Senior Spacecraft Command and Data Handling (C&DH) Engineer - Millennium Space Systems

Boeing•El Segundo, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Spacecraft Command and Data Handling (C&DH) Engineer, you will serve as a primary technical authority for the electrical hardware and avionics architectures critical to Millennium’s space vehicles. You will drive the strategic design of vehicle architectures, ensuring they meet complex mission requirements while optimizing for performance, manufacturability, and cost. You thrive with a high degree of autonomy and responsibility and can communicate technical concepts clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. This position's internal job code is EE Sys Design Engineer. Our team is currently hiring for Levels 4-5. Level 4: Focuses on technical leadership of specific programs/portfolios. You will act as a subject matter expert (SME) for C&DH, driving complex technical designs, managing high-stakes trade studies, and providing critical technical oversight during integration and testing to ensure mission success. Level 5: Focuses on technical strategy and organizational impact of the C&DH group. You will serve as a primary technical authority across multiple programs, establishing engineering best practices, defining long-term technical roadmaps, and mentoring the next generation of engineers to scale the company's technical capabilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Computer, Aerospace, or a related discipline and 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience
9+ years of experience with spacecraft communication protocols such as SpaceWire, Ethernet, RS-422/485, LVDS
7+ years of experience in the design, analysis, and integration of spacecraft electrical hardware or complex avionics systems
This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. A final U.S. Security Clearance Post-Start is required.

Nice To Haves

Level 5: 14 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience
Experience as a Responsible Engineering Authority (REA) or Lead Engineer on complex space programs
Deep familiarity with industry standards and DoD/government cybersecurity implementation for space assets
Experience in high-rate manufacturing environments
Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in a relevant engineering discipline
Outstanding communication and presentation skills

Responsibilities

Architect C&DH subsystem architectures that drive system-level design decisions and ensure alignment with mission objectives, constraints, and fault management requirements
Lead the selection and trade analysis of avionics architectures to balance mission requirements with performance, power, mass, and cost
Drive the definition of requirements, interface control documents, and verification activities
Direct high-fidelity analyses for data budgets, signal integrity, clock drift, jitter, and EMI/EMC compatibility to guarantee design margins and reliability
Own vendor selection and trade studies, producing make/buy recommendations that balance technical risk, schedule, cost, and long-term lifecycle support
Lead the identification and resolution of complex technical issues related to avionics and electrical hardware throughout the design, integration, and testing phases
Collaborate on Fault Detection, Isolation, and Recovery (FDIR) strategies, ensuring architectures are resilient and providing technical expertise for mission operations and system health assessment
Mentor junior and mid-level engineers to foster technical excellence and scale the group's engineering capabilities
Other duties as assigned