Aerospace Systems Engineer

About Alto Cirra

Alto Cirra develops drone-deployed cloud seeding technology and data-backed program capabilities for ski resorts, water districts and watersheds. Our headquarters is in Salt Lake City.

The role

Own the system view of our aircraft and seeding payload: requirements, interfaces, reliability and how the pieces integrate.
This planned 2027 headquarters role supports our next phase of development. Hiring dates will be agreed individually; regional deployment plans do not represent confirmed local bases or flight authorizations.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain aircraft and payload requirements and interface documents.
• Coordinate integration across mechanical, electrical and software teams.
• Analyze reliability and failure modes and track mitigations.
• Support design reviews and configuration control.
• Translate field and test findings into system changes.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of systems engineering or multidisciplinary hardware integration experience.
• Experience translating stakeholder needs into testable requirements and interface documents.
• Practical reliability analysis, failure-mode assessment and configuration-control skills.
• Ability to coordinate mechanical, electrical and software teams; engineering degree or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred experience

UAS, robotics, requirements-management tools, FMEA and verification planning.

Core skills

Systems Analysis, Hardware.

Employment terms

Full-time employee, normally 40 hours per week. Salt Lake City, Utah. Hybrid: normally three days per week at headquarters and up to two days remote, with in-person attendance required for lab, test and operational activities.
Up to 15% travel for integration and test support.
Annual base salary: USD $115,000-$155,000. No equity or bonus is included in this package. Compensation within the range will reflect relevant experience and role scope.
Benefits: 15 paid vacation days, 10 paid company holidays, 5 paid sick days, employer contribution of 75% of employee-only medical/dental/vision premiums, required work equipment, approved business travel reimbursement, and a $1,500 annual professional-development budget.
Relocation policy: applicants willing to relocate are welcome; relocation expenses are not included. Visa policy: employment visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

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Candidates with relevant equivalent experience are encouraged to apply. Selection will focus on job-related skills and experience.