USD per year
Mission Systems Engineer, MBSE
Location
Irvine, CA
Employment Type
Full time
Location Type
On-site
Department
Systems Engineering
Compensation
- $125K – $175K
Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand. Salary is just one component of our comprehensive compensation package. Full-time employees also receive company equity, as well as access to a full suite of compelling benefits and perks. As a Mission Systems Model Based Systems Engineer (MBSE) you will be responsible for driving development and integration of critical space missions across both the space and ground segments leveraging MBSE tools, processes, and design styles. This role involves working on all phases of a satellite’s product lifecycle, from proposal and concept through initial and final design to testing and final operations. The Mission Systems MBSE will work to ensure that all the realized system meets the desired function, performance, and reliability of the mission at hand. This role is on site at our Irvine, CA HQ.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain SysML models for space systems encompassing the full mission architecture, including spacecraft, payload, launch vehicle interfaces, ground systems, and mission operations
- Construct structured, hierarchical system models capturing mission objectives, system functions, behavioral flows, interface definitions, and physical architectures.
- Maintain model traceability from mission-level ConOps through system requirements, design decisions, and verification methods.
- Evolve models iteratively across all phases of the program lifecycle from concept through operations
- Define and model ground segment architecture including mission operations centers, ground station networks, flight dynamics systems, and data distribution infrastructure.
- Capture and manage interface control data (ICDs) between the space and ground segments within the system model.
- Evaluate and track risks, including fault trees, failure modes, and potential mitigation.
- Interface with government customers, prime contractors, and subcontractors to align on MBSE approaches and data exchange formats
- Identify and document internal and external dependencies such as vendor-provided systems or internal blockers from other teams across the program.
- Directly engage with subcontractors on deliverables.
- Assist in developing road maps and development plans for the systems engineering org or specific programs or projects. Monitor progress in relation to milestones; manage action items; highlight risks or blockers to stakeholders.
- Develop and enforce MBSE style guides; profile usage standards; modeling conventions across the program team.
- Explore and implement model integrations with analysis tools; requirements management systems; simulation environments.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering; Aerospace Engineering; Electrical Engineering or closely related technical discipline.
- 5+ years of experience in systems engineering on space; defense or other complex engineered systems.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience developing SysML models using tools such as Cameo Systems Modeler (MagicDraw); Rhapsody; Sparx Enterprise Architect or equivalent.
- Working knowledge of systems engineering processes & standards including NASA SE Handbook; INCOSE SE Handbook; MIL-STD-499.
- Experience with requirements management & bidirectional traceability between requirements & system models.
- Familiarity with space mission architectures including satellite or spacecraft subsystems (ACS; power; C&DH; RF communications; propulsion).
- Familiarity with ground segment architecture & components.
- Strong written & verbal communication skills with ability to present complex technical concepts to diverse audiences including non-modelers.
- Capable of identifying & solving complex problems with little to no supervision or direction.
- Must be able to obtain a Secret &/or TS/SCI clearance.
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- Previous experience across entire life-cycle of a space mission including gathering requirements; design; integration; testing; risk management; commissioning & operating space vehicle.
- Experience with spacecraft integration; flatsat testing or mission operations preferred.
- Experience architecting designing & modeling ground segments preferred.
- Experience integrating MBSE models with simulation analysis digital twin environments such as AFSIM STK MATLAB/Simulink or model-based verification frameworks preferred.
- Familiarity with Digital Engineering principles initiatives including DoD Digital Engineering Strategy NASA Digital Transformation efforts preferred.
- Experience with agile iterative development methodologies applied to space systems programs preferred.
Turion Space focuses on proliferating critical space infrastructure with integrated hardware and software architecture that positions it as foundational infrastructure for expansion into the solar system. Their solutions include configurable satellite platforms, state-of-the-art gridded ion propulsion systems, and StarfireOS™ software for satellite fleet control.
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