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Millennium Space Systems · 2 months ago

Autonomy Engineer (Early-Mid Career)

positionEl Segundo, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityEntry, Mid Level
money$105K/yr - $154K/yr
date2+ years exp

Millennium Space Systems, A Boeing Company, delivers affordable, high-performance space systems for exacting customers. As an Autonomy Engineer, you will be responsible for defining and developing fault and autonomy requirements for satellites, ensuring mission success through comprehensive on-board fault management and autonomy.

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Responsibilities

Perform fault and autonomy requirements definition, verification, and validation
Define satellite/constellation states, modes, transitions, and other autonomous spacecraft behaviors
Contribute to 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

Qualification

Satellite design experienceFault management strategiesAutonomous system designMATLAB/SimulinkPythonCritical thinkingAttention to detailProject management

Required

2+ years experience in satellite design and/or operation
Familiarity with common analysis tools such as MATLAB/Simulink, Python, STK, etc
Exceptional critical thinking skills and an ability to notice and debug problems with minimal guidance
Ability to anticipate effects and interactions for varying cases across a complex system
Strong attention to detail while maintaining big-picture perspective
This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship

Preferred

5+ years experience in satellite design and/or operation
Experience with fault management strategies/architectures for safety of mission critical systems
Experience with autonomous system design and analysis
Ability to plan and execute integrated system fault management and autonomy V&V (validation and verification)
Experience with satellite end-to-end testing
Possess active TS/SCI clearance

Company

Millennium Space Systems

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Millennium Space Systems, a provider of agile, flight-proven small-satellite solutions.
dateFounded in 2001
location
El Segundo, California, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
http://www.millennium-space.com/

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
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2018-08-16Acquired

Leadership Team

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Robert Jacobsen
Chief Financial Officer
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Shasta Noble
Chief Financial Officer
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