Mission Systems Lead

About the Company

Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable through advanced airframe and engine technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead mission systems architecture and integration for autonomous, reconfigurable, and MOSA-compliant architectures
• Conduct trade studies for RF sensing, multi-functional aperture integration, EO/IR, LIDAR, and EW sensors
• Lead analytical and concept design trade studies for line-of-sight and beyond line-of-sight communications and data links
• Manage vendor engagement to identify state-of-the-art mission system capabilities and assess technical maturity
• Collaborate with Defense Systems and Engineering teams to evolve system requirements and hardware/software interfaces
• Adapt or derive physics-based models to evaluate payload system performance
• Translate warfighter needs into mission systems requirements through direct customer collaboration

Requirements

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related science
• Active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
• Domain expertise in Radar, EO/IR, RF, or EW systems
• Experience with physics-based modeling and analysis of system performance
• 5+ years of experience in RF and/or EO/IR mission systems development and integration on tactical aircraft

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of next-generation sensing and effector systems
• Proficiency in MATLAB, Python, C++, COMSOL, or Ansys
• Experience with electromagnetic control (EMCON) modes and communication techniques
• Advanced communications experience including secure LPx and tactical data links
• Experience with aircraft design and integration