Senior Hardware/Integrated Systems Engineer HR101144

$77,000 - $135,000/Yr

Radiance Technologies - Huntsville, AL

Full-time - Senior

Onsite - Huntsville, AL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Radiance Technologies is seeking a Senior Hardware/Integrated Systems Engineer to support a U.S. Army program. This role involves leading and contributing to an engineering team throughout the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC), focusing on hardware engineering for space payloads, including structural, thermal, and mechanical analysis. The engineer will manage hardware baselines and Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) profiles, ensuring compliance with design criteria and requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the hardware engineering team and provide hardware engineering Subject Matter Expertise (SME).
• Develop design criteria, collaborate on requirements, and drive space payload optimization.
• Perform structural analysis to identify bus non-compliance and optimize performance.
• Conduct component interface analysis to ensure alignment and prevent reliability issues.
• Perform environmental and performance testing on hardware to validate compliance.
• Collaborate with multidisciplined engineers on complex physics problems.
• Establish and manage the space payload hardware baseline and supply chain throughout the SDLC process.
• Lead the design, development, and evaluation of electronic hardware components and systems.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical/electrical engineering or relevant technical discipline.
• Proven ability to lead a hardware engineering team for space applications.
• Demonstrated proficiency in technical writing for test plans and reports.
• Experience supporting systems engineering technical reviews (DCR, SFR, PDR, CDR, FDR, TRR, PRR).
• Experience with hardware, software, and documentation configuration management.
• Self-starter with excellent oral and written communication skills.
• U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain a security clearance.
• Minimum 12 years' experience in hardware/mechanical engineering across the SDLC process.
• Experience with mechanical design, packaging, prototyping, integration, testing, and manufacturing.
• Experience with Agile methodologies, Digital Engineering (DE), and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
• Experience with detailed design activities and simulations necessary for the SDLC process.
• Experience with Government or commercial spaceflight projects.
• Experience with aerospace system lifecycle design for launch and mission operations.
• Experience with mechanical drawing and documentation industry standards.
• Experience with space systems material handling requirements.
• Experience with structures, thermal, and vacuum design and testing.
• Experience with electronic instrumentation and testbeds.
• Experience with 2D/3D modeling software (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, CATIA, NX, Rhino).
• Experience with space qualification requirements and processes.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree in mechanical/electrical engineering or relevant technical discipline.
• 15+ years' experience in mechanical engineering across the SDLC process.
• Experience developing and maintaining program schedules in Microsoft Project.
• Certified Lean Six Sigma Belt (ICGB) or higher.
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Active SECRET clearance.