Systems Engineer

Location: This role will be onsite in our Broomfield, Colorado office. 
Travel: Up to 5%
Job ID:  552

About Skyloom 

Skyloom, an IonQ company, is a telecommunications company founded with the mission to develop, deploy, and operate one of the fundamental pieces of tomorrow's space communication infrastructure to provide data transport services on a planetary scale. If you have a strong sense of purpose, focus, urgency, and willingness to compete, or if working on space lasers excites you, join our team to develop the future generation of space communication technology.

What Makes Skyloom Unique?    

Skyloom is building the orbital infrastructure for the next renaissance in global connectivity. As Earth’s first space-based telecommunications company, we deliver fiberless, planetary-scale data transport that dramatically increases bandwidth, availability, and resiliency—while reducing latency and total cost of operations.

Our proprietary optical technology enables secure, ultra-high-capacity connections across our end-to-end, multi-orbit network or within your own infrastructure, unlocking a new standard for global communications.

Role Overview

As a System Engineer, you are expected to oversee and drive the conceptual and architectural design of Skyloom´s products, ensuring successful delivery aligned with business priorities. You will interact with various stakeholders to manage projects and product portfolios, fostering collaboration among cross-functional teams and acting as the primary contact for product-related inquiries and decisions.

Responsibilities

• Manage budgets: link, pointing, power, mass, and time allocations 
• Oversee memory, physical configuration, and other system parameters.
• Define system architectures, interfaces, manage requirements definition, flow downs and traceability.
• Identify key requirements for each subsystem.
• Negotiate requirements between subsystems and perform trade-off analyses to optimize system performance.
• Promote comprehensive requirement definition for subsystems.
• Develop system and subsystem validation and verification (V&V) strategies.
• Empower and lead system teams, encouraging Systems to take ownership of initiatives and tasks.
• Lead decision-making processes and trade-off analyses. 
• Review and reach consensus on subsystem schedules, understanding dependencies and inter-team interactions.
• Approve required tasks for each subsystem, estimating time and resource allocations.
• Conduct internal design reviews (similar to Critical Design Reviews) to ensure interface requirements are met.
• Provide training and knowledge-sharing opportunities for Systems teams through internal courses or presentations.
• Ensure subsystems define their design processes and perform flow-down of system requirements to lower-level subsystems (typical L3 to L4 and below).
• Prepare typical documentation packages for each project phase and support project budgeting.
• Oversee the organization of Systems teams, whether structured per project or product (e.g., OCTs, OGS), with designated responsible leaders for each subsystem.
• Establish clear procedures and processes, enforce their use, and continuously improve system engineering practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and product management.
• To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Skyloom employees must be a U.S. citizen, lawful U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce, as applicable. Learn more about ITAR here.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field.
• Experience with disruptive technologies and product development.
• Familiarity with regulatory compliance standards and quality assurance processes.
• Excellent communication skills and proven ability to engage with cross-functional teams.
• Fluency in English, with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Availability to travel to USA

Compensation 

The approximate base salary range for this position is $112,040 - $140,050. The total compensation package includes base, bonus, equity, and a range of benefit options found on our career site.   

Compensation will vary based on individual factors such as education, qualifications and experience of the final candidate(s), specific office location and calibration against relevant market data and internal team equity.  Posted base salary figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available. 

Benefits/Perks 

• In addition to an opportunity to take part in an innovative, collaborative and fast-growing business with a highly motivated and skilled team, we also take pride in taking care of our employees. Here are just a few ways that we show our appreciation:
  • We provide extensive medical coverage, including strong vision and dental plans, flexible spending accounts, and additional supplemental health options.
  • Paid Time Off Policy
  • 401(k) Plan 
  • Mental Health Resources
  • Furry friends? We’ve got you covered with with pet insurance options 
  • Legal insurance options also available

Equal Opportunity Statement 

At IonQ, we believe in fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all, and we strive to identify and eliminate barriers. We empower employees to thrive by fostering a culture of autonomy, productivity, and respect. We are dedicated to creating an environment where individuals can feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued.  
  
We are committed to equity and justice. We welcome different voices and viewpoints and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.