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Systems Engineer

Stratolaunch · Mojave, California, United States

Posted about 3 months ago · $101,000-$146,500

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
81 days
Stratolaunch's roles stay open a median of 82 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
98% of Stratolaunch's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Stratolaunch
high
60 stale, 1 reposted of 60 open
Hiring momentum
83 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-24

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Stratolaunch's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Stratolaunch.

About this role

As a Systems Engineer at Stratolaunch, you will support the development of expendable air-launched hypersonic vehicles by collaborating with various stakeholders to derive and document requirements, develop test and evaluation plans, and execute tests. You will work closely with a multi-disciplinary engineering team and program management while ensuring compliance with safety standards and managing test activities throughout the program lifecycle.

Our read on this posting3.2out of 5
benefits
2/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
5/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Stratolaunch as an employer.

What you need

  • Knowledge of, and direct experience with, at least two of these disciplines: Electrical and Avionics Systems, EO/RF Seeker Systems, Energetics Systems, Propulsion Systems, Lethality Modeling, Guidance Navigation and Controls, Aerodynamics, Thermal, and Mechanical Systems
  • Experience contributing to the systems engineering content for a major technical review such as System Requirements Review, Preliminary Design Review or Critical Design Review
  • Familiarity with tactical missile system constraints from military launch platforms and logistics chains
  • Familiarity with military standards pertinent to air launched missiles (e.g. 810, 1553, 1760,…)
  • Previous systems engineering experience in a small dynamic team environment
  • Experience integrating one or more missile system onto a military platform

Nice to have

  • Experience integrating a high Mach or hypersonic system onto a military platform
  • Familiarity with WOSA and MOSA and how to decompose those architectures to requirements
  • Familiarity with kill chain models such as F2T2EA and associated requirements decomposition
  • Experience wearing multiple hats in a small team environment
  • Experience defining, managing, and verifying requirements for hypersonic vehicles with hot-structure airframes

What you get

  • Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)
  • Paid Maternity and Parental Leave
  • 50% company match per contributed dollar into 401(k) savings plan, up to $11,500
  • Tuition reimbursement

Worth weighing

  • Position may involve operation of company vehicles as part of assigned duties.
  • Travel estimated to be <5%.
  • Consideration for hybrid work location arrangement for well-qualified candidates and remote work for exceptional candidates.
  • Base salary and leveling are established on a case-by-case basis, which may lead to variability in offers.

Summarised from Stratolaunch's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Stratolaunch on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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