Systems Engineer - Human Spaceflight

Job Description

Job Description

Systems Engineer - Human SpaceflightPosition Summary

Onyx Aerospace Inc. is seeking an Experienced Systems Engineer to join our Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) team.

This role supports a next-generation commercial low-Earth-orbit destination through system-level integration, technical baseline management, and cross-program coordination. The ideal candidate has experience in complex aerospace development environments, human spaceflight system development, and certification of human-rated systems. The candidate should be fluent in digital engineering practices and thrive in fast-moving, multi-organization engineering ecosystems.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support program-level SE&I activities across a commercial space station architecture.

• Perform requirements decomposition, allocation, traceability, and V&V planning.

• Support human spaceflight certification processes, including NASA safety and mission assurance expectations. This includes Hazard Analysis and Controls implementation.

• Manage system and interface integration across subsystems and segment teams.

• Own or support Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and interface definition.

• Maintain technical baseline integrity and lead configuration and change management workflows.

• Use digital engineering and MBSE toolchains to support system modeling and PLM integration.

• Engage suppliers for technical oversight, requirement flowdown, and integration.

• Collaborate with IPTs and Segment Leads to ensure coordinated development.

• Support creation of certification documentation, including Certification Data Packages (CDPs) and safety review artifacts.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems Engineering, or related field.

• 5–10 years of aerospace systems engineering experience.

• Experience supporting human spaceflight development or human-rated system certification.

• Familiarity with NASA systems engineering and certification frameworks (NPR 7120.5, NPR 7123.1, NASA-STD-3001).

• Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS, Jama, or Cameo.

• Experience with configuration management, change management, and technical baseline control.

• Strong communication and interdisciplinary integration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Commercial LEO Destination (CLD) programs or NASA certification efforts.

• Experience generating certification artifacts, verification and validation events and records, and supporting safety review panels.

• Experience with PLM systems and digital engineering ecosystems.

• Supplier integration and subcontractor technical management experience.

• Experience preparing artifacts for major program reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FRR).