# Founding Lead Systems Engineer at Pillar Space Systems

- Company: Pillar Space Systems
- What the company does: Reusable satellites that stay in orbit — rentable infrastructure for microgravity manufacturing. You bring the payload; the spacecraft is already there. Backed by South Park Commons.
- Company website: https://pillarspace.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $185K to $275K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-12
- Apply by: 2026-11-26
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/pillarspace/184841cd-a8d2-428b-97be-e389296a53cb?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/pillar-space-systems-founding-lead-systems-engineer/

## About the role

We are seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to own the technical baseline of our spacecraft from first principles — the requirements, architecture, interfaces, and margins that make every subsystem add up to a vehicle that works. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline
- 8+ years in systems or subsystem engineering for spacecraft, launch vehicles, aircraft, or other high-reliability systems
- Prior experience leading technical workstreams, managing engineers, mentoring junior and mid-level engineers, or building high-performing engineering teams
- Demonstrated ability to own a complex system's technical baseline from concept through integration, test, and operational readiness
- Strong fundamentals across spacecraft disciplines — orbital mechanics, GNC, power, propulsion, thermal, structures, avionics, software, and communications — with depth in at least one and fluency in all
- Experience writing, decomposing, and verifying requirements, and maintaining traceability from mission to component

Tags: Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/pillar-space-systems-founding-lead-systems-engineer/