EraDrive is delivering multiple flight hardware payloads (“Era-Nodes”) which enable on-orbit autonomy for government and commercial customers. You will lead the end-to-end systems engineering and technical execution, from requirements definition through design, implementation, qualification, host spacecraft integration, and on-orbit operations. You will own the system architecture, interfaces, verification strategy, technical baseline, and risk posture across mechanical, thermal, electrical, software, autonomy, and operations domains. Internally, you will coordinate EraDrive's engineering team and drive cross-disciplinary decisions. Externally, you will be the primary technical interface to vendors, the host spacecraft bus team, and the program sponsor. This is a hands-on technical leadership role: you will work in the details, close interfaces and requirements, lead reviews and test campaigns, and ensure every Era-Node is delivered as a qualified, integrated, operable flight system.
Lead the design, implementation, qualification, integration, and operational readiness of multiple Era-Node flight units.
Translate mission and customer objectives into system architecture, concept of operation, requirements, and acceptance criteria.
Define and control internal and external interfaces across the mechanical, thermal, power, data, timing, software, autonomy, and operations domains.
Coordinate the GNC, software, AI/ML, mechatronics, hardware, and test teams; lead system trades, technical decisions, design reviews, and issue resolution.
Serve as EraDrive's technical point of contact to suppliers and manufacturing partners, the host bus provider, and the government sponsor and customers; lead technical interchange meetings, technical tracking, and delivery.
Develop and execute the assembly, integration, and V&V strategy for engineering units and flight units, from subsystem to end-to-end testing.
Plan and lead environmental qualification and acceptance campaigns.
Own system-level risk management and resolution multiple flight units.
Lead integration with the host spacecraft and ground segment, including command, telemetry, operational procedures, and flight readiness activities.
Support launch, commissioning, and operations by reviewing telemetry, investigating anomalies, and feeding lessons learned into subsequent units.
A degree in aerospace engineering, systems engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a closely related field.
