Jobs at Sierra Space

Supports systems development across the product lifecycle by decomposing and managing requirements, developing architectures, creating technical artifacts, tracking performance and risks, and supporting integration, verification, and milestone reviews. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure compliant, cohesive system solutions while following engineering processes and communicating with stakeholders.

Conduct thermal analysis and support thermal-system development for aerospace vehicles. Perform vehicle-level analysis, system design, first-order analysis, and apply aerospace principles and standards. Prepare technical data, reports, and presentations; collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams; participate in technical reviews and problem-solving; and communicate technical findings to engineers and stakeholders under general supervision.

Leads mechanical systems engineering for satellite programs, including architecture, requirements, interface control, integration, verification, testing, mass properties, nonconformance resolution, and flight hardware support. Coordinates structural, thermal, mechanism, and propulsion subsystem integration while advising technical leadership on system-level risks. Drives mechanical design from concept through production and flight test, supports manufacturing and operations, and improves engineering workflows and digital engineering practices.

Supports senior engineers with the analysis, design, and evaluation of mechanical systems, propulsion, structures, and environmental systems. Collects and analyzes data, resolves routine technical problems, prepares technical documentation and reports, and communicates findings within cross-functional teams. The role requires basic mechanical engineering knowledge, collaboration, attention to detail, and the ability to follow guidance while meeting project objectives and deadlines.

Leads planning, scheduling, budgeting, and cost control for complex programs. Performs funding, sales outlook, variance, expenditure, and contract analyses; maintains cost and schedule baselines; manages contractual changes in control systems; ensures compliance with government cost-control guidelines; and mentors team members.

Supports cost and schedule control for government contracts by preparing budgets, schedules, funding profiles, sales outlooks, variance analyses, and contractual change updates. Maintains expenditure and commitment records, monitors funding availability, ensures compliance with cost-control guidelines, and keeps contract baselines current. The role also collects and analyzes data from multiple sources and prepares reports for program and financial management.

Leads large-scale technical engineering projects from proposal and planning through execution, integrating cross-functional teams and ensuring technical, cost, schedule, and quality objectives are met. Oversees trade studies, supplier performance, project governance, risk management, metrics, and corrective action plans. Provides technical mentorship, supports program managers, interfaces with customers and senior leadership, and coordinates engineering and functional stakeholders to resolve issues and drive innovation.

Manages program cost, schedule, and financial controls for government and defense contracts. Oversees budgets, schedules, cost and schedule baselines, earned value reporting, funding profiles, forecasts, variance analyses, and contract changes. Develops actionable performance reports, ensures compliance with contracting requirements, advises program and finance leaders, improves operating policies, and leads a team of program cost control professionals to deliver projects on time and within budget.

Designs, implements, and maintains secure, scalable IT infrastructure and cloud platforms. Leads systems administration, infrastructure optimization, security implementation, automation, networking, distributed computing, and IT projects. Mentors junior administrators, troubleshoots complex environments, develops scripts, manages vendors, prepares technical documentation and proposals, and presents to customers and professional audiences.

Provides advanced IT support for complex hardware, software, and network issues, with specialized expertise in MDM, iOS, Linux, A/V, and executive support. Leads and mentors technical support teams, manages IT projects, documents resolutions, and collaborates on escalated issues. The role also involves hardware and software configuration, customer service, remote support, and maintaining current technical knowledge.

Leads complex spacecraft system integration and test activities across hardware and software subsystems. Manages requirements, architectures, concepts of operation, integration plans, verification, validation, test execution, anomaly resolution, milestone reviews, technical risks, and performance tracking. Collaborates with cross-functional engineering teams and subject matter experts while ensuring compliance with engineering processes and standards.

Leads programs or control accounts valued below $50 million, managing cost, schedule, technical performance, budgets, risks, and contractual compliance. Establishes control account plans, monitors earned value metrics, analyzes variances, forecasts costs and schedules, implements corrective actions, and reports program health to stakeholders. Collaborates with engineering, finance, scheduling, risk, supply chain, and operations teams while mentoring junior staff and supporting customer-facing program execution.

Leads programs or control accounts valued below $50 million, overseeing cost, schedule, technical performance, budgets, risks, and contractual compliance. Establishes control account plans, monitors earned value metrics, forecasts costs, analyzes variances, implements corrective actions, and communicates program health to stakeholders. Collaborates with technical, scheduling, risk, finance, supply chain, and operations teams while mentoring junior staff and managing external customer relationships.

Leads program cost, schedule, and technical performance as a Control Account Manager. Establishes control account plans, monitors earned value metrics, analyzes variances, forecasts costs and schedules, manages budgets, ensures contractual compliance, and implements corrective actions. Collaborates with technical, finance, scheduling, risk, supply chain, and operations teams; communicates program status to stakeholders; mentors junior managers; and supports complex customer-facing aerospace and defense programs.

Leads program and control account management, overseeing cost, schedule, technical performance, budgets, forecasts, earned value metrics, variance analysis, and contractual compliance. Establishes control account plans, monitors performance, drives corrective actions, and coordinates technical, financial, scheduling, risk, supply chain, and operations teams. Communicates program status and risks to stakeholders, leads management reviews, mentors junior staff, and supports learning and development initiatives.

Leads RF front-end design across multiple space and defense programs. Performs radio propagation modeling, microwave path analysis, cosite and interference analysis, frequency planning, filter design, and RF trade studies. Develops substantiation documentation, test plans, and compliance packages for military and regulatory standards. Interfaces with customers and cross-functional teams, resolves complex technical issues independently, and guides multidisciplinary design and development work.

Leads programs or integrated product teams valued under $50M, with accountability for cost, schedule, technical performance, budgets, risks, and contractual compliance. Establishes control account plans, monitors earned value metrics, forecasts costs and schedules, analyzes variances, implements corrective actions, and reports program health to stakeholders. Collaborates with engineering, finance, supply chain, scheduling, risk, and technical teams while mentoring junior staff and managing customer-facing program execution.

Designs, develops, tests, integrates, and validates RF and optical systems for space-based applications. Owns technical hardware packages through their lifecycle, develops communications link budgets and coverage analyses, performs trade studies, troubleshoots complex issues, and supports systems integration. The role also requires technical documentation, requirements management, risk management, verification and validation, cross-functional collaboration, and mentoring junior engineers.

Leads advanced systems engineering across the product lifecycle, including requirements decomposition and traceability, system architecture, concept of operations, integration, verification, validation, milestone reviews, technical risk mitigation, and multidisciplinary program leadership. Serves as a systems engineering subject matter expert, mentors engineers, leads enterprise-wide initiatives, and shapes technical strategy and engineering methodologies.

Leads Integrated Master Schedule development and maintenance for complex programs, performing critical path, variance, rolling wave, and schedule risk analyses. Prepares executive reports and briefings, incorporates contractual changes, supports Earned Value programs, and ensures DCMA-compliant schedule baselines. Collaborates with program stakeholders and customer SMEs, analyzes data, manages contract schedules, and mentors team members.