Senior Satellite Design Engineer for Fastwater Staffing
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| Company | recruiting |
| Category | Engineering |
| Location | Long Beach |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Contract |
| Level | Senior |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Last verified | 9 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (breezy) |
Description
Your Mission on the Team:
You will be responsible for the overall design and development of satellites for the Meridian Space constellation, from concept through on-orbit operation. This includes top level design, risk and cost assessment, systems engineering, testing and operations. As part of a small team tackling ambitious challenges, you’ll take full ownership of satellite performance in orbit - driving each phase of development to ensure mission success and dependable service delivery.
Basic Qualifications:
• 5+ years professional design/development experience in satellite systems.
• Proven experience as a leader on at least one satellite program.
• Skill in using and creating software tools to model systems performance across a variety of disciplines (MATLAB, Python, Excel, etc.)
• Strong understanding of satellite technologies, design principles, and concepts of operations
• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering or related field
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
• 10+ years professional design/development experience in satellite systems
• Master's degree in Electrical or Systems Engineering, or related field
• Previous experience with spacecraft and/or space mission top level design
• Previous work on small LEO satellites
• Breadth of experience leading satellite systems development and testing
• Experience with creating satellite simulations and models
• Satellite operations experience