**Job Description**

This position is for an experienced engineer, scientist or physicist to provide engineering leadership for remote sensing payload development programs and new business pursuits in support of Civil, Military, and National Space programs. The Payload Architect ensures continuity and balance between the scientific or warfighter mission needs, the acquisition community, and the BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems (SMS). technical solution. This position will report to the Payload Engineering Payload Architects department manager. The responsibilities of this position include architecture design, detailed design, analysis, modeling, and performance verification of systems and payloads in their mission context.

The Engineering, Science and Analysis (ESA) Strategic Capabilities Unit (SCU) comprises the technical talent and organizational leadership that enables the successful delivery of high-impact discriminating technologies for our customers missions...