Mission Analysis Engineer - Millennium Space Systems

Job Description

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Millennium Space Systems, a part of Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS), is a fast, agile small satellite company focused on national security space. Our missions have direct impact to global security, like missile warning and Earth observation.

Our team is curious, bold and innovative. We take risks, innovate and explore new techniques and technologies. We influence change because we challenge the status quo. And when we watch our satellites launch, we know each one of us made it happen.

As a Mission Analysis Engineer on the Mission Analysis Engineering Team, you will be the Responsible Engineering Authority (REA) for all modeling, simulation, and analysis for a program, study, or proposal. You will develop methods to simulate mission scenarios and assess end-to-end constellation capabilities; design and implement image processing, inertial tracking, state estimation, and optimal control algorithms for sensor systems; and provide tools and modeling platforms for validating system performance during on-orbit mission operations.

You will work shoulder-to-shoulder with technical and program leadership and will be responsible for program management activities, to ensure that high-quality work products are delivered on time and that the proposed mission solution meets the customer’s need.

Position Responsibilities:  

• Build and maintain simulations for large satellite constellations to assess effectiveness against mission requirements

• Own the Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) image processing algorithms chain, from photon to Warfighter

• Create models for space vehicle payloads to use in system trades and performance predictions

• Develop novel algorithms, models, and data processing schemes for EO/IR sensing and tracking systems

• Concepts of Operation (CONOPS)/Design Reference Mission (DRM) development, modeling, and simulation

• Collaborate with software and firmware teams to develop platforms for simulation deployment (eg. software/hardware-in-the-loop)

Security Clearance and Export Control Requirements:

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance. for which the US Government requires U.S. Citizenship. A final U.S. Top Secret security clearance is required post start.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills / Experience):

• 9+ years experience in aerospace systems design, analysis, and/or operation

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or the physical sciences / computer science

• Experience in modeling and simulation of complex satellite systems using common tools such as Matlab/Simulink, Python, or C++

• Experience with EO/IR optical systems and image processing algorithms

• Experience in orbital mechanics and kinematic state estimation

• This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Top Secret Clearance Post-Start is required. 

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience): 

• 14+ years’ experience in satellite design and/or operation

• Experience with government furnished image models like ASSET, PRA Toolkit, or AFSIM

• Proficiency with hardware development languages such as VHDL, Verilog, Vitis Model Composer

• Experience with satellite space-to-space communication networks

• Technical leadership experience, including requirements V&V, delegation and management of technical tasks, responsible engineering authority (REA) experience, and cost