General Atomics (GA), and its affiliated companies, is one of the world’s leading resources for high-technology systems development ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies.
Whether a specific satellite for a specific mission or a constellation of interconnected spacecraft, the GA-EMS Space Systems team is re-defining how customers can access the possibilities of space. GA-EMS offers modular and scalable satellite platforms backed with a history of operational flight experience to support defense, civil, commercial, and academic mission requirements.
Our space systems team is looking for a Mission Systems Engineer to oversee the design, implementation, integration, and testing of our hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) simulation tools. The ideal candidate possesses a background that combines expertise in hardware and software design, along with system integration experience, to develop simulator solutions tailored for space system development and operations.

Mission Systems Engineer responsible for:

• Lead HWIL development across programs to ensure program simulation hardware, and verification plans, meet program statement of work, CDRLs, and requirements.
• Define HWIL design, requirements, test applications, and support equipment.
• Coordinate development of HWIL drawings to capture designs and configurations.
• Identify and procure HWIL equipment, and coordinate the installation of equipment and harnesses.
• Support development of test scenarios, and support test plan and procedure development to ensure requirements are fully verified.
• Support software development for HWIL environment.
• Establish collaborative work relationships with peers to ensure synergy across space, ground, and launch.
• Utilize Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approaches to define and inform HWIL design. SE work products may include: