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Systems Engineer

Peregrine Space Corp

Torrance, CA 90505-5935 • $120,000 to $150,000 / yr • 10/6/2026

Job Description

Job Description
Job Summary
  • Lead the generation, refinement, and maintenance of comprehensive technical documentation to articulate Peregrine Space Corp’s evolving products, services, and system architectures for internal and external stakeholders.

  • Oversee manufacturing documentation and processes, establishing robust quality assurance protocols and guiding the execution of related compliance and readiness testing.

  • Establish and implement systems engineering workflows tailored to the early-stage environment, translating high-level mission objectives and concepts into actionable technical requirements and specifications.

  • Collaborate across teams and individuals to ensure integration, testing, and validation of components throughout the product lifecycle.

  • Troubleshoot complex engineering challenges, ensuring technical cohesion and adaptation to evolving project milestones.

Education and Experience
  • Bachelor's Degree

  • Experience delivering hardware from System Requirements Review (SRR) to Pre-Ship Review (PSR)

  • Have performed:

    • Architecture trade studies, power & mass margin allocation, optical/RF link budgets, payload operational concept (ConOps) definition.

    • CDR preparation, interface control documents (ICDs) generation, environmental testing, non-conformance review boards (MRBs).

    • On-orbit commissioning, payload calibration, telemetry anomaly resolution, operational constraint management.

Knowledge
  • Computers and Electronics - General knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software.

  • Engineering and Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

  • English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

  • Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

  • Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

  • Telecommunications - General knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.

  • Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

  • Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

SkillsGeneral Skills
  • Active Learning- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

  • Active Listening- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

  • Critical Thinking- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

  • Learning Strategies- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.

  • Mathematics- Using mathematics to solve problems.

  • Monitoring- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

  • Reading Comprehension- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

  • Science- Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

  • Speaking- Talking to others to convey information effectively.

  • Writing- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Social Skills
  • Coordination- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

  • Instructing- Teaching others how to do something.

  • Negotiation- Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.

  • Persuasion- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

  • Service Orientation- Actively looking for ways to help people.

  • Social Perceptiveness- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Complex Problem Solving Skills
  • Complex Problem Solving- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Technical Skills
  • Equipment Selection- Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.

  • Installation- Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.

  • Operation and Control- Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

  • Operations Analysis- Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.

  • Operations Monitoring- Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

  • Programming- Writing computer programs for various purposes.

  • Quality Control Analysis- Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

  • Repairing- Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.

  • Technology Design- Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.

  • Troubleshooting- Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Systems Skills and Deliverables
  • Judgment and Decision Making- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

  • Systems Analysis- Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

  • Systems Evaluation- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

  • Authoring subsystem requirements (L2/L3), allocating top-level mission requirements (L1) down to payload instruments, and maintaining traceability matrices.

  • Defining mechanical (CAD/mounting/mass properties), electrical (harnessing, power/bus voltage, ground isolation), data/telemetry (SpaceWire, MIL-STD-1553, Ethernet, CCSDS frames), and thermal interfaces between the payload and spacecraft bus.

  • Tracking SWaP-C (Size, Weight, Power, and Cost), mass properties, power draw across modes (safe, standby, operational, peak transmission), data bandwidth, and thermal dissipation margins.

  • Risk burn-down plans, technical risk identification, Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), single-point failure (SPF) identification, and mitigation strategies.