Jobs at Sierra Space

As a Logistics Coordinator II, you'll manage inventory movement, maintain transportation records, and collaborate with the supply chain team to process documentation.

As a Test Engineer III, you will lead testing and validation of aerospace systems, managing requirements and conducting Verification and Validation (V&V) activities while mentoring junior engineers.

The Technical Quality Assurance Inspector II conducts inspections of manufacturing goods, ensuring compliance with industry standards, documenting results, and communicating findings.

The Principal Program Planning and Scheduling Analyst leads the establishment of the Integrated Master Schedule, conducts schedule analysis, and prepares executive reports to support decision-making for complex projects.

Serve as the real-time systems engineer monitoring and commanding Dream Chaser thermal and environmental control systems during missions. Analyze telemetry, execute procedures via Epsilon3/InControl, troubleshoot anomalies, coordinate with Flight Control Team and Engineering Support, develop procedures and displays, and provide go/no-go recommendations while supporting simulations and pre-mission planning.

The Buyer III manages procurement for high-value purchases, leads contract negotiations, analyzes market data, and mentors junior buyers. They ensure compliance with procurement processes and maintain supplier relationships.

Lead and execute enterprise quality assurance strategy, oversee QA teams and release decisions, manage CAPA/deviations, change control, validation, audits, supplier quality, and regulatory compliance (FDA/ISO/GxP). Use metrics, risk management, and continuous improvement (Lean/Six Sigma) to drive quality culture, ensure product integrity, and align QA with business objectives and budgets.

Lead end-to-end spacecraft delivery including schedule, budget, and resources. Define and trace space segment requirements, author V&V plans, manage subsystem and payload integration, oversee AI&T and environmental testing, direct suppliers, mitigate technical risks, and serve as primary technical customer interface.

The Program Manager II leads program management with responsibility for cost, schedule, and performance, ensuring successful outcomes through comprehensive planning and execution across cross-functional teams.

Lead and manage mission design and analysis engineers to define mission parameters, perform trajectory and performance analysis, integrate mission requirements with systems engineering, support trade studies, manage budgets/resources, mitigate technical risks, and drive digital engineering and process improvements across spacecraft and ground system designs.

Perform independent structural design and analysis using hand calculations and Finite Element Analysis, own discrete technical packages as Responsible Engineer, mentor junior engineers, collaborate across disciplines, and communicate routinely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure structural integrity and project success.

Support mission planning, training, and real-time Dream Chaser flight operations; develop operations products (procedures, flight rules, timelines, telemetry displays), training materials, and integrate design inputs with operational concepts while working with multidisciplinary teams in a mission control environment.

Lead mission design through modeling, simulation, and analysis to define mission parameters, derive requirements, and validate system and constellation performance. Oversee medium teams, develop and maintain mission-level models and tools, present results to stakeholders, and collaborate with subject-matter experts to guide spacecraft sizing, payload selection, and system-of-systems trade studies.

Monitor and analyze spacecraft orbits, perform precise orbit determination and conjunction assessment, design/optimize trajectories, support collision avoidance and maneuver planning, maintain space catalogs, develop specialized tools, and support systems engineering, integration, verification, and mission planning in collaboration with flight operations.

Lead process optimization, quality control, and maintenance initiatives for aerospace manufacturing. Implement validation, reliability-centered maintenance, and manufacturing/maintenance management software. Mentor junior staff and lead cross-functional projects to improve efficiency and reduce downtime.

The Software Engineer III will design, develop, and test software for space systems, mentor engineers, and manage complex software systems.

Lead production planning process design and optimization in SAP S/4HANA, ensuring material availability and production efficiency through collaboration with supply chain teams and managing production execution and MES integration.

The Software Engineer III will design, develop, and test software applications for space systems, mentor engineers, and manage CI/CD pipelines in air-gapped environments, ensuring high-quality software delivery with a strong focus on security practices.

The Mechanical Engineer II role involves solving moderate technical problems related to mechanical systems, collaborating with teams, preparing documentation, and ensuring project milestones are achieved.

The SAP MM Consultant supports materials management processes, focusing on inventory management, configuration, troubleshooting, and integration with other SAP modules while participating in incident resolution and user acceptance testing.