Space Vehicle Risk Management Engineer
El Segundo, CA

Who We Are
Aurex is a mission-focused aerospace and defense company building the next frontier of deterrence. From hypersonics and missile defense to hardened networks and orbital systems, we design, test, and deliver the platforms that turn unproven ideas into battlefield-ready capability. Born in Huntsville and built for speed, Aurex brings together aerospace veterans, combat-tested operators, and forward-leaning technologists to solve problems that matter fast. We move from whiteboard to warfighter with precision, clarity, and zero tolerance for fluff.

Job Description
Aurex is seeking a Space Vehicle Risk Management Engineer to lead risk and opportunity management across advanced space vehicle programs supporting national security missions. This role is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and driving disciplined risk management processes across system development, integration, and test activities. You will work across engineering, program management, and government stakeholders to ensure risks are identified early, analyzed rigorously, and managed effectively to support mission success. This role requires a systems thinker who can connect technical detail to program-level outcomes and drive accountability across teams. In this role, you will lead the identification, assessment, and tracking of risks and opportunities across space vehicle programs, ensuring alignment with program objectives and acquisition requirements. You will support and participate in major program reviews, including SRR, SDR, SFR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FCA, SVR, MRR, and PCA, ensuring risk posture is clearly understood and communicated. You will develop and maintain risk registers, support mitigation planning, and track execution of risk handling strategies. You will collaborate with government clients and contractor teammates to ensure transparency and alignment in risk management practices. You will integrate risk management into systems engineering and program execution activities, supporting requirements verification, system validation, and overall mission assurance.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience with space vehicle systems engineering, planning, integration, and testing
• 7+ years of experience with risk and opportunity management
• 3+ years of experience supporting reviews of space systems, including SRR, SDR, SFR, PDR, CDR, TRR, FCA, SVR, MRR, or PCA, and the DoD acquisition system
• Ability to be highly motivated, with a dynamic work ethic and commitment to the DoD mission
• Ability to communicate effectively and establish collaborative relationships with government clients and contractor teammates
• Active Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science

Desired

• 10+ years of experience with space vehicle systems engineering, planning, integration, and testing
• Experience with tools such as Confluence or Jira
• Experience designing, building, and testing communications antennas, transmitters, or receivers for payloads
• Knowledge of DoD systems engineering, test, and production policies and practices
• Ability to perform multiple systems engineering and program management functions in support of design reviews and requirements verification
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Experience with mission assurance and Strategic or Tactical MILCOM payload development
• Active TS/SCI clearance

How You Will Be Rewarded
The salary range for this role is $180,000 - $200,000 per year. We offer a comprehensive total rewards approach to compensation, providing incentives and benefits that extend far beyond the base salary. Compensation is determined by the candidate’s work experience, education, training, and relevant skills. We offer a competitive benefits package designed to support our employees' health, well-being, and professional growth.

Location
El Segundo, CA

Aurex is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It prohibits discrimination, retaliation, or any type of harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, citizenship, immigration status, or any other legally protected status in employment, including in hiring, firing, and recruiting decisions. All applicants must be authorized to work lawfully in the United States for positions at Aurex. There may be limited circumstances in which a law, regulation, executive order, or government contract would require certain citizenship; only in those limited circumstances would Aurex require certain citizenship status to comply with the relevant law, regulation, executive order, or government contract applicable to that position. For all other positions, Aurex does not consider an applicant’s citizenship but only requires that the applicant be authorized to work lawfully in the United States. If a position is one that falls under export control laws and regulations requiring authorization from the U.S. government to access export-controlled items, any hiring is contingent on the applicant passing the export compliance assessment, which is separate from the I-9 process, for that specific position. A background check will be required prior to any hire.

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