Autonomy & Faults Engineer for Space Programs

Boeing; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 101,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

The Boeing Company in Seal Beach, CA, is seeking an Experienced Fault & Autonomy Engineer to join the ESG mission design team. You will lead coordination across stakeholders to develop fault and autonomy architectures for first-of-kind space vehicles, contributing to programs like X-37B.

The role blends system engineering with deep subsystems expertise, requiring hands-on analysis, software requirements, and the ability to drive solutions in tight timelines, with opportunities for onsite work at

Qualifications

• Active U.S. Top Secret/SCI security clearance required.
• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited engineering/related field.
• 1+ years of direct experience with Satellite Systems Engineering groups.
• 1+ years of experience in systems engineering, systems integration, or software engineering.
• 1+ years of experience with failure analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support technology integration for first-of-kind space vehicles and missions.
• Develop and present review packages to internal and external senior leadership.
• Work proactively and independently in a fast-paced, demanding atmosphere.
• Ensure system hardware designs have adequate redundancy for required levels of fault tolerance.
• Develop autonomy aligned with customer risk tolerance in the presence of anomalies.
• Analyze system failure modes (via FMECA or fault tree analysis).
• Develop software requirements for onboard fault protection to detect and isolate failures and transition to spacecraft safing modes.
• Design autonomy or ground procedures to recover from failures.
• Provide occasional on-call support for system anomalies.

Skills

ACS/GNC

Flight software

Spacecraft operations

Systems engineering

Failure analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree

Tools

None

Job description

The Boeing Company in Seal Beach, CA, is seeking an Experienced Fault & Autonomy Engineer to join the ESG mission design team. You will lead coordination across stakeholders to develop fault and autonomy architectures for first-of-kind space vehicles, contributing to programs like X-37B.

The role blends system engineering with deep subsystems expertise, requiring hands-on analysis, software requirements, and the ability to drive solutions in tight timelines, with opportunities for onsite work at