Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer

Boeing

Senior Systems Engineer responsible for technical execution and leadership of spacecraft systems at Millennium Space Systems. Involved in requirements definition, spacecraft design, integration, and validation processes.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeChantilly • California, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $146,000 - $310,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provides systems engineering leadership to programs
Collaborates with program and financial leadership to ensure successful programmatic execution
Applies an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop and verify a lifecycle balanced solution for space systems
Develops integrated spacecraft system designs and solutions

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree in engineering, computer science, engineering data science, mathematics, or physics and 14 or more years' related work experience;
14 years' experience with space systems engineering principles and techniques
5 + years' experience with requirements analysis and flow-down
5+ years' experience with design verification and validation processes
5+ years' experience with satellite level integration and test processes
This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Health savings accounts
Retirement savings plans
Life and disability insurance programs
Paid time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

systems engineeringrequirements analysisdesign verificationvalidation processessatellite integrationtest processesspace systems engineeringlifecycle balanced solutioninterdisciplinary approachcollaborative planning

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationcommunication

Certifications

U.S. Security Clearance