Mission Architect

As a Mission Architect focused on our Space Services offering, you will join a growing team responsible for providing unique space-based solutions to the commercial market. You will engage directly with the Spire Account Executives and Business Development teams and their strategic level customer accounts to understand operational requirements, qualify opportunities, and design space-driven solutions. You will collaborate closely with the Satellite Architect and engineering colleagues to develop customer-driven solutions that leverage Spire's small satellite platforms, payloads, and global infrastructure. The role of Mission Architect requires a deep understanding of challenges of building, launching and operating small satellites. With an emphasis on our Space Services offering, you will build intimate knowledge of the Spire satellite subsystems, payload capabilities, and system interfaces critical to customers seeking to deploy systems onto our network. Successful candidates will have a good balance of technical experience along with strong communications skills and experience in customer-facing roles. The role involves supporting business winning campaigns on commercial and government business, owning the technical requirements negotiation and ensuring that the customer mission objectives can be achieved with the offered solution. The role is the main technical customer facing leader representing Spire's technology in the US and international markets. The role will also take front end market and customer intel to feed into Spire's technology roadmap and drive competitive differentiators. Responsibilities of your role: Work as part of a team to support the development of new mission architectures with Space Services customers, assess requirements and design the best possible solutions Prepare and deliver technical presentations and reports explaining Spire's products and services to prospective customers Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and subject matter experts within the organization to assess feasibility of customer-driven solutions, refine scope and technical details of complex space mission programs, and generally represent the voice and requirements of the customer within the organization throughout the sales cycle Serve as a leader in the relationship between the sales and internal engineering teams Work closely with the sales team and product managers to identify gaps in current capabilities to drive the technology roadmap and enhance the product offering Support initial Space Services program execution through the System Requirements Review, providing systems engineering support to document customer requirements and ensure a seamless transition from sales to execution Basic Qualifications / Experience: 2+ years of experience in a senior level customer-facing technical role Bachelor's degree in relevant Engineering (e.g. Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Systems), Computer Science, Physics, or equivalent combination of technical and work experience Experience in satellite mission design, development, and testing with a clear understanding of major mission design trades and scope drivers (power / payload duty cycle, communications systems / data budgets, ground stations, launch and environmental loads, EMI/EMC, thermal management, etc). Knowledge of satellite design and orbital simulation software (e.g. AGI STK) Familiarity with satellite-based remote sensing and Earth observations techniques Familiarity with the radio frequency (RF) spectrum, specifically related to RF payload receivers Experience writing technical reports and proposals Strong interpersonal skills for building relationships with clients and effectively communicating with other members of cross-functional teams Strong comprehension skills to enable timely understanding of complex customer requirements and identification of thorough and sometimes unique solutions Spire operates a hybrid work model, and this position will require you to work a minimum of three days per week in office. Access to US export controlled software and/or technology may be required. #LI-JP1 The anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. Final base salary for this role will be based on the location, skills, experience and qualifications. In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for commissions and annual equity awards. This role is also eligible for our employee benefits program, including vacation, sick, and personal time off; optional medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage; a 401(K) plan; health and wellness reimbursement program; and participation in Spire's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Base Salary Range $90,000-$171,000 USD Global Perks Name Your Satellite Program (NYSP) Launch Attendance Generous Time Off Policy Education Assistance Program Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) Family Leave Fitness Reimbursement Employee Referral Program Healthy snacks & beverages in every office About Spire We improve life on Earth with data from space. Spire Global is a space-to-cloud analytics company that owns and operates the largest multi-purpose constellation of satellites. Its proprietary data and algorithms provide the most advanced maritime, aviation, and weather tracking in the world. In addition to its constellation, Spire's data infrastructure includes a global ground station network and 24/7 operations that provide real-time global coverage of every point on Earth. Spire is Global and our success draws upon the diverse viewpoints, skills and experiences of our employees. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. Applying from California? Please review the CCPA Applicant Privacy Policy. Applying from the EU? Please review Spire's Privacy Policy.

Created: 2024-11-04