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.