Senior Systems Engineer – Space Systems

Full-Time | Permanent | Hybrid

Location: Sarcedo, Vicenza, Italy

Salary: Up to €55,000 per annum

Take ownership of complex engineering challenges shaping the future of space.

Not every systems engineering role gives you the opportunity to influence a space system from its earliest design stages through to integration, testing and final delivery.

NewSpace Technical is partnering with an established and growing space technology business developing advanced solutions for the global space industry.

They're looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to play a key role in the development of complex space systems, bringing together different engineering disciplines and ensuring ambitious mission requirements become practical, high-performance solutions.

This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys solving challenging technical problems, influencing engineering decisions and seeing their work progress beyond the design stage into real-world space applications.

What you'll be involved in

You'll take responsibility across the systems engineering lifecycle, including:

- Translating mission and customer needs into clear system requirements.
- Managing requirements definition, allocation, traceability and verification.
- Working closely with multidisciplinary teams across mechanical, electrical, software and other engineering disciplines.
- Leading system-level design decisions and technical trade-offs.
- Supporting system integration, testing, verification and qualification activities.
- Contributing to technical reviews and key project milestones.
- Identifying technical risks, resolving engineering challenges and maintaining quality.
- Working with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure technical alignment.
- Supporting proposals and future project opportunities.

What makes someone a good fit?





We're looking for an engineer who understands the demands of developing complex space systems, enjoys working at system level and is confident getting into the technical detail when needed.

You'll ideally bring:

- Experience in systems engineering within the space industry.
- Exposure to satellite, spacecraft, payload or other space-related engineering programmes.
- Strong knowledge of requirements engineering, including allocation, traceability and verification.
- Experience coordinating or working across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- An understanding of system integration, AIV/AIT, testing and verification processes.
- Familiarity with ECSS standards and space project lifecycles.
- Experience using requirements management tools such as DOORS, Enterprise Architect or similar.
- The ability to communicate technical decisions clearly and work with internal and external stakeholders.

Additional advantages:

- A Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering or a related discipline.
- Five or more years of relevant systems engineering experience.
- Professional fluency in Italian and English.

Why consider this opportunity?

If you're looking for more responsibility and the chance to make a genuine contribution to challenging space programmes, this could be worth exploring.

You'll have the opportunity to:

- Take ownership of technically challenging space projects.
- Work alongside specialists across multiple engineering disciplines.
- Influence important system-level engineering decisions.
- Develop your expertise across the complete lifecycle of space systems.
- Contribute to projects helping advance the capabilities of the space industry.

Interested in exploring what's next in your space engineering career?

I'd be happy to have an informal conversation and tell you more about the opportunity.

Apply today or get in touch directly:

[email protected]

📌 Senior Systems Engineer (Sarcedo)
🏢 NewSpace Technical
📍 Sarcedo