Spire
Senior Solutions Architect
Boulder, CO · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$130k-$170kDetected 2 days ago
SalesNegotiationExcelThermal AnalysisEMI/EMCSystems EngineeringRF EngineeringCommunicationPublic SpeakingRemote Sensing
About the role
- Successful candidates will have a broad and deep technical experience designing space systems along with strong communications skills and the ability to thrive in a customer focused environment.
- Your exceptional communication and presentation skills allow you to effectively engage with stakeholders on different levels.
- Spire operates a hybrid work model, and this position will require you to work a minimu
Responsibilities
- You will engage directly with the Spire Account Executives and customer base to understand operational requirements, qualify opportunities, and design space-driven solutions.
- You will collaborate closely with the satellite architect and engineering colleagues and to develop customer-driven solutions that leverage Spire's small satellite platforms, payloads, and global infrastructure.
- The role of Senior Solutions Architect requires a deep understanding of challenges of building, launching and operating small satellites.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and subject matter experts within the organization to assess feasibility of customer-driven solutions, refine scope and technical details of complex space mission programs, and generally represent the voice and requirements of the customer within the organization throughout the sales cycle.
- Lead the development of technical proposals and generating or sourcing technical content specific to the customer's application or problem set in a timely manner to ensure customer deadlines and sales objectives are met.
- Work closely with the sales team to identify gaps in current capabilities to drive the technology roadmap and enhance the product offering.
- Support initial Space Services program execution through the System Requirements Review, providing systems engineering support to document customer requirements and ensure a seamless transition from sales to execution.
- Experience in satellite mission design, development, and testing with a clear understanding of major mission design trades and scope drivers (power / payload duty cycle, communications systems / data budgets, ground stations, launch and environmental loads, EMI/EMC, thermal management, etc.).
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in relevant Engineering (e.g. Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Systems), Computer Science, Physics, or equivalent combination of technical and work experience.
- Familiarity with the radio frequency (RF) spectrum, specifically related to RF payload receivers.
- Experience writing technical reports and proposals.
- Experience presenting technical content to senior level management.
- Experience in a customer-facing technical role.
Compensation
- $130k-$170k
Company info
- With an emphasis on our Space Services offering, you will build intimate knowledge of the Spire satellite subsystems, payload capabilities, and system interfaces critical to customers seeking to deploy systems onto our network.
- This role will be the senior technical representative of the company to our customers and will be comfortable presenting on different levels in high pressure situations.
- Work as a senior expert within a team to support sales discussions with Space Services customers, assess requirements and design the best possible solutions.
- Lead the preparation and delivery of technical presentations and reports explaining Spire's products and services to prospective customers.
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