring seamless interface compatibility and data flow.

- Own the creation and maintenance of mission-level technical interface documentation, spacecraft user manuals, and technical specifications, ensuring full alignment with flight procedures.

- Oversee requirement verification and coordinate AIT, AIV, and qualification activities at both system and subsystem levels, including launch campaign support.

Habilidades Requeridas

- Comfortable operating in a lean, fast-paced SME or compact team environment where resourcefulness, pragmatism, and hands-on problem-solving are essential.





- Proven track record of acting as a formal Technical/Design Authority with accountability for high-stakes mission-level outcomes.

- Expert-level configuration management; you are comfortable managing the evolution of the technical baseline and tracking all changes/deviations through formal processes.

- Experience in concurrent engineering methodologies and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) to accelerate cross-disciplinary decision-making.

- Proficiency in established platforms (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Epsilon 3, Valispace) combined with the ability to develop internal analysis tools and automated scripts.

- Ideally 8+ years of relevant experience, with a proven record of at least 4 years specifically as a System Architect or Lead Systems Engineer in SmallSat or complex space missions.

- In-depth knowledge or practical experience in two or more of the following: Avionics, FDIR, or Electrical Power Systems (EPS).

- Comfortable interacting directly with customers (institutional and commercial), with advanced communication skills in English; fluency in Spanish is a strong asset.

- University degree in Aerospace Engineering or a related technical discipline.

Habilidades Preferidas

- Experience in concurrent engineering methodologies and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) to accelerate cross-disciplinary decision-making.

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