Responsibilities
- Maintain and update the vehicle mass properties database, including subsystem and component-level weights
- Track weight growth and margin against program targets and requirements
- Coordinate with subsystem owners to collect, validate, and reconcile weight data
- Support trade studies and design decisions through weight impact analysis
- Generate reports and visualizations showing weight trends and risks
- Develop and maintain system-level power budgets (generation, distribution, and consumption)
- Track power usage across all subsystems and ensure compliance with system limits
- Interface with electrical, avionics, and payload teams to gather power data
- Identify and communicate power margin risks and potential constraints
- Support power-related trade studies and operational scenarios
- Support development and maintenance of system architecture products (functional, logical, and physical architectures)
- Assist with system decomposition, interface definition, and requirement traceability
- Maintain system models and diagrams using MBSE tools (e.g., SysML or similar)
- Ensure consistency between requirements, interfaces, and design documentation
- Participate in design reviews and configuration management activities
Benefits
- Matching 401(k)
- Paid PTO
- Paid holidays
- Medical, vision, and dental insurance
- Group Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- HSA and FSA Options
- Critical Care Plan
- Accident Care Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESSP)
Compensation
Not specified
Work Arrangement
On-site — San Luis Obispo, CA
Team
Not specified
Other
- This position may require access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). To comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants will be asked to provide specific documentation to verify a US person’s status under the ITAR and the EAR.
- The work environment may involve a standard office setting while also incorporating elements of a production area.
- Employees will use standard office equipment, including computers, and must demonstrate stamina to sit or stand while maintaining attention to detail despite potential interruptions.
- The role may require occasional activities such as walking, climbing, stooping, crouching, and bending.
- Vision is necessary for reading printed materials and a computer screen, while hearing and speech are essential for effective communication both in person and over the telephone.
- Additionally, the position may necessitate travel by air or automobile.
- Employees may be required to use personal protective equipment, including safety glasses, safety shoes, and shop coats, to ensure safety in the production environment.
- Employees may be able to lift up to 30 pounds as needed.
Not specified
