# Spacecraft Autonomy Engineer (Experienced)

**Company**: The Boeing Company
**Location**: El Segundo, CA
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $124,100 - $167,900
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Aerospace & Defence

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## Description

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS), Space Mission Systems seeks a Spacecraft Autonomy Engineer (Experienced) to support subsystem design and verification for Boeing satellite programs.

The role involves autonomy subsystem engineering, including requirements definition, systems design, fault test analysis, systems integration, test, and verification. You will resolve technical issues and ensure hardware and software integration are flight-worthy prior to delivery.

**Responsibilities:**

- Provide support to Avionics subsystem in algorithm development and fault scenarios development process, and In-orbit anomaly investigations.

- Define and flow down system requirements.

- Design and develop spacecraft autonomy systems, including fault detection and response.

- Perform fault analysis and support fault contingency modeling.

- Collaborate with Guidance, Navigation, and Control teams for dynamics and control simulation.

- Develop mission analysis and scenarios.

- Support system design reviews and flight software qualification.

- Define and document mission parameters for flight software use, operations, and testing.

- Participate in cost and schedule reduction initiatives.

- Support launch and mission readiness.

- Maintain satellite fault design process documentation.

**Requirements:**

- Minimum of an active DoD Secret clearance.

- Bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science.

- 5+ years of experience in aerospace, defense, or a similar high-tech industry.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Current Tier 5 (T5) clearance.

- Experience with GNC sensors and interfaces (MIL-STD-1553, SpaceWire, CAN, LVDS, Ethernet).

- Proficiency in C++, MATLAB, Python, and VBA.

- Model-based engineering experience.

**Pay and Benefits:**

- Salary range: $124,100 - $167,900.

- Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement savings plans, and paid time off.

## Skills

### Required
- aerospace
- defense
- engineering
- algorithm development
- fault analysis

### Nice to have
- C++
- MATLAB
- Python
- VBA
- GNC sensors
- Model-based Engineering

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