Systems Engineer

Job Summary

• Lead the generation, refinement, and maintenance of comprehensive technical documentation to articulate Peregrine Space Corp’s evolving products, services, and system architectures for internal and external stakeholders.
• Oversee manufacturing documentation and processes, establishing robust quality assurance protocols and guiding the execution of related compliance and readiness testing.
• Establish and implement systems engineering workflows tailored to the early-stage environment, translating high-level mission objectives and concepts into actionable technical requirements and specifications.
• Collaborate across teams and individuals to ensure integration, testing, and validation of components throughout the product lifecycle.
• Troubleshoot complex engineering challenges, ensuring technical cohesion and adaptation to evolving project milestones.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree

• Experience delivering hardware from System Requirements Review (SRR) to Pre-Ship Review (PSR)

• Have performed:

  • Architecture trade studies, power & mass margin allocation, optical/RF link budgets, payload operational concept (ConOps) definition.
  • CDR preparation, interface control documents (ICDs) generation, environmental testing, non-conformance review boards (MRBs).
  • On-orbit commissioning, payload calibration, telemetry anomaly resolution, operational constraint management.

Knowledge

• Computers and Electronics - General knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software.
• Engineering and Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Telecommunications - General knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Skills

General Skills

• Active Learning- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Active Listening- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Critical Thinking- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Learning Strategies- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• Mathematics- Using mathematics to solve problems.
• Monitoring- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Reading Comprehension- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
• Science- Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
• Speaking- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Writing- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Social Skills

• Coordination- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Instructing- Teaching others how to do something.
• Negotiation- Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Persuasion- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
• Service Orientation- Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Social Perceptiveness- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Complex Problem Solving Skills

• Complex Problem Solving- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Technical Skills

• Equipment Selection- Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Installation- Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
• Operation and Control- Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Operations Analysis- Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
• Operations Monitoring- Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Programming- Writing computer programs for various purposes.
• Quality Control Analysis- Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Repairing- Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
• Technology Design- Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.
• Troubleshooting- Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Systems Skills and Deliverables

• Judgment and Decision Making- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Systems Analysis- Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Systems Evaluation- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
• Authoring subsystem requirements (L2/L3), allocating top-level mission requirements (L1) down to payload instruments, and maintaining traceability matrices.
• Defining mechanical (CAD/mounting/mass properties), electrical (harnessing, power/bus voltage, ground isolation), data/telemetry (SpaceWire, MIL-STD-1553, Ethernet, CCSDS frames), and thermal interfaces between the payload and spacecraft bus.
• Tracking SWaP-C (Size, Weight, Power, and Cost), mass properties, power draw across modes (safe, standby, operational, peak transmission), data bandwidth, and thermal dissipation margins.
• Risk burn-down plans, technical risk identification, Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), single-point failure (SPF) identification, and mitigation strategies.