Autonomy Engineer - Millennium Space Systems
About The Position
Autonomy Engineering is focused on enabling mission success through comprehensive on-board fault management and autonomy. Engineers in the group are integral throughout the entire program lifecycle. They define the underlying architecture for fault detection, isolation, and response (FDIR), and own the development and validation of satellite/constellation specific fault configuration(s). They are the chief architects and implementers of satellite/constellation autonomy, ensuring mission level objectives are met and spacecraft health and safety are always maintained. They are key stakeholders in the design and validation of mission CONOPS and Design Reference Missions (DRM), and participate in comprehensive end-to-end software integration, validation, and testing. As an Autonomy Engineer you will support Autonomy for a program, study, or proposal. You will evaluate fault & autonomy requirements; define states, modes, and transitions; support development of the fault & autonomy architecture for satellites/constellations, including fault-tolerance and redundancy requirements; define and analyze thresholds and persistence of on-board fault tests; design and test fault responses to ensure containment of failed hardware and health and safety of on-orbit satellites; provide tools and procedures for use during on-orbit mission operations; and support on-console mission operations for on-orbit spacecraft as a mission specialist. This position's internal job code is Systems Engineer. Our team is currently hiring for Level 2.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
- 2+ years experience in satellite design and/or operation. Advanced degrees may augment years of industry experience.
- Familiarity with common analysis tools such as MATLAB/Simulink, Python, STK, etc.
- Experience with one or more satellite subsystems and/or system-level analysis
- This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship.
Nice To Haves
- Exceptional critical thinking skills and an ability to notice and debug problems with minimal guidance
- Ability to anticipate effects and interactions for varying cases across a complex system
- 5+ years experience in satellite design and/or operation
- Experience with fault management strategies/architectures for safety of mission critical systems
- Experience with autonomous system design and analysis
- Ability to plan and execute integrated system fault management and autonomy V&V (validation and verification)
- Experience with satellite end-to-end testing
Responsibilities
- Support fault and autonomy requirements definition, verification, and validation
- Maintain satellite/constellation states, modes, transitions, and other autonomous spacecraft behaviors
- Contribute to architecture concepts, CONOPS, and technology trade-off analyses
- Design and validate onboard fault detection, isolation, and responses and perform end-to-end validation of autonomy products and behaviors
- Support on-console operations for on-orbit missions
- Other duties as assigned
Benefits
- health insurance
- flexible spending accounts
- health savings accounts
- retirement savings plans
- life and disability insurance programs
- paid and unpaid time away from work
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
