Early-Career Spacecraft Systems Engineer

Engineering
February 27, 2026
$153750 / year
Early Career
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Job Description

About Millennium Space Systems

Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, is dedicated to delivering affordable, high-performance space systems for exacting customers. At Millennium, you will join a close-knit team working on exciting technological problems. We foster an open environment where ideas are shared across all disciplines, offering ample opportunities for advancement based on excellence. Superstars are welcome!

At Millennium, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful, and innovative, with great opportunities for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Job Title

Early-Career Spacecraft Systems Engineer

Internal Job Code: Systems Engineer (Hiring for Levels 2-3)

Job Summary

As an Early-Career Spacecraft Systems Engineer, you will play a crucial role in supporting the technical execution of programs and developing spacecraft systems for a diverse range of missions and customers. Your responsibilities will span the entire space vehicle system lifecycle, including:

  • Creating, monitoring, and guiding requirements definition
  • Spacecraft design
  • Procurement and fabrication
  • Integration and test
  • Verification and validation of the overall space vehicle system

You will interact with subsystem and unit engineers, manufacturing and test personnel, and program management. This role emphasizes a Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approach to manage the technical elements of the space vehicle system. At Millennium, our spacecraft systems engineers focus on creating spacecraft, not just paperwork!

Position Responsibilities

  • Own model-based systems engineering development for satellite programs.
  • Support all aspects of spacecraft systems engineering, including:
    • Performing preliminary concept development
    • Conducting trade studies
    • CONOPS definition
    • Requirements decomposition and allocation
    • Interface requirements definition
    • Requirements verification and validation
    • Support to integration and test operations
    • Anomaly resolution
    • Risk management
    • Schedule execution
  • Apply an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop, and verify a lifecycle-balanced solution for space systems.
  • Understand spacecraft subsystem functions and interfaces. Develop integrated spacecraft system designs and solutions.
  • Coordinate and communicate with subsystem engineering teams to ensure system execution.
  • Participate in software integration and test activities to ensure mission functionality prior to deployment into operations.
  • Perform tasks to analyze technical data, verify, and sustain specific systems configurations in accordance with defined constraints and operational requirements.
  • Perform various analyses to optimize the spacecraft system and/or system architecture.
  • Resolve cross-functional technical issues.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills / Experience)

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering or other relevant engineering or science discipline.
  • Experience: Minimum of 1 year’s directly relevant aerospace industry experience, preferably with spacecraft systems.
  • MBSE: Demonstrated experience with MBSE software and principles (Cameo, SysML, UML, etc.).
  • Leadership: Demonstrated leadership and communications skills.
  • Space Systems Engineering: Demonstrated experience with space systems engineering principles and techniques.
  • Budgeting: Demonstrated familiarity with power, mass, and other system budgets.
  • Requirements: Demonstrated familiarity with requirements analysis and flow-down.
  • Verification & Validation: Demonstrated familiarity with design verification and validation processes.
  • Configuration Management: Demonstrated familiarity with configuration management.
  • Integration & Test: Demonstrated familiarity with satellite-level integration and test processes.
  • In-Orbit Operations: Demonstrated familiarity with satellite in-orbit operations.
  • Security Clearance Eligibility: This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)

  • Education: Master’s degree in aerospace or other relevant engineering or science discipline.
  • Experience: Greater than 3 years’ professional experience in space systems engineering.
  • Rapid Development: Direct experience with one or more rapid spacecraft development programs and missions.
  • Active Security Clearance: An Active TS/SCI U.S. Security Clearance.

Pay & Benefits

Millennium Space Systems, A Boeing Company, offers a very competitive benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, and 401k plan.

Summary Pay Range

  • Level 2: $87,550 – $128,750
  • Level 3: $104,550 – $153,750

Work Location & Schedule

  • This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work on-site at one of the listed location options.
  • Shift: Shift 1 (United States of America)

Important Notes Before Applying

  • Millennium is a 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.
  • Export Control Requirement: This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet 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.
  • 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. Top Secret/SCI Clearance Post-Start is required.
  • Relocation: Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.
  • Visa Sponsorship: Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.
  • Drug Free Workplace: Millennium 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.
  • Contingent Upon Award Program: This position is not contingent upon program award.
  • Safety Sensitive: This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

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.

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