Satellite Systems Engineer

Job description

Area Satellite Systems Engineer About Satellogic Satellogic is a vertically integrated Earth Observation company that designs, manufactures, and operates satellite systems, delivering decision-grade insights at scale to government and commercial customers. We build space systems end-to-end, from satellite design and manufacturing to launch and on-orbit operations, giving us the ability to deploy quickly, operate reliably, and support persistent monitoring across regions and priority areas. Our approach moves customers beyond one-off imagery toward continuous awareness and alert-driven decision-making, with flexible pathways that can evolve from managed monitoring to full satellite ownership and sovereign control. Our technology supports a wide range of use cases across climate monitoring, agriculture, energy, infrastructure, defense and intelligence, helping organizations detect change, manage risk, and plan with confidence. With a team distributed across five countries, Satellogic brings together expertise in satellite engineering, software development, data science, manufacturing, operations, and go-to-market. We’re a group of purpose-driven builders who value ownership, curiosity, and execution—and who work with humility, honesty, and empathy. About the team The Satellite Program Team is a cross-functional organization that manages the strategic deployment and continuous evolution of our entire satellite fleet. Our mission is to drive the full end-to-end mission lifecycle, from setting high-level strategic objectives and negotiating overall system requirements to overseeing long-term on-orbit performance and capacity goals. This team serves as the central function for balancing constraints across R&D, Manufacturing, and Operations. The team is always learning and trying to push the limits, relying in part on the large diversity of people’s profiles and backgrounds. About the position As a Satellite Systems Engineer, you will take on a highly technical, hybrid mission that sits at the intersection of robust hardware design and agile software architecture. This is not your traditional, paper-pushing systems engineering role. You are responsible for a twofold challenge: Optimize & Protect: Dive deep into the current generation of satellites, resolving complex technical anomalies on orbit. Architect the Future: Spearhead the system architecture for our next generation of spacecraft. Based on your previous experience, you will be the ultimate technical "bridge," ensuring that low-level engineering details across software, electronics, and mechanics are scalable, robust, and perfectly aligned with our mission. Location Buenos Aires office. Willingness and ability to travel domestically and/or internationally to company offices, laboratories, client sites, potential clients, or suppliers as needed. This role will also require travel to our laboratory in Uruguay. Responsibilities Maintain and optimize system-level budgets, including Mass, Power, Propulsion, Link Budget, Data Latency, Pointing Performance, Agility, Image Quality, and Edge Processing Capacity, ensuring optimal balance between performance and risk. Co-define and design the systems architecture for future satellite constellations. Oversee system-level integration, verification, and validation (IV&V) activities from conceptual design through to on-orbit commissioning. Interpret and define mission specific and spacecraft system level requirements based on the Concept of Operations (CONOPS). Identify and resolve technical gaps and critical points in the current satellite generation, managing anomaly resolution and ensuring "lessons learned" are effectively integrated into the next designs. Serve as the primary technical interface for R&D teams (Software, Electronics, Mechanics), translating high-level operational requirements into granular technical specifications, APIs, and hardware-software interfaces. About you Experience BSc or Master’s degree in Aerospace, Electrical, or Software Engineering, or equivalent work experience. 5+ years of relevant experience in aerospace systems engineering, with a proven track record of participating in the full missions lifecycle. Demonstrated ability to navigate seamlessly between hardware block diagrams and complex software/firmware architectures. Deep expertise in trade-off analysis and systems engineering methodologies (e.g., V-model or MBSE). Skills Strong systems thinking: understanding trade-offs, basic engineering, and budgets. Problem solving: Ability to analyze problems and search for solutions, always exploring multiple alternatives. Organization: Excellent people, time, and risk management skills. Capacity to learn continuously and passion for pushing the limits. Advanced English and Spanish proficiency levels (verbal and written at all hierarchical levels). What we value Empathy, initiative, and accountability. Hands-on attitude and passion for building scalable space technology. Diversity Commitment Satellogic values diversity and inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer. We are convinced that hiring and developing top talent from around the world for any given discipline will drive innovation, generate new solutions, and deliver a superior product to our global customer base. We work to build an equitable and inclusive environment in which all people, regardless of gender, race, religion, or background, can come together to do their best work. Please feel free to specify your pronouns following your name on the application. Learn more about Satellogic To learn more about us please visit satellogic.com and follow us on twitter (@Satellogic) and LinkedIn Applicant Data Privacy Statement As part of your application you will be required to confirm Satellogic's Applicant Data Privacy Policy which is available for your review here. By applying to this position you express, affirmative consent to our collection of your name, address, email address, phone number and relevant application information and the processing of that information. It is important to understand that Satellogic will store your data for the purpose of processing your application for the position, and possibly other compatible positions. You also understand that you have rights to access your Personal Data, as well as rights to request their rectification, completion, update or erasure. You may exercise your rights by sending an email to compliance@satellogic.com. 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