Mission Analysis Engineer (Mid-career)

About the Position

Bring your ideas to life at Boeing's Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, where you will be part of a close-knit team working on exciting technological problems. As a Mission Analysis Engineer (Mid-career), you will be responsible for all modeling, simulation, and analysis for a program, study, or proposal. You will develop methods to simulate mission scenarios and assess end-to-end constellation capabilities; design and implement image processing, inertial tracking, state estimation, and optimal control algorithms for sensor systems; and provide tools and modeling platforms for validating system performance during on-orbit mission operations.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain simulations for large satellite constellations to assess effectiveness against mission requirements
• Own the Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) image processing algorithms chain, from photon to Warfighter
• Create models for space vehicle payloads to use in system trades and performance predictions
• Develop novel algorithms, models, and data processing schemes for EO/IR sensing and tracking systems
• Concepts of Operation (CONOPS)/Design Reference Mission (DRM) development, modeling, and simulation
• Collaborate with software and firmware teams to develop platforms for simulation deployment (e.g., software/hardware-in-the-loop)

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience
• 2 or more years' experience in modeling and simulation of complex satellite systems using common tools such as Matlab/Simulink, Python, or C++
• This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Top Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Nice to Have

• Level 4: Bachelor's degree and 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience
• 5 or more years’ experience in satellite design and/or operation
• Experience with EO/IR optical systems and image processing algorithms
• Experience in orbital mechanics and kinematic state estimation
• Experience with government furnished image models like ASSET, PRA Toolkit, or AFSIM
• Proficiency with hardware development languages such as VHDL, Verilog, Vitis Model Composer
• Experience with satellite space-to-space communication networks
• Technical leadership experience, including requirements V&V, delegation and management of technical tasks, responsible engineering authority (REA) experience, and cost account management (CAM) experience.
• Possess active TS/SCI clearance

We Offer

• Competitive salary range: $108,800 - $225,000
• Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and more.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.

About the Company

Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, delivers affordable, high-performance space systems for exacting customers. At Millennium, you will be part of a close-knit team working on exciting technological problems. We work in an open environment where ideas are shared across all disciplines, and there are ample opportunities for advancement based on excellence. Superstars are welcome.

Applications for this position will be accepted until Sept. 30, 2026