Senior Ground Chief Engineer

Senior Ground Chief Engineer

Company:

The Boeing Company

Job ID:

00000403358

Date Posted:

2023-12-19

Location:

USA - Colorado Springs, CO, USA - Mesa, AZ

Job Description Qualifications:

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The Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS), Satellite Operations & Ground Systems (SOGS) organization, is seeking a Senior Ground Segment Chief Engineer to join our team located Mesa, AZ or Colorado Springs, CO. The successful candidate can work in any of those locations with possible travel to the other sites including Washington, DC, El Segundo, CA, and Kent, WA.  Our team creates the software tools and services for the world’s highest performing satellite/ground systems for USG and Commercial customers. We work with space customers in the development of the next-generation ground systems for all types of space missions including communication, precision timing and navigation, remote sensing, space control and exploration.

Position Overview:

The Ground Segment Chief Engineer will be a part of a high-performing program team that is engaged in a key proprietary space program. The position is responsible for and has ownership of the Ground Segment Architecture and Design ensuring performance, interfaces, and functional system needs are met.  The position leads ground architecture design by engaging with other segments of the program, such as Systems Engineering, Integration and Test (SEIT), Satellite Segment, Launch Segment, Mission Segment, and Communications Segment. The program is organized by Integrated Product Teams working together to launch a rapidly developed and integrated new satellite/ground system with resiliency, exceptional mission performance, extensibility, scalability, and flexibility.

The program is using Models Based System Engineering (MBSE) for requirements definition and design.  Satellite and Ground Segment requirements and design is performed through Use Cases, Context Diagrams, and Activity Diagrams.  Boeing design standards and processes assure traceability, complete end to end system verification, day in the life system validation, configuration management and change control.  We develop and deliver first time quality systems that are operable and maintainable. 

Position Responsibilities:

• Flow down customer requirements to the System Spec and the Ground Segment Spec

• Develop program’s Ground Segment conops, design and test plan using MBSE tools

• Collaborate and support Ground interface definitions with the Space Segment and SEIT program teams

• Define ground architecture e.g. elements (ground antenna’s, operations centers (C2, Mission Planning, Orbit Management products), launch sites, factory development and test sites, operations and support sites, cyber boundaries, and external interfaces to mission partners for tasking and dissemination)

• Support definition of Interface Control Documents (ICD’s), specifically Space to Ground, Launch to Ground, External Mission Partners, and Terrestrial Comm to Ground

• Understand the Risk Management Framework domain and work with Cyber engineers on attaining Authority to Operate (ATO)

• Define Ground compute infrastructures; emphasis on Cloud-based technologies

• Define and architect ground segment sell off approach including testing tools, laboratories, and simulators

• Oversee ground suppliers statement of work and requirements specs definitions

• Understand and work collaboratively with customer on their needs, goals, expectations, and sensitivities

• Support development of new ground business strategies and planning activities

• Support/lead proposal responses to other customers

• Understand ground existing processes / products and offer / drive improvements for current and future processes / products

• Understand and offer insight into development of long-term mission and architecture solutions

• Improve team training, mentoring, and knowledge sharing of overarching system.

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.

Work Authorization:

This position requires an active Top-Secret Sci U.S. Security Clearance with a current Single Scope Background Investigation (SSB