Systems & Mission Assurance Engineer

Systems & Mission Assurance Engineer - Boulder, Colorado Working Pattern: Predominantly onsite (1 Day from home) | 9/80 schedule (every other Friday off) Employment: Full-time, Permanent InnoForge is partnering with an innovative space technology company developing advanced scientific instrumentation for demanding space environments. We're looking for a Systems & Mission Assurance (SMA) Engineer to join a small, collaborative engineering team working on complex space hardware programmes. This is a varied, hands-on role combining systems engineering, quality, reliability and verification activities. You'll help ensure advanced scientific instruments progress successfully from development through qualification and flight readiness. What You'll Be Doing Support requirements development, management and traceability. Maintain mission assurance, quality and configuration management processes. Develop verification and validation (V&V) plans and supporting documentation. Support environmental testing, including thermal, vibration and vacuum qualification. Conduct risk and reliability assessments, including FMEA/FMECA. Work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to resolve technical challenges. Support design reviews and key programme milestones. What We're Looking For Degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Systems Engineering or a related discipline. 3–6+ years of relevant aerospace, space hardware or engineering experience. Experience in systems engineering, mission assurance, quality or V&V. Familiarity with NASA programmes, aerospace standards or flight hardware development. Understanding of requirements management and engineering documentation. A practical, collaborative approach suited to a small engineering team. InnoForge is managing this search on behalf of our client. If you're passionate about space engineering and enjoy combining technical problem-solving with practical hardware development, we'd love to hear from you. Apply directly or contact InnoForge for a confidential discussion.