Senior Mission Architect

As aSenior Mission Architect focused on our Space Services offering, you
will join a growing team responsible for providing unique space-based
solutions to the commercial market. You will engage directly with the Spire
Account Executives and Business Development teams and their strategic level
customer accounts to understand operational requirements, qualify
opportunities, and design space-driven solutions. You will collaborate
closely with the Satellite Architect and engineering colleagues to develop
customer-driven solutions that leverage Spires small satellite platforms,
payloads, and global infrastructure.
The role of Senior Mission Architect requires a deep understanding of
challenges of building, launching and operating small satellites. With an
emphasis on our Space Services offering, you will build intimate knowledge
of the Spire satellite subsystems, payload capabilities, and system
interfaces critical to customers seeking to deploy systems onto our network.
Successful candidates will have a good balance of technical experience along
with strong communications skills and experience in customer-facing roles. The
role involves supporting business winning campaigns on commercial and
government business, owning the technical requirements negotiation and
ensuring that the customer mission objectives can be achieved with the offered
solution. The role is the main technical customer facing leader representing
Spires technology in the US market. The role will also take front end
market and customer intel to feed into Spires technology roadmap and drive
competitive differentiators.
Responsibilities of your role:
Work as part of a Senior member of team to support the development of new
mission architectures with Space Services customers, assess requirements and
design the best possible solutions
Coach and support the training of other Mission Architects to upskill
technical competencies
Prepare and deliver technical presentations and reports explaining Spires
products and services to prospective customers
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and subject matter experts
within the organization to assess feasibility of customer-driven solutions,
refine scope and technical details of complex space mission programs, and
generally represent the voice and requirements of the customer within the
organization throughout the sales cycle
Serve as a leader in the relationship between the sales and internal
engineering teams
Work closely with the sales team and product managers to identify gaps in
current capabilities to drive the technology roadmap and enhance the product
offering
Support initial Space Services program execution through the System
Requirements Review, providing systems engineering support to document
customer requirements and ensure a seamless transition from sales to execution
Basic Qualifications / Experience:
5 years of experience in a senior level customer-facing technical role
Bachelors degree in relevant Engineering (e.g. Aerospace, Mechanical,
Electrical, Systems), Computer Science, Physics, or equivalent
combination of technical and work experience
US Citizen
Experience in satellite mission design, development, and testing with a
clear understanding of major mission design trades and scope drivers (power
/ payload duty cycle, communications systems / data budgets, ground
stations, launch and environmental loads, EMI/EMC, thermal management, etc).
Knowledge of satellite design and orbital simulation software (e.g. AGI STK)
Familiarity with satellite-based remote sensing and Earth observations
techniques
Familiarity with the radio frequency (RF) spectrum, specifically related
to RF payload receivers
Experience writing technical reports and proposals
Strong interpersonal skills for building relationships with clients and
effectively communicating with other members of cross-functional teams
Strong comprehension skills to enable timely unde standing of complex customer
requirements and identification of thorough and sometimes unique solutions

The anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. Final
base salary for this role will be based on the location, skills,
experience and qualifications. In addition to base compensation, this role
may be eligible for annual equity awards and our employee benefits program,
including vacation, sick, and personal time off; optional medical,
dental, vision, life, and disability coverage; a 401(K) plan;
health and wellness reimbursement program; and participation in Spires
Employe

Salary Range
$130,000 $170,000 USD

Global Perks
Name Your Satellite Program (NYSP)
Launch Attendance
Generous Time Off Policy
Education Assistance Program
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
Family Leave
Fitness Reimbursement
Employee Referral Program
Healthy snacks & beverages in every office

About Spire
Weimprove life on Earth with data from space.
Spire Global is a space-to-cloud analytics company that owns and operates the
largest multi-purpose constellation of satellites. Its proprietary data and
algorithms provide the most advanced maritime, aviation, and weather
tracking in the world. In addition to its constellation, Spires data
infrastructure includes a global ground station network and 24/7 operations
that provide real-time global coverage of every point on Earth.

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