Senior Manager - Systems Engineering (Functional Validation)
On-site · Arlington, Virginia, United States or Merritt Island, Florida, United States
Job Summary
Senior Manager leads the Functional Validation and Verification team for satellite/aerospace programs, guiding system test planning, verification procedures, and de-risking activities; collaborates on system architecture, requirements decomposition, and CONOPS; drives cross-functional planning, delivery of verification artifacts, and development of avionics/test tools to support spacecraft missions; requires extensive experience in space system validation, leadership of multi-disciplinary teams, and ability to work across programs with travel as needed.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in STEM or related fields
- Preferred Master's Degree in STEM
- Minimum 20 years with a bachelor's or 18 years with a master's
- Experience with aerospace hardware and software systems from concept to operations
- Proven leadership and ability to manage multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience in system test and validation, requirements verification and validation
- Ability to drive multiple design activities across programs or missions
- Travel: periodic (<20%) to Airbus U.S. facilities or partners; occasional international travel
- US Citizenship required
- Ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance; DoD Secret or higher desirable
- Vision, hearing, lifting/carrying ability as part of work requirements
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