Mission Operations Engineer: On-Orbit Leader

Boeing Co.; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 82,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing company, is seeking a Mission Operations Engineer to lead on-orbit spacecraft operations across the full lifecycle from design to launch and decommissioning.

You will define mission concepts, build and test ground segments, and develop autonomous fault handling. The role requires a strong engineering background, real-time C2 experience, and active U.S. clearance, with onboarding onsite at our facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent related field
• Experience with real-time satellite command and control
• Working knowledge of satellite subsystems, ground systems and CONOPS design
• Active U.S. Top Secret clearance (or recently active)

Responsibilities

• Support all mission lifecycle stages from proposal to decommissioning
• Define ground and mission operations requirements and flow to space vehicle
• Design mission concept of operation and reference missions
• Design the ground segment including command, control, planning and data processing
• Implement fault and autonomy features and autonomous space vehicle behavior
• Develop operational automation to reduce routine operator workload
• Create and execute spacecraft simulator tests for mission validation
• Lead ground segment testing and mission rehearsal events
• Provide technical authority during mission operations for space and ground segments
• Interface with customers and leadership during critical mission activities

Skills

Real-time C2

Satellite subsystems

Ground systems

US Security Clearance

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

Java

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

Java

Job description

Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing company, is seeking a Mission Operations Engineer to lead on-orbit spacecraft operations across the full lifecycle from design to launch and decommissioning.

You will define mission concepts, build and test ground segments, and develop autonomous fault handling. The role requires a strong engineering background, real-time C2 experience, and active U.S. clearance, with onboarding onsite at our facilities.