About The Position

Boeing Defense, Space, & Security (BDS) is seeking a motivated and talented Survivability Systems Engineer/Scientist (Lead or Senior) to join the team located in El Segundo, CA. The Experienced Survivability Systems Engineer/Scientist supports multidisciplinary survivability tasks through all satellite program phases. The Survivability group is a multidisciplinary department which analyzes vehicles for Space Environmental disciplines such as: Contamination, Micrometeoroid, Single Event Effects, Radiation, Electro Magnetic Compatibility, Electrostatic discharge, test and qualification of new materials, etc. As part of the Survivability team the candidate will get the opportunity to apply an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to assist with analyses, design, development and verification of a lifecycle balanced system of systems and system solutions.

Requirements

  • This position requires an active U.S. Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)
  • 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
  • 9+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Experience with spacecraft design, analysis, fabrication and test
  • Experience with space environmental effects
  • Ability to travel 10% of the time
  • Must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Nice To Haves

  • Senior, Level 5: 15+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Master’s degree from an accredited course of study in Electrical, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering, chemistry, physics, mathematics.
  • Experience with survivability related analysis and testing for space environments, radiation effects, device physics, multi-physics simulations, and man-made environments.
  • Experience with Survivability related analysis tools (i.e., Thermal Desktop, MATLAB, MATHCAD, ANSYS, COMSOL).

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate effectively with various technical disciplines in a team environment to balance factors such as survivability, cost, weight, and technical risk in the final design.
  • Execute and oversee the analysis and testing of material, units, subsystem and system performance in simulated space environments. Including but not limited to radiation-related effects such as total dose (including ELDRS and dose rate effects), displacement damage, single event effects, internal ESD charging, Micrometeoroid and Orbital Debris, On-orbit contamination analysis.
  • Plan and conduct testing at the piece part, slice, unit, and vehicle levels to support design and verify compliance with survivability-related requirements.

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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