Sr. Mission Integration Engineer, Mission and Ground Systems - Top Secret Clearance

SpaceX; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Mission Integration Engineer in Hawthorne, CA, to join the Mission Management team.

You will tackle complex problems from requirements verification through prototyping, testing, and deployment, collaborating with software, IT, and payload teams to ensure mission success. You will own all phases of programs, define system specifications, and interface architectures, while coordinating with external stakeholders to deliver end-to-end mission outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software or electrical engineering experience with hands-on hardware/software projects.
• 3+ years of technical project management experience.
• Experience with spacecraft command and control systems and ground segment architectures.
• Active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q clearance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the customer interface at meetings, tests, and reviews to develop operations plans, design missions, and participate in real world operations.
• Ensure contract deliverables are completed on-time and distill customer requirements into actionable development objectives.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to drive development and ensure end-to-end mission success.
• Own all program phases from development to on-orbit commissioning, including educating the customer on designs and methodologies.
• Own ground segment interface and architecture design, including compute infrastructure, network architecture, and software systems.
• Lead in-person integration efforts (forward deployed engineering) with external stakeholders and customers.

Skills

Software engineering

Electrical engineering

Technical project management

Spacecraft command and control systems

Top Secret clearance

USG processes familiarity

Hardware deployments

Networking fundamentals

Detail-oriented communication

Spacecraft mission design

Stakeholder management

Job description

Sr. Mission Integration Engineer, Mission and Ground Systems - Top Secret Clearance

Hawthorne, CA

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

SR. MISSION INTEGRATION ENGINEER, MISSION AND GROUND SYSTEMS - TOP SECRET CLEARANCE

As a member of our Mission Management team, you will help tackle new technical problems from initial requirements verification through rapid prototyping, integrated test, and operational deployment.

You’d work within a team of other Mission Integration Engineers and Mission Managers, on the same program and across related efforts, to ensure total alignment of your work. You would also work closely with disciplines across SpaceX such as software, information technology, and payload integration to ensure safe and successful mission completion.

You’ll contribute to the performance and execution of programs within the special programs portfolio while specifically focusing on the mission specific systems that drive, manage, and provide user insight into those programs. Based on customer requirements and SpaceX’s system capabilities, you’ll develop system specifications, interface control documentation, and infrastructure plans. This work will cover a number of technical disciplines including space system command and control, operational planning, data processing, compute and networking infrastructure, integrated mission planning, payload integration, and the secure implementation and execution of each of these discipline areas. Our ideal candidate is a self-starter and is hungry to do work that matters.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve as the customer interface at meetings, tests, and reviews to develop operations plans, design missions, and participate in real world operations.
• Ensure contract deliverables are completed on-time and distill customer requirements into actionable development objectives.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to drive development. Collaborate with subsystem representatives across team boundaries to consider all necessary trades and ensure end-to-end mission success.
• Own all phases of the program from development, initial proposal, through successful test, flight, and on-orbit commissioning. This will include educating the customer on our designs and methodologies.
• Own ground segment interface and architecture design, including compute infrastructure, network architecture, and software systems.
• Lead in-person integration efforts (forward deployed engineering) with external stakeholders and customers.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years of software engineering or electrical engineering, working hands-on with hardware or software technical projects.
• 3+ years of technical project management experience.
• Professional experience working with spacecraft, with a broad understanding of spacecraft command and control systems and ground segment architectures.
• Active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q Clearance.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Familiarity with USG processes and software systems.
• Experience coordinating hardware or infrastructure deployments, including in classified or government-controlled environments.
• Familiarity with networking fundamentals (e. g. IP networking, switching/routing concepts, etc).
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and deliver reliable and expeditious results across multiple parallel priorities.
• Highly detail oriented, hardworking, and professional with excellent written and verbal technical communication skills.
• Spacecraft mission design, development, integration, and/or test experience. Strong penchant for innovation in process improvement and system design.
• Capacity to balance conflicting opinions and manage expectations between multiple teams and customers.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

Pay Range: Level 3: $135,000.00 - $215,000.00

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law.

Those with an active clearance will receive a 10% differential, up to an additional $20,000 annually, once officially briefed into a classified program.

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