Systems Engineer, New Business (Mid-Career) - Chantilly, VA

Chantilly, VA
Full Time
Systems Engineering
Mid Level

Company Overview
Millennium Space Systems, A Boeing Company delivers affordable, high-performance space systems for exacting customers. At Millennium, you will be part of a close-knit team working on exciting technological problems. We work in an open environment where ideas are shared across all disciplines, and there are ample opportunities for advancement based on excellence. Superstars are welcome.

At Millennium, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. We're committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Job Summary
As a Lead/Senior New Business Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for providing technical expertise and leading teams developing spacecraft system proposals and studies serving a range of missions and customers. This includes developing initial mission concepts, decomposing customer requirements, developing preliminary spacecraft architectures, and leading proposal technical teams. You will interact with subsystem and unit engineers, manufacturing and test personnel, program management, and the business development team. You will manage the technical elements of the space vehicle system.

This position's internal job code is Systems Engineer. Our team is currently hiring for levels 3 - 4.

Job Responsibilities 

  • Provides systems engineering leadership to studies and proposals.
  • Provides mentorship to junior systems engineering and subsystem staff.
  • Collaborates with business development and technical leadership to ensure successful execution.
  • Applies an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop and verify a lifecycle balanced solution for space systems.
  • Understands spacecraft subsystems functions and interfaces. Develops integrated spacecraft system designs and solutions.
  • Responsible for all aspects of spacecraft systems engineering in study and proposal phases, including performing preliminary concept development, trade studies, CONOPS definition, requirements decomposition and allocation, and interface requirements definition,.
  • Coordinates and communicates with subsystem engineering teams to ensure system execution.
  • Coordinates with management and peers to ensure the integrity of high-quality proposal and study products, including proposal volumes, compliance matrixes, study packages, and mission analysis.
  • Performs tasks to analyze technical data, verify and sustain specific systems configurations in accordance with defined constraints and requirements.
  • Performs various analyses to optimize the spacecraft system and/or system architecture.
  • Resolves cross-functional technical issues.
  • Develops tools for sizing and maturing space system architectures and vehicle subsystems in service to proposals and studies.
  • Some travel is required to our Headquarters in El Segundo, CA (approx. 3-4 trips per year)

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering or other relevant engineering or science discipline
  • Minimum of 3 years of directly relevant aerospace industry experience, preferably with spacecraft systems
  • Demonstrated leadership and communications skills
  • Demonstrated experience with space systems engineering principles and techniques
  • Demonstrated familiarity with program management principles and tools
  • Demonstrated experience with power, mass, and other system budgets
  • Demonstrated experience with requirements analysis and flow-down
  • This position requires an active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)  

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Aerospace or other relevant engineering or science discipline
  • Greater than 6 years professional experience in space systems engineering
  • Demonstrated experience with design verification and validation processes
  • Demonstrated experience with configuration management
  • Demonstrated experience with satellite level integration and test processes
  • Demonstrated experience with satellite in-orbit operations
  • Direct experience with one or more spacecraft programs and missions. Experience with a full life-cycle from concept to in-orbit operations
  • Existing TS or TS/SCI

Please note that the salary information shown below is a general guideline only of what is reasonably expected to be paid for the position. Salaries are based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary Pay-Range

  • Level 3: $104,550 - $153,750
  • Level 4: $128,350 - $188,750

Benefits and Perks
Millennium Space Systems offers a very competitive benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, and 401k plan.

Before applying, please note:
Millennium is DDTC-registered, ITAR-compliant Company. This position is located at a facility that requires special access. Applicants MUST be U.S. citizens and eligible for a security clearance. Additionally, applicants must be willing to apply for and maintain a security clearance. We are proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage veterans, disabled veterans and disabled individuals to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified.

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