Senior Engineer, MEO Business Lead Engineer

Programme & Role Description

MEO100 is the next generation of SES’s Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite constellation. It will provide secure connectivity services to governmental entities, private companies, and commercial customers, while delivering high-speed broadband internet to eliminate connectivity dead zones. 

We are seeking a dynamic and visionary leader to join our rapidly growing aerospace team. To accelerate schedules, reduce costs, and guarantee quality, SES is internalising a critical segment of the supply chain: the final integration of partner satellite platforms with SES’s software-defined payload, all within a state-of-the-art manufacturing and test facility. 

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Satellite Bus Lead Engineer to oversee the technical development, integration, and production of the satellite bus for our Non-Geostationary Orbit (NGSO) Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) constellation. This role will serve as the primary technical interface between our internal engineering teams and the satellite bus manufacturer, ensuring that all requirements are met and that the bus is delivered on time, within budget, and to specification. 

This position is based on-site at K2Space’s facility in Los Angeles, California.

As a Senior Engineer, Bus Lead Engineering, meoSphere, you will be responsible for:

• Technical Oversight: Lead the end-to-end technical follow-up of the satellite bus development and production, ensuring compliance with system-level requirements and mission objectives. 

• Interface Management: Act as the main point of contact with the satellite bus manufacturer, coordinating design reviews, technical exchanges, and issue resolution. 

• Requirements Management: Ensure that all bus-level requirements are properly captured, validated, and verified throughout the development lifecycle. 

• Design Review Participation: Lead and contribute to major design reviews (PDR, CDR, MRR, TRR, etc.), providing critical assessments and recommendations. 

• Schedule & Risk Monitoring: Track development milestones, identify risks and issues early, and implement mitigation strategies in collaboration with the manufacturer and internal stakeholders. 

• Quality Assurance: Monitor manufacturing and integration activities to ensure adherence to quality standards and space-grade practices. 

• Testing & Validation: Support environmental testing, functional validation, and launch readiness activities for the satellite bus. 

• Documentation & Reporting: Maintain clear and comprehensive documentation of technical decisions, progress reports, and risk assessments. 

Qualifications and Experience

• Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field. 
• Minimum 10 years of experience in satellite systems engineering, with a focus on bus subsystems (power, thermal, propulsion, structure, avionics). 
• Proven experience in managing external suppliers or partners in a space program. 
• Strong understanding of NGSO/MEO mission architectures and associated challenges. 
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills. 
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary environment. 
• Experience with satellite bus platforms for NGSO constellations. 
• Familiarity with ECSS standards and space qualification processes. 
• Hands-on experience with integration and testing of satellite hardware. 
• Fluency in English; additional languages are a plus. 

COMPETENCIES

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills. 
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary environment. 
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities
• High sensitivity to customers’ needs and capacity to find solutions to complex technical problems and overcome obstacles to deliver a high quality of service

Other key requirements / comments

• Eligibility for National/NATO SECRET personnel security clearances is essential. Candidates must be prepared to undergo a security clearance procedure, as this position may require holding such clearance
• Willing to work at least 60% onsite from office
• Travel as required for project realization purposes 

The job responsibilities outlined in this document are not exhaustive and may evolve over time and be reviewed according to business needs.