Tomorrow.io

Payload Systems Engineer

Golden, Colorado, United States

Sponsorship not specified$140k-$160kDetected 21 days ago

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About the role

This position requires access to technology that is controlled under U.S. export control laws and regulations.
Tomorrow.io is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
Regularly reviewing and adjusting pay practices to align with legitimate drivers of pay, such as job level, geographic location, and performance, demonstrates a commitment to maintaining equity within the organization.

Support requirements definition, interface coordination, integration planning, test execution, and technical documentation across the payload lifecycle.
Collaborate closely with internal and external engineering teams, partners, and scientific stakeholders.
Help deliver reliable, mission-ready systems that meet operational objectives.
Support architecture definition and technical design across the payload lifecycle from concept through launch and operations.
Establish and maintain requirements, interfaces, and verification documentation.
Identify technical risks and support mitigation planning.
Collaborate with program leadership to track technical performance, support integration test planning, and strengthen engineering quality and systems rigor.
Each person has their own career growth path for we believe that the only way for the company to grow is if you grow.

4-7+ years of experience developing, integrating, and testing complex engineered systems, specifically satellite payloads or similar hardware.
Strong working knowledge of spacecraft subsystems, payload integration, and performance modeling.
Proven experience in system-level architecture, requirements management, interface control, and verification planning.
Familiarity with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) or similar structured systems approaches.
Experience performing system-level trade studies and identifying/mitigating technical risks.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey technical topics clearly to diverse audiences.
Proven ability to make sound engineering judgments and operate effectively in dynamic, fast-moving development environments.
Ability to collaborate effectively across multi-disciplinary engineering and scientific domains, both internally and externally.
Demonstrated integrity, transparency, and accountability in professional conduct.
A system-level mindset that balances technical detail with overall mission execution.
The promise:
Joining Tomorrow.io as Payload Systems Engineer means:
Make a measurable global impact - advance atmospheric sensing technologies that improve weather resilience worldwide.
Influence foundational architectures - help shape the future of environmental sensing at Tomorrow.io

The anticipated salary range for this role i s $140-160k subjec t to local market and candidates skills and experience.

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