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Requirements Traceability
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Military
IT Management
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Requirements Management
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Lead Systems Engineer - Help shape how an emerging aerospace platform

Alameda, CA | On-site

Opportunity Summary

Join an early-stage aerospace company developing a novel high-speed launch platform with applications across defense and space. The company is expanding its work with U.S. government customers and is looking for a Lead Systems Engineer to own the technical side of defense capture, customer engagement, and program execution. This is a highly visible technical role that bridges engineering and government programs. You will work directly with defense customers to understand mission needs, translate those requirements into system-level solutions, and build the technical documentation, trade studies, and review packages needed to move programs forward. You will also remain closely involved with the core engineering team so the solutions you represent externally are grounded in real hardware, testing, and system performance.

About Us

We are a venture-backed aerospace startup developing a fundamentally different approach to launching and accelerating payloads at high velocity. The team is building and testing complex hardware systems with potential applications across national security, space access, and other demanding missions. As government programs expand, the company is building the technical infrastructure needed to move from early customer interest into funded development and production programs.

Job Duties

Lead the technical side of defense pursuits from initial customer conversations through proposal submission and program execution
Translate mission requirements and customer priorities into system architectures and executable technical approaches
Identify and communicate the technical differentiators that separate the platform from competing solutions
Partner with business development and program leadership on capture strategy, bid decisions, technical positioning, and teaming
Conduct system-level trade studies across performance, cost, schedule, technical risk, and supportability
Perform requirements analysis, functional decomposition, architecture development, and system interface definition
Establish requirements traceability and verification and validation plans for defense applications
Author technical white papers and responses to RFIs, BAAs, RFPs, and other government solicitations
Develop technical content and supporting analysis for SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and other major program reviews
Build statements of work, work breakdown structures, technical milestones, and integrated schedule inputs
Develop contract data deliverables and ensure technical documentation meets applicable government requirements
Track technical performance measures, program risks, opportunities, and key engineering decisions
Prepare and deliver technical briefings to government program offices, military stakeholders, and senior technical leadership
Build capability presentations, technical summaries, and quad charts that can withstand detailed technical review
Capture customer feedback and translate it into actionable inputs for engineering and product development
Stay directly involved with the core engineering organization to maintain a detailed understanding of system capabilities, limitations, testing, and development progress
Help establish the processes and technical foundation for a growing defense systems engineering organization

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline
7+ years of systems engineering experience supporting aerospace, defense, space, missile, launch, or similarly complex hardware programs
Direct experience working with U.S. Department of Defense customers or government acquisition organizations
Experience supporting technical capture, proposal development, or customer-driven defense programs
Strong understanding of systems engineering practices including requirements development, system architecture, interfaces, traceability, verification, and validation
Familiarity with the DoD acquisition lifecycle and the progression of defense technology from early development through formal program execution
Ability to perform and defend technical trade studies across performance, cost, schedule, and risk
Strong technical writing skills with experience turning complex engineering concepts into clear customer-facing documentation
Ability to confidently present technical material to program offices, government customers, senior leadership, and engineering teams
Experience using requirements management and traceability tools such as DOORS, Jama, or similar platforms
Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance
Ability to work fully onsite in Alameda, California
Ability to travel up to approximately 25% for customer meetings, government sites, testing, conferences, and related program activities
Must meet applicable U.S. export control requirements or be eligible to obtain required authorization

Preferred Experience

Active U.S. Secret security clearance
Experience supporting programs involving hypersonics, missile defense, long-range strike, launch systems, space access, or related defense technologies
Previous ownership of technical capture or proposal engineering efforts
Experience authoring technical white papers, government proposals, and acquisition documentation
Hands-on experience developing SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, or equivalent design review packages
Familiarity with CDRLs, Data Item Descriptions, and government technical deliverables
Experience working in an early-stage company, rapid development environment, or small technical team where engineers operate across traditional functional boundaries
Interest in helping build a dedicated defense systems engineering function as the program portfolio grows

Why Join Us

Own the technical side of high-priority defense pursuits and programs
Work directly with government customers while remaining closely connected to the underlying engineering and hardware
Influence system architecture, customer strategy, technical positioning, and future product development
Join an early-stage aerospace company at a point where individual engineers can materially shape both the technology and the organization
Opportunity to help build the defense systems engineering function as the company scales
Equity compensation opportunities
Comprehensive health and dental insurance
401(k) with company match
Paid time off and paid sick leave

Compensation Details

$160,000 - $200,000

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Dice Id: 80183540
Position Id: daf7e497df481e0c66ec8cd420d4f5e7
Posted 2 days ago

Job Details

Skills

Customer Engagement
Bridging
Hardware QA
Startups
Apache Velocity
Business Development
IT Risk
IT Risk Management
Requirements Analysis
Requirements Traceability
Work Breakdown Structure
Military
IT Management
Presentations
Mechanical Engineering
Management
Interfaces
Verification And Validation
DoD
Technical Writing
Customer Facing
Leadership
Requirements Management
IBM Rational DOORS
Jama
Testing
Authorization
Security Clearance
Proposal Writing
Acquisition
Documentation
Design Review
Computer Hardware
Systems Architecture
Product Development
Aerospace
Systems Engineering
Insurance
AV
Audiovisual

Customer Engagement
Bridging
Hardware QA
Startups
Apache Velocity
Business Development
IT Risk
IT Risk Management
Requirements Analysis
Requirements Traceability
Work Breakdown Structure
Military
IT Management
Presentations
Mechanical Engineering
Management
Interfaces
Verification And Validation
DoD
Technical Writing
Customer Facing
Leadership
Requirements Management
IBM Rational DOORS
Jama
Testing
Authorization
Security Clearance
Proposal Writing
Acquisition
Documentation
Design Review
Computer Hardware
Systems Architecture
Product Development
Aerospace
Systems Engineering
Insurance
AV
Audiovisual

Summary

Lead the technical side of defense pursuits from initial customer conversations through proposal submission and program execution
Translate mission requirements and customer priorities into system architectures and executable technical approaches
Identify and communicate the technical differentiators that separate the platform from competing solutions
Partner with business development and program leadership on capture strategy, bid decisions, technical positioning, and teaming
Conduct system-level trade studies across performance, cost, schedule, technical risk, and supportability
Perform requirements analysis, functional decomposition, architecture development, and system interface definition
Establish requirements traceability and verification and validation plans for defense applications
Author technical white papers and responses to RFIs, BAAs, RFPs, and other government solicitations
Develop technical content and supporting analysis for SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and other major program reviews
Build statements of work, work breakdown structures, technical milestones, and integrated schedule inputs
Develop contract data deliverables and ensure technical documentation meets applicable government requirements
Track technical performance measures, program risks, opportunities, and key engineering decisions
Prepare and deliver technical briefings to government program offices, military stakeholders, and senior technical leadership
Build capability presentations, technical summaries, and quad charts that can withstand detailed technical review
Capture customer feedback and translate it into actionable inputs for engineering and product development
Stay directly involved with the core engineering organization to maintain a detailed understanding of system capabilities, limitations, testing, and development progress
Help establish the processes and technical foundation for a growing defense systems engineering organization

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline
7+ years of systems engineering experience supporting aerospace, defense, space, missile, launch, or similarly complex hardware programs
Direct experience working with U.S. Department of Defense customers or government acquisition organizations
Experience supporting technical capture, proposal development, or customer-driven defense programs
Strong understanding of systems engineering practices including requirements development, system architecture, interfaces, traceability, verification, and validation
Familiarity with the DoD acquisition lifecycle and the progression of defense technology from early development through formal program execution
Ability to perform and defend technical trade studies across performance, cost, schedule, and risk
Strong technical writing skills with experience turning complex engineering concepts into clear customer-facing documentation
Ability to confidently present technical material to program offices, government customers, senior leadership, and engineering teams
Experience using requirements management and traceability tools such as DOORS, Jama, or similar platforms
Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance
Ability to work fully onsite in Alameda, California
Ability to travel up to approximately 25% for customer meetings, government sites, testing, conferences, and related program activities
Must meet applicable U.S. export control requirements or be eligible to obtain required authorization

Preferred Experience

Active U.S. Secret security clearance
Experience supporting programs involving hypersonics, missile defense, long-range strike, launch systems, space access, or related defense technologies
Previous ownership of technical capture or proposal engineering efforts
Experience authoring technical white papers, government proposals, and acquisition documentation
Hands-on experience developing SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, or equivalent design review packages
Familiarity with CDRLs, Data Item Descriptions, and government technical deliverables
Experience working in an early-stage company, rapid development environment, or small technical team where engineers operate across traditional functional boundaries
Interest in helping build a dedicated defense systems engineering function as the program portfolio grows

Why Join Us

Own the technical side of high-priority defense pursuits and programs
Work directly with government customers while remaining closely connected to the underlying engineering and hardware
Influence system architecture, customer strategy, technical positioning, and future product development
Join an early-stage aerospace company at a point where individual engineers can materially shape both the technology and the organization
Opportunity to help build the defense systems engineering function as the company scales
Equity compensation opportunities
Comprehensive health and dental insurance
401(k) with company match
Paid time off and paid sick leave

Compensation Details

$160,000 - $200,000

#LI-AV

Dice Id: 80183540
Position Id: daf7e497df481e0c66ec8cd420d4f5e7
Posted 2 days ago

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Remote or Folsom, California

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