Spacecraft Software Engineer (Associate or Mid-Level)- Millennium Space Systems

About the Position

Spacecraft Software Engineer (Associate or Mid-Level) - Millennium Space Systems

El Segundo, California; Los Angeles, California

Job Summary:

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. Millennium Space Systems, a part of Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS), is a fast, agile small satellite company focused on national security space. Our missions have direct impact to global security, like missile warning and Earth observation.

We are seeking a Spacecraft Software Engineer (Associate or Mid-Level) to join our team in El Segundo, CA. As a Spacecraft Software Engineer, you’ll create the software that makes our satellites function in orbit. Your code will run on our custom avionics, process signals from sensors like our star trackers, and command actuators like the propulsion system. Your software may also interface with custom payloads and perform high-level autonomy functions to ensure our spacecraft accomplish their missions.

Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with hardware, control, and system engineers to define and develop software requirements, architectures, and designs suited for fault-tolerant spacecraft.
• Rapidly prototype novel software solutions to prove out the architecture/design concepts, quantify technical risk, and create new capabilities.
• Implement designs in C/C++, integrate software components, create and run unit tests, validate on Hardware-in-the-Loop, and release real-time embedded solutions.
• Assist with system verification and qualification, assessing the outputs and documenting the results to ensure software products that meet system requirements and mission-critical standards.
• Be responsible for all phases of software development and problem resolution from program inception to post-launch support.
• Work with hardware engineers to verify hardware-hardware and hardware-software interfaces.
• Break down the software development needed for a program into smaller discrete tasks that can be given to others to implement and monitor their progress.
• Perform code reviews to ensure the software being developed is functionally correct, efficient, and meets our coding standards.

Requirements:

• Basic Qualifications:

  • 1+ years’ experience in software or hardware engineering, requirements, design, development, test, and working with software and hardware.
  • 1+ years of experience working with Linux.
  • 1+ years of experience in C and C++ programming.
  • Experienced in embedded environment and/or bare metal C on a microcontroller.
  • 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.

• Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
  • 3+ years of experience in C and C++ programming.
  • Experience with concurrent HW/SW development.
  • Experience with iterative and/or agile development processes.
  • Experience with serial data protocols (HDLC, I2C, SPI).
  • Experience in Python programming.
  • Experience in Verilog and FPGAs.
  • Experience with git, JIRA, confluence.
  • Knowledge of satellite systems and components.

We Offer:

• Competitive salary range: Level 2: $106,250-$143,750, Level 3: $135,150-$182,850.
• Relocation assistance is not provided.
• Shift: This position is for 1st shift. Occasionally, second shift coverage (3:30pm–1:00am) is needed to support vehicle test and integration operations, with this supporting effort distributed across the team.

About the Company:

Boeing is a Drug-Free Workplace where post-offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

At Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage, and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. Millennium Space Systems also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

Apply Now:

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

Export Control Requirements:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required

Security Clearance:

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. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.