Systems / Mechanical Engineer, Program Management

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Mexico, +3 more countries.

📋 Description

• Act as the senior technical and programmatic leader tasked with spearheading the development of essential mission systems and subsystems.

• Participate directly in hands-on technical activities, which encompass architecture, analysis, design reviews, and trade studies.

• Ensure cohesion among subsystems by managing requirements decomposition, interface management, and planning for verification and validation.

• Take ownership or play a key role in program planning, milestone tracking, resource allocation, and cross-functional collaboration.

• Assume direct responsibility for scheduling, technical performance, team outputs, and report technical and programmatic progress to leadership.

• Lead a small yet expanding team of engineers, establishing technical direction and ensuring accountability for deliverables.

• Recruit, oversee, and nurture engineers as the team expands.

• Collaborate with external partners, vendors, and subject matter experts.

• Contribute to the development of scalable processes, tools, and workflows.

• Navigate effectively in a high-ambiguity, high-stakes environment and establish structure in the absence of it.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, systems engineering, or a closely related technical field.

• Extensive experience in aerospace, defense, or space systems, with a strong preference for involvement with flight or mission-critical hardware.

• Proven track record in program or project management, including direct accountability for scheduling, technical performance, and team outputs.

• Experience in managing engineers or technical personnel, including hiring, directing, and developing talent.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, particularly in presenting technical and programmatic information to a leadership audience.

• Ability to work independently in an early-stage environment where frameworks may need to be established rather than followed.

• All communications for this position will be conducted in English, including your resume and all application materials.

• Preferred: Master's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, systems engineering, or a related discipline.

• Preferred: Formal training or certification in systems engineering (INCOSE CSEP, MBSE, or equivalent).

• Preferred: Experience in space resource utilization, in-situ resource utilization (ISRU), planetary science, or lunar mission architecture.

• Preferred: Familiarity with fusion energy, cryogenic systems, or quantum computing hardware.

• Preferred: Previous experience at an aerospace startup, NewSpace company, or early-stage deep-tech organization.

• Relevant experience with requirements management, model-based systems engineering tools, mechanical CAD, structural or thermal analysis tools, scheduling and program-control tools, earned value reporting, and Microsoft Excel.

🏝️ Benefits

• 100% remote work.

• Full-time role.