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SummaryRedwire Space Missions has an exciting opportunity for a
Requirements Verification and Validation (V&V) Lead in our Littleton facility. This role is critical to the success of our satellite programs and requires a highly skilled, independent, and proactive leader who can lead and own requirements V&V efforts through the program lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have deep experience across all phases of the space systems development lifecycle and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Responsibilities - Manage JAMA requirements projects for programs, ensuring requirements baselines are maintained throughout the program lifecycle.
- Define and create requirements specification trees for programs
- Define, allocate, trace, decompose system requirements throughout various levels of the system of interest (SOI)
- Define verification roadmaps and strategies; ensuring verification events are aligned and coincide with AI&T campaigns.
- Support the implementation of RV&V process and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Provide direct technical leadership to programs ensuring traceable, testable, and verifiable requirements.
- Collaborate with Software, Avionics, Mechanical, Electrical, Integration & Test, and other functional teams to ensure requirements traceability and verification alignment from unit-level through system-level qualification and acceptance.
- Support formal reviews including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and Mission Readiness Reviews with clear verification status and technical rationale.
- Mentor and develop junior engineers in best practices, promoting technical excellence, rigor, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
- Drive continuous improvement in SE tools, methodologies, and metrics to enhance efficiency and quality of engineering execution.
Ideal Experience - Bachelor's degree in Systems, Aerospace, Mechanical, Software, Electrical or related STEM field.
- 5-10 years of engineering experience in the aerospace/space industry
- Experience supporting government or commercial spacecraft programs.
- Experience with requirements and verification management tools such as DOORS, Jama, or equivalent.
- Experience leading teams and/or large engineering efforts
- Ability to obtain a U.S. DoD security clearance.
Desired Skills - Master's degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline.
- 8+ years of experience working satellite programs with DoD customers
- Strong understanding of spacecraft systems engineering lifecycle, including subsystem design, architecture development, integration & test, and mission operations preparation.
- Experience owning, planning, maintaining, executing V&V efforts throughout the system lifecycle.
- Experience defining, writing, and releasing V&V reports/artifacts to the customer.
- Experience establishing a requirements baseline, governing changes, and assessing impacts.
- Experience as a Responsible Systems Engineer (RSE), IPT Lead, and/or Team Lead
- Experience with agile task execution tools, such as Jira or Confluence.
- Strong communication, presentation, and leadership skills, with the ability to influence across programs and disciplines.
- Ability to travel - an average of 5% travel may be required.
- Experience with MBSE tools such as Cameo, Rhapsody, or equivalent.
Grow with us as we innovate the next generation capabilities for a new era of space exploration! We offer a highly competitive benefits package along with a commitment to our core values of Integrity, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, and Excellence.Salary Range $120,000 - $176,000 per yearHow We Determine What We Pay (compensation Philosophy)
Redwire determines pay for positions using local, national, and industry-specific survey data, for our locations throughout the US. We will evaluate external equity and the cost of labor/prevailing wage index, in the relative marketplace for jobs directly comparable to jobs within our company.
For new hires, we strive to make competitive offers allowing the new employee room for future growth. Salaries will be based on the applicant's level of experience, education, and specialized knowledge and skills. Additionally, we consider the external market rate, the amount we have budgeted internally, and internal equity within the company for the same position. An employee/candidate with a stronger skill set will be considered for higher pay.
Redwire is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Redwire is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
All offers of employment at Redwire are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check and your ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the US. Note that some positions will also require ship or ability to obtain a security clearance due to requirements of a classified program.
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