Description
Millennium Space Systems, a part of Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS), is seeking a Guidance, Navigation & Controls Engineer (mid-level or lead). As a Lead/Senior GNC Engineer, you will be the Responsible Engineering Authority (REA) for delivery of the GNC subsystem. You will be a technical leader, decomposing complex work, interfacing across engineering and manufacturing teams, reporting up the program/functional management chains, and providing guidance and mentorship to others on the team.
Responsibilities:
- Deliver the GNC subsystem (hardware, software, and analysis) for a satellite program
- Perform GNC subsystem design, analysis, software development, and component selection to meet program requirements
- Manage the development of GNC products within the constraints of program cost and schedule
- Report technical execution progress to program and company leadership, and track/mitigate risk
- Interface with other satellite subsystems as well as systems engineering and program management to ensure system-level performance
- Technical leadership of a team of GNC engineers in support of a program, including decomposition and delegation of tasks
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree and 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience
- 3+ years' experience with GNC fundamentals
- 1+ years' of spacecraft system level experience
- 1+ years' experience collaborating with other engineering subsystems and program leadership
- Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship
Preferred Qualifications:
- Level 4: Bachelor's degree and 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience
- Satellite I&T and on-orbit operations experience
- Demonstrated experience decomposing large/complex nebulous tasks into clearly defined subsets of work that can be done personally or delegated to other members of the team
- Ability to perform complex GNC system analyses of kinematics, dynamics, and control systems using existing and/or self-developed tools
- Strong fundamentals of project management, including monitoring cost and schedule performance
- Ability to set direction of program work and create processes and standards to support the group
- Advanced understanding of classical and modern control theory, system-level trade studies, architecture development, and systems integration & analysis
- Experience as a mentor
- Active TS/SCI clearance
Benefits:
- Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities
- Health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work