Mission Engineer (Associate or Mid-Level)

Mission Engineer (Associate or Mid-Level)

Company:

The Boeing Company

Boeing is seeking a Mission Engineer (Associate or Mid-Level) in Chantilly, VA.

Position responsibilities:

• Member of the Mission Engineering team for a customer satellite constellation.

• Support special projects and taskers.

• Support space vehicle and ground system anomaly and problem resolution processes.

• Technical review, assessment, and reporting of engineering changes

• Assess technical status of critical Mission Engineering activities and milestones to program and customer management.

• Perform quality control checks across Mission Engineering, ensuring necessary processes and procedures are in place.

• Create and implement Process Improvements

• Interface with external engineering organizations, working shared requirements and integration projects.

• Qualify as one or both of the following roles:

 

Operations Support Systems Engineering (OSSE) Responsibilities:

• Works with development teams to test & validate system performance, train operators on new functionality in test environments, update procedures accordingly, and manage interfaces with other ground and communications systems 

• Flows requirements and operational constraints back into each development cycle at the ground system factories

• Maintains a scripting competency in order to develop and maintain automation, analysis, and visualization software that runs on top of or in conjunction with the delivered ground systems

• Analyzes systems data and performs predictive analysis to prevent anomalies and optimize ground system performance

• Supports real-time anomaly resolution for ground and communication systems. 

 

Vehicle Engineering (VE) Responsibilities:

• Works in close collaboration with spacecraft development factory teams to analyze telemetry data

• Performs predictive analysis to prevent anomalies, optimize mission, and recommend new vehicle configurations in support of customer objectives

• May also qualify in astrodynamics and work as an Orbit Analyst to plan and execute spacecraft maneuvers

• Supports anomaly resolution and root cause analysis for all spacecraft anomalies across the customer constellations

• Provides Operations requirements back into development programs to influence the next generations of operational systems

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement

• Experience with ground terminal or command & control software and hardware for spacecraft constellations and/or experience as spacecraft systems engineer

 

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Level 2: 2+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• Level 3: 5+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• Experience using Python or other scripting languages to automate processes, analyze data, or display data

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

 

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage, and retain the top talent.  Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. 

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and several programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. 

The specific programs and options available to any given emp