Spacecraft Systems Engineer - Millennium Space Systems
About The Position
Millennium Space Systems, part of Boeing Defense, Space and Security, is hiring an Early-Career Spacecraft Systems Engineer to support technical execution for programs and develop spacecraft systems for a range of missions and customers. The role contributes across the spacecraft lifecycle, including requirements definition, spacecraft design, procurement and fabrication, integration and test, and verification and validation. The engineer works with subsystem and unit engineers, manufacturing and test personnel, and program management, using a Model-Based Systems Engineering approach to manage the technical elements of the space vehicle system. The team is hiring at Levels 1–2; the internal job code is Systems Engineer. The position is based at a facility requiring special access. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and eligible and willing to apply for and maintain a U.S. security clearance. An interim and/or final U.S. Top Secret clearance is required after starting. The role is subject to the company’s conflict-of-interest assessment and drug-free workplace policies. It is not contingent upon a program award and is not safety-sensitive. The employer will not sponsor employment visas. Relocation assistance is not negotiable. The total rewards package includes competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. Eligible employees may enroll in benefit programs generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and paid and unpaid time away from work. Program availability may depend on eligibility factors. The listed summary pay ranges are $66,000–$117,000 for Level 1 and $82,000–$145,000 for Level 2; pay depends on experience, qualifications, and market and business considerations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or another relevant engineering or science discipline, or equivalent as listed in the education information.
- Demonstrated experience with MBSE software and principles, such as Cameo, SysML, or UML.
- Demonstrated leadership and communication skills.
- Familiarity with requirements analysis and flow-down.
- Familiarity with design verification and validation processes.
- Familiarity with configuration management.
- Familiarity with satellite-level integration and test processes.
- Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for the clearance.
- Must be a U.S. Person under the stated export-control requirements.
- Must be willing to apply for and maintain a security clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or another relevant engineering or science discipline.
- Experience with space systems engineering principles and techniques.
- Familiarity with satellite in-orbit operations.
- Familiarity with power, mass, and other system budgets.
- More than 2 years of professional experience in space systems engineering.
- Direct experience with one or more rapid spacecraft development programs and missions.
- Active TS/SCI U.S. security clearance.
Responsibilities
- Support spacecraft systems engineering activities, including preliminary concept development, trade studies, CONOPS definition, requirements decomposition and allocation, interface requirements definition, requirements verification and validation, integration and test operations, anomaly resolution, risk management, and schedule execution.
- Apply an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop, and verify lifecycle-balanced space systems solutions.
- Understand spacecraft subsystem functions and interfaces and develop integrated spacecraft system designs and solutions.
- Coordinate and communicate with subsystem engineering teams to support system execution.
- Participate in software integration and test activities to ensure mission functionality before deployment into operations.
- Analyze technical data and verify and sustain system configurations in accordance with defined constraints and operational requirements.
- Perform analyses to optimize spacecraft systems and/or system architecture.
- Resolve cross-functional technical issues.
Benefits
- Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
- Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Health savings accounts.
- Retirement savings plans.
- Life and disability insurance programs.
- Programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
