Sierra Space Careers: Dare to Dream

We honor those that are not afraid to dream big dreams, those that tenaciously chase their dreams even when others say it cannot be done, those that achieve big dreams and change everything. Those are Dreams Worth Chasing.  

 

At Sierra Space we envision a future where humanity lives and works in space, on moons, and on distant planets. Our mission isn’t restricted to the few, instead we see a future where all people can choose to live, work, discover and explore beyond our planet. Our company is building a platform in space to benefit life on Earth and together we will alter the course of humanity.  

We have a bold mission. We are a bold company. Together, we are an extraordinary team.

About the Role

Come be a part of an amazing team designing system automation and fault management for the Dream Chaser Spaceplane! In this role, you will be directly responsible for designing the vehicle autonomy, automation, and fault management. We are truly One Team, with One Dream. Come make history with us.

This position supports the Dream Chaser Software Systems team, with focus on System Autonomy and Fault Management (SAFM) through the following:

• Design Fault Detection, Isolation, and Recovery (FDIR) for subsystems and systems while following multiple constraints and guidelines

• Produce the necessary documentation to support peer and engineering review board approval

• Synchronize products across multiple FSW and program teams to ensure consistent build products

• Collaborate with subsystem cognizant engineers and multiple stakeholders through Integrated Product Teams to identify flight-like fault injections

• Support the creation of flight-like scenarios that realistically simulate the various mission phases for testing and verification of CMAS

• Perform hardware/software integration with flight software development

• Perform requirement specification verification tasks

• Create post-processing tools to automate processes, reviews, and data validation or verification

• Support AI&T and Flight Operations during testing, mission simulation, and mission execution

About You 
 
Our mission is driven by the unwavering passion to push the boundaries of what is possible. We seek those who Dare to Dream — to envision the extraordinary and pursue it relentlessly – to join us on this transformational journey.  

 

We’re looking for dreamers who align with our values, vision, and audacious goals – while also meeting the minimum qualifications below. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in System Engineering or related discipline and typically 10 or more years of relevant experience

• Relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of required education

• Demonstrated knowledge of engineering principles and practices

• Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development teams

• Thorough understanding of requirements management, functional requirements parsing, derivation, and allocation; systems design, systems integration, technical risk identification and management strategies, and Verification and Validation (V&V) principles

Preferred:

• Experience developing fault detection and isolation designs

• Test data analysis and root-cause analysis experience

• Experience working with Integrated Product Teams that include stakeholders from multiple spacecraft disciplines

• Knowledge of spacecraft systems and fault management

• Understand spacecraft autonomy concepts including the creation of command sequences that execute on-board a spacecraft

• Experience writing test cases and test scripts

• Experience with: C/C++, Python, configuration management (e.g. - Subversion, Windchill), and test data reduction/review concepts

• Understand spacecraft hardware channelization, telemetry generation, and data latencies

• Understand peer review processes (e.g. - Jira)

• Exposure to requirements management and verification

• Experience with proper precautions for interacting and using space flight-equivalent and flight-use hardware