Sr Systems Engineer

Position Overview

Paragon Space Development Corporation, a pioneer in life support systems for space for three decades, is seeking a Systems Engineer to drive innovative design solutions in support of advanced human spaceflight systems. This role requires independent and team-based work to develop architectures and verify designs that meet challenging stakeholder requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply technical knowledge, engineering instinct, problem solving, creativity, leadership and communications to develop design solutions that meet customer needs.
• Receive, validate, and understand the stakeholder and top-level technical requirements for the supported projects.
• Collaborate with program technical leads to develop a system architecture that meets stakeholder requirements.
• Establish technical requirements from system to component level and develop a design architecture that aligns with those requirements.
• Define the Concept of Operations (ConOps) for systems, subsystems, assemblies, and components.
• Identify interfaces among systems, subsystems, assemblies, and components and establish associated requirements.
• Verify compliance of systems, subsystems, assemblies, and components with their stated requirements.
• Work with technical leads to ensure design, test, analysis, manufacturing, quality, and procurement efforts are consistent with requirements, ConOps, and interfaces.
• Identify risks and opportunities, collaborating with Program Management to address them.
• Perform system design trade studies.
• Lead small teams of systems engineers.
• Interface with and manage relationships with customers and suppliers, conveying technical and programmatic progress as well as challenges.

Required Qualifications

• Proven knowledge and experience with complex systems, subsystems, assemblies, or components, particularly in human spaceflight systems.
• Familiarity with the full systems engineering product lifecycle—from requirements development through design, manufacture, test, and operations.
• Strong skills in applying systems engineering principles to develop practical, tailored solutions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Project).
• U.S. Citizenship or permanent resident status is required.
• Educational and experience requirements (choose one):
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Bio-mechanical, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent field with at least 6 years of systems/hardware design and analysis experience.
  • Master's degree in the related field with at least 4 years of systems/hardware design and analysis experience.
  • PhD in the related field with at least 2 years of experience in systems/hardware design in the aerospace industry.
• Must be capable of working beyond the typical 8-hour workday and 40-hour work week, with nearly 100% of daily time spent in an office environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with CAD software (e.g. SOLIDWORKS) and Product Data Management tools such as Windchill or SOLIDWORKS PDM is desirable.