SLS Exploration Upper Stage Avionics & Software Subsystem Lead Engineer

SLS Exploration Upper Stage Avionics & Software Subsystem Lead Engineer

Company:

The Boeing Company

Job ID:

00000406175

Date Posted:

2023-12-18

Location:

USA - Huntsville, AL

Job Description Qualifications:

Boeing Defense, Space, and Security (BDS) is seeking an SLS Exploration Upper Stage Avionics & Software Subsystem Lead Engineer in Huntsville, AL.

Position Responsibilities

• Provide Technical Oversight for the following:

  • Design of electronic hardware focused on space launch vehicle applications

  • Develop avionics assembly designs primarily focused on flight controls, communication, and data acquisition systems.

  • Development of statements-of-work and technical performance specifications

  • Production and testing of flight controls, communication, and data acquisition systems.

  • Develop the design, analysis and documentation for flight electronics

  • Develop, document and maintain electronic and electrical system requirements according to customer desires and contract requirements

• Leads and coordinates work to analyze and translate requirements into system architecture, hardware and software designs and interface specifications.

• Leads Root Cause/Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations and resolutions

• Leads the planning and execution of various methods of testing and analysis to support design and production and to ensure system designs meet operational and functional requirements

• Works with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of products

• Leads formal trade studies and literature research to support future product designs

• Develops innovative solutions to technical problems

• Serves as a consultant to top management in long-range company planning for new or projected areas of technological research and advancement

• Exercises considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of assignment.

• Represents the organization as the prime technical contact on contracts and projects.

• Interacts with senior external personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations.

• Completed work is reviewed for desired results from a relatively long-term perspective.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience)

• Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related science or technology field degree

• Fifteen (15) or more years of experience in Flight Avionics Design

• Ten (10) or more years of experience leading a multi-skilled (electrical, mechanical, project, systems, etc.) engineering design team

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)

• Experience leading technical aspect of proposal preparation.

• Extensive experience with space and missile avionics hardware development including command, control, communication, and data acquisition systems

• Ability to understand and direct design decisions on telemetry data routing, capture, and transmission.

• Experience with space radiation and hardware reliability requirements.

• Experience leading development of architectural approaches from customer and system requirements

• Hands on experience with integration and troubleshooting missile and space avionics

• Extensive experience managing/leading engineering projects

• Proven experience effectively communicating and collaborating on multi-discipline teams

• Experience mentoring junior engineers

• Experience leading multi-discipline design teams or a special project teams

• Experience with data bus architecture (MIL-STD-1553, RS-422)

• Expertise in using a hardware description language such as VHDL, Verilog, and System Verilog

• Experience with human-rated space missions

Typical Education/Experience

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 20 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+15 years' related work experience, Master+18 years' related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

Workplace

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