METECS

Custom simulation software and engineering services

Lead Spaceflight Hardware Systems Engineer

Spacecraft & Launch Vehicle SystemsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeHouston, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in systems, mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or a related engineering discipline is required.
Significant experience developing aerospace, spaceflight, or other high-reliability electromechanical or electronic hardware through multiple phases of the development lifecycle is required.
Demonstrated leadership in coordinating multidisciplinary hardware development is required.
Practical experience with requirements development, interface definition, design trades, integration, verification, and test is required.
Hands-on experience with hardware integration and troubleshooting is required.
Citizenship or lawful permanent residency is required.

Responsibilities

Lead systems engineering activities for spaceflight hardware development.
Define and maintain hardware requirements, interfaces, technical baselines, and verification methods.
Coordinate mechanical, electrical, quality, manufacturing, supplier, and test activities.
Facilitate design trade studies and risk assessments; lead integration, troubleshooting, and anomaly resolution.
Develop verification, qualification, and acceptance strategies and ensure supporting evidence satisfies applicable requirements.
Lead or support key design, test-readiness, qualification, and acceptance reviews.
Coordinate development activities with customers, suppliers, contract manufacturers, and test facilities.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with integrated electromechanical systems involving mechanisms, controls, sensors, electronics, or similar hardware is desirable.
Familiarity with environmental qualification testing such as vibration, shock, thermal, thermal-vacuum, or electromagnetic interference/electromagnetic compatibility (EMI/EMC) is desirable.
Experience coordinating with specialized suppliers, contract manufacturers, or external test facilities is desirable.

METECS is seeking an experienced Lead Spaceflight Hardware Systems Engineer to provide systems engineering leadership for the development, integration, verification, qualification, acceptance, and delivery of spaceflight hardware.

You will coordinate the development of integrated electromechanical and electronic hardware, bringing together mechanical, electrical, quality, manufacturing, supplier, and test activities. Your involvement in integration and test will help ensure that requirements and interfaces are clearly defined, understood, and verified.

Responsibilities:

Lead systems engineering activities for spaceflight hardware development.
Define and maintain hardware requirements, interfaces, technical baselines, and verification methods.
Coordinate mechanical, electrical, quality, manufacturing, supplier, and test activities.
Facilitate design trade studies and risk assessments; lead integration, troubleshooting, and anomaly resolution.
Develop verification, qualification, and acceptance strategies and ensure supporting evidence satisfies applicable requirements.
Lead or support key design, test-readiness, qualification, and acceptance reviews.
Coordinate development activities with customers, suppliers, contract manufacturers, and test facilities.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in systems, mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or a related engineering discipline.
Significant experience developing aerospace, spaceflight, or other high-reliability electromechanical or electronic hardware through multiple phases of the development lifecycle.
Demonstrated leadership in coordinating multidisciplinary hardware development.
Practical experience with requirements development, interface definition, design trades, integration, verification, and test.
Hands-on experience with hardware integration and troubleshooting.
Excellent engineering judgment, communication, and collaboration skills.

Desired Qualifications:

Experience with integrated electromechanical systems involving mechanisms, controls, sensors, electronics, or similar hardware.
Familiarity with environmental qualification testing such as vibration, shock, thermal, thermal-vacuum, or EMI/EMC.
Experience coordinating with specialized suppliers, contract manufacturers, or external test facilities.

Citizenship or lawful permanent residency required.

About METECS:

METECS provides engineering and applied technology solutions for NASA, commercial spaceflight, and other technically demanding applications. Our work spans human spaceflight, modeling and simulation, robotics, software, embedded systems, and system integration and test.

At METECS, technical professionals collaborate across disciplines to solve challenging engineering problems throughout the project lifecycle. Our size allows you to contribute beyond traditional discipline boundaries and see your direct impact on the solutions we deliver.

METECS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

About the Company

METECS

Custom simulation software and engineering services

METECS is a Houston-based engineering-services firm that creates custom simulation software for training, engineering analysis, robotics, and automation. Its team develops software that lets users build and run realistic simulations with advanced 3D graphics, multibody dynamics, and accurate contact dynamics to model how systems move and interact. The programs are used for training personnel, analyzing performance, and designing automated and robotic systems, with a focus on orchestration to coordinate multiple simulation components. METECS differentiates itself through deep expertise in simulation, 3D graphics, and robotics—drawn from proximity to NASA’s Johnson Space Center—and by offering a small, highly qualified team that delivers tailored, efficient solutions. The company’s goal is to help clients understand, test, and optimize complex systems through reliable, customized simulation tools.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Houston, TX
Founded: 2003

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