Lead Space Autonomy Engineer

Boeing; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Boeing is seeking a Lead/Senior Autonomy Engineer in Autonomy Engineering to serve as the Autonomy REA for a program. You will develop fault and autonomy requirements, define states, modes, and transitions, and lead the architecture for satellites/constellations.

You will design and validate fault detection, isolation and responses, ensure containment of failed hardware and health of on-orbit spacecraft, and support on-console mission operations for on‑orbit assets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field and 5+ years experience in satellite design and/or operation.
• Familiarity with one or more satellite subsystems and/or system-level analysis.
• Experience in the design, development, and verification of spacecraft fault detection, isolation, and response (FDIR).

Responsibilities

• Lead fault and autonomy requirements definition, verification, and validation
• Define satellite/constellation states, modes, transitions, and other autonomous spacecraft behaviors
• Contribute to - and in some cases own - architecture concepts, CONOPS, and technology trade-off analyses
• Design and validate onboard fault detection, isolation, and responses and perform end-to-end validation of autonomy products and behaviors
• Support on-console operations for on-orbit missions
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

FDIR

Satellite design

Systems engineering

On-orbit operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Boeing is seeking a Lead/Senior Autonomy Engineer in Autonomy Engineering to serve as the Autonomy REA for a program. You will develop fault and autonomy requirements, define states, modes, and transitions, and lead the architecture for satellites/constellations.

You will design and validate fault detection, isolation and responses, ensure containment of failed hardware and health of on-orbit spacecraft, and support on-console mission operations for on‑orbit assets.