Boeing

Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer (Experienced) - Millennium Space Systems

Boeing$146K — $262K *
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of aerospace hardware design and analysis experience
  • Proficient in CAD software like SolidWorks and GD&T per ASME Y14.5
  • Experience with spacecraft environmental testing, including vibration and thermal vacuum tests
  • Strong fundamentals in mechanical engineering and satellite hardware
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited institution

Responsibilities

  • Set the technical direction for the group and broader projects
  • Create processes, tools, standards, and design guides to enhance knowledge and best practices
  • Assist Responsible Engineering Authorities in solving technical challenges and developing verification tests
  • Provide technical guidance on design reviews, customer meetings, and failure analyses
  • Audit programs and suppliers to identify improvements and industry best practices
  • Mentor mid-career mechanical engineers

Benefits

  • Health insurance and flexible spending accounts
  • Retirement savings plans and life/disability insurance programs
  • Paid and unpaid time off options
  • Opportunities for variable compensation and competitive base pay
Full Job Description
Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer (Experienced) - Millennium Space Systems

Job Summary
As an experienced Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer, you will leverage past experience and strong engineering fundamentals to solve our most challenging technical problems in collaboration with other engineers. You will review designs and test plans to validate planning and identify opportunities to reduce cost and risk. Additionally, you will create processes, standards, and engineering tools that are needed and train others in their use. This is an exciting opportunity to drive the development of emerging technologies for future mechanical designs at Millennium.

This position's internal job code is Mech Sys Design & Anlys Engr. Our team is currently hiring for the Levels 5-6.

Responsibilities
  • Help set technical direction for the group and beyond
  • Identify and create essential processes, tools, standards, and design guides to build a knowledge-base and set best-practices
  • Support Responsible Engineering Authorities (REAs) as needed to solve technical challenges, identify solutions, and develop verification tests
  • As part of the team's technical lead engineering (TLE) group, provide technical guidance to programs on an as-needed basis though activities such as attending design reviews and customer meetings, failure review and analysis, and trade study assessment
  • Audit internal programs and external suppliers to identify industry best practices and opportunities for improvement
  • Serve as a technical mentor for mid-career mechanical engineers


This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.

Security Clearance and Export Control Requirements

This position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a "US Person" as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 is required. "US Person" includes US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Minimum Qualifications
  • 12+ years of technical experience in design and analysis of aerospace hardware
  • Adept with CAD software such as SolidWorks or similar, and GD&T per ASME Y14.5
  • Experience with spacecraft environments and testing, including random, sine, and acoustic vibration tests, and TVAC testing
  • Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals, knowledge of satellite hardware, qualification methods, and first principles understanding of all spacecraft sub-systems
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field from an accredited university
  • This position requires the ability to obtain a US Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship. A final U.S. clearance Post Start is required

Preferred Qualifications
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Experience with any of the following: composites, bonded joints, dampers, additive manufacturing, shock or mechanisms
  • Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field from an accredited university
  • Active TS/SCI Clearance


Conflict of Interest:

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process

Drug Free Workplace:

Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, is a Drug Free Workplace (DFW) 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.

Shift:
  • This role will be on 1st


Total Rewards:

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.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary Pay-Range

Please note that the salary information shown below is a general guideline only of what is reasonably expected to be paid for the position. Salaries are based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
  • Level 5: $146,200 - $215,000
  • Level 6: $178,500 - $262,500


Millennium is DDTC-registered, ITAR-compliant Company. This position is located at a facility that requires special access. Applicants MUST be U.S. citizens and eligible for a security clearance. Additionally, applicants must be willing to apply for and maintain a security clearance. We encourage all interested candidates to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified.

Language Requirements:
Not Applicable

Education:
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation:
Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Export Control Requirement:
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.

Safety Sensitive:
This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

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.

Contingent Upon Award Program
This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:
Shift 1 (United States of America)

About Boeing

Insitu designs, develops, produces, and operates high-performance, cost-effective unmanned aircraft systems. The company’s focus is to deliver ISR information to their customers that are located all over the world, whether on land or at sea. To meet new operational needs and address the global market, they have introduced scores of game-changing technologies that have improved imagery and exploitation, operational security, training, airspace safety, reliability, maintainability, and availability. They are fully backed by their parent company, The Boeing Company, and its 95+ years of world-renowned innovation, delivery, performance and value. Insitu Pacific, the company’s Australia-based affiliate, was established to serve the unique needs of the Asia-Pacific region. Insitu also maintains a strong network of partners and suppliers, allowing them to provide specialized, in-country support for any region in the world. Insitu was founded in 1994 and is based in Bingen, Washington, United States.

Boeing Careers

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