Payload IPT Lead

We’re hiring a Payloads Lead to own the programmatic and technical delivery of a spacecraft payloads subsystem in a fast-paced environment. You’ll manage scope, schedule, budget, and the technical baseline, while coordinating cross-functional engineering work to hit aggressive milestones without compromising quality.

Key responsibilities

• Prioritize and delegate work across the payloads team based on evolving program needs

• Coordinate with internal teams and external partners, vendors, and stakeholders to support hardware selection and integration

• Own payloads subsystem scope, schedule, budget, risk, and technical baseline within program constraints

• Produce clear documentation and data products to justify design decisions and support internal and external reviews

• Drive technical coordination across mechanical, electrical, thermal, safety, and systems engineering

• Lead integration, validation, ground test execution, and flight readiness through major design reviews and milestones

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

• 8+ years in aerospace systems development, including 3+ years in technical leadership

• Strong project leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills

• Experience delivering complex flight hardware, ideally on Class A programs

• Comfortable managing multiple parallel workstreams and tight deadlines

• Strong documentation discipline, risk ownership, and compliance mindset

• U.S. Person

Preferred qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering or management

• Payload development and/or space robotics experience

• Experience presenting in SRR/PDR/CDR-style design reviews

• Familiarity with NASA standards and systems engineering practices (requirements, interfaces, verification, risk)

• Experience in agile, startup, or commercial aerospace environments
  
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