Mission Systems Engineers; Associate or Experienced

Position: Mission Systems Engineers (Associate or Experienced)
Location: Aurora

Mission Systems Engineers (Associate or Experienced)
Company:

The Boeing Company Boeing Defense Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for Mission Systems Engineers (Associate or Experienced) to join our Experimental Systems Group (ESG) located in Seal Beach, CA; with options to work from Aurora, CO or El Segundo, CA; to support development of new first-of-kind space vehicles and missions.

ESG supports a variety of government customers spanning technology domains, and is an extremely fast-paced, responsive development environment delivering new capabilities to customers rapidly and affordably. The ESG portfolio consists of a range of platforms and technologies including the X-37B, the world’s first fully autonomous reusable space plane, which is continuing to shape the future of space technology while flying its eighth mission.

As a mission systems engineer, you will be expected to lead modelling and simulation efforts and enable your assigned programs’ development from early capabilities studies through demonstration. You will serve as a core point of contact for customers and will work directly with subject matter experts across the business to quickly iterate and converge on achievable solutions that meet our customers’ needs.

Our development timelines are aggressive, and you will be asked to develop solutions to previously unsolved  this role, you will work in multidisciplinary teams to bring concept of operations to fruition in support of our customers’ mission objectives. You will work both as an individual contributor and as a product lead. An ideal candidate has a strong technical background across all spacecraft subsystems with particular depth in Attitude Control Systems (ACS)/Guidance Navigation & Control (GNC), spacecraft operations, or mission modeling as well as a strong system background spanning both space and ground domains.

Position Responsibilities:

Support technology integration for and development of first-of-kind space vehicles and missions

Develop and present review packages to internal and external senior leadership

Work proactively and independently in a fast-paced, demanding atmosphere

Develop physics-based mission simulations to inform system trade studies and verify system performance

Apply astrodynamics and flight mechanics to mission design, novel orbit concepts, and trajectory optimization

Independently identify inefficiencies, propose solutions, and implement reusable tools and automations

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

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

This position requires an active Top Secret/SCI U.S. Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required).  (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.)Level 2: 2+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience  

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

Level 3: 5+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience  5+ years of related work experience OR an equivalent combination of education and experience (Ex. PhD, Master's + 3 or more years' related work experience)

Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
Proficiency with MATLAB, Python, or comparable software languages

Proficiency developing control algorithms, models, and simulations

Familiarity with space environments, mission design, and astrodynamics

Experience working with cross-functional teams and external customers

Experience in spacecraft, launch vehicles, or highly…