Systems Engineer Job at Redwire Space (Albuquerque)

Systems Engineer

Redwire Space

Location:
United States , Albuquerque

Category:
IT - Software Development

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Job Description:

Where dreams and reality collide and the output is out of this world. At Redwire Space, we are a team of dreamers and doers. Where the impossible becomes possible, and every day is an opportunity to learn and get one step closer to knowing the unknown. Join us on our mission to expand humanity's presence in space. Through continuous innovation and operational excellence, our Space Missions team leverages engineering talent and capabilities to develop and deliver spacecraft and space products at speed and scale to our customers. These cutting-edge capabilities are helping to revolutionize spaceflight and the space defense mission space. With many exciting projects on the horizon, our team could use your curiosity, passion, talent and experience to help us Build Above. Summary Redwire Space Missions LLC is seeking a Systems Engineer to join our RV&V team in Albuquerque, NM. In this role you will work on a variety of program tasks ranging from Requirements and Verification Management, Test Campaign Planning, Test Oversite, and Specialty Engineering (M&P, Reliability, Radiation) roles. The ideal candidate will have experience across all phases of the space systems development lifecycle and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Job Responsibility:

Act as a Systems Engineer across project teams for satellite subsystems and components
Requirements and Verification Management including customer collaboration, requirements decomposition and flow down, creation and maintenance of verification matrices
Communicate decomposed requirements to the project team functional roles
Develop requirements verification plans and coordinate activities with different engineering functions
Compile and maintain system mass budgets and model mass properties in order to support FEMs and FMEAs
Develop and manage mechanical interfaces (mICDs), interface requirements, and physical design constraints
Test Plan generation based on requirements verification matrix
Evaluate test data and analysis results and generate reports to verify that system/subsystem meets functional and performance specifications
Perform Space Specialty Engineering analysis and evaluations including hardware qualification, materials and process evaluation, radiation analysis and testing
Develop structures and mechanisms acceptance and qualification test plans
Perform reliability, FMECA analysis, and lifecycle analysis for space hardware and systems
Perform component selection, Derating, lifetime, and failure analysis
Support hardware integration and testing at spacecraft level integration
Effectively present information and respond to questions from management and customers
Work closely with quality and mission assurance teams to verify QA/MA requirements

Requirements:

Bachelor of Science in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) discipline with 3-5 years of experience or a Master's with 1-3 years of experience
Proven experience with the full space systems engineering lifecycle, including requirements development, subsystems design, and integration & test
Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams and manage complex projects
Self-motivated in applying engineering principles, concepts, and practices of mechanical / aerospace engineering to independently perform assignments
Familiarity with NASA or DoD lifecycle reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR)
U.S. Citizenship required with ability to obtain a DoD Security Clearance

Nice to have:

M.S. degree in Systems Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
Experience working on spacecraft structures, mechanisms, and payload adapters
Experience in developing, managing, and decomposing requirements and identifying verification methods/approaches
Experience developing test plans and managing hardware test campaigns
Experience using JAMA or DOORS
Experience designing or working with mechanical ground support equipment (MGSE)
Experience in space hardware materials and processes
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience with Microsoft Project and Visio
Active DoD Security Clearance preferred
Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
April 23, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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