Payload Systems Engineer

Responsibilities

• Oversee and contribute to payload mechanical, structural, and materials requirements and integration
• Collaborate with integration and test engineers, program leadership, and customers to define vehicle payload activities
• Develop and track requirements
• Participate in test planning, Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs), test execution, and post-test data reviews
• Architect and optimize data review methodology and analysis tools
• Set standards for test planning and documentation

Requirements

• Direct experience in at least two disciplines: Systems Engineering, Mechanical Systems, Materials, Electrical/Avionics, Propulsion, GNC, or Aerodynamics
• Experience contributing to major technical reviews (SRR, PDR, or CDR)
• Previous systems engineering experience
• Technical experience with Mechanical, Structural, or Materials Engineering
• Ability to acquire and maintain a security clearance
• Proficiency with MS Office, CAD (Solidworks preferred), Jira, and requirement management systems (Jama, Cameo, or DOORS)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in small, dynamic engineering teams
• Familiarity with structures, avionics, instrumentation, software, fluid systems, or liquid rockets
• Experience with air-launched hypersonic vehicle development
• Experience with hot-structure airframe requirements
• Current DOD Secret security clearance
• Programming experience in Matlab or Python

About the Company

Stratolaunch is a technology accelerator that engineers operationally realistic testing at Mach 5+. Their air-launched Talon testbeds enable routine access to the hypersonic environment to validate system performance and advance national security.