Experienced Fault & Autonomy Engineer – Experimental Space Programs

Boeing

Fault & Autonomy Engineer at Boeing contributing to experimental space programs. Leading development of fault and autonomy architectures for spacecraft missions.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeSeal Beach • California, Colorado, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesJunior💰 $124,100 - $167,900 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in systems engineering, integration, and failure analysis for space vehicle missions, with a focus on developing fault protection software and ensuring system redundancy. Holds an active U.S. Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance and a relevant engineering degree.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Systems EngineeringSatellite Systems EngineeringFailure AnalysisSoftware Requirements DevelopmentFault Tolerance

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Hard Skills

Systems IntegrationFailure Mode Effects AnalysisFault Tree AnalysisAutonomy DevelopmentSpacecraft Safing Modes

Soft Skills

Proactive Work EthicIndependent Problem SolvingEffective Communication

Certifications & Qualifications

Active U.S. Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance

Industry Keywords

Space VehiclesMission DevelopmentEngineering TechnologyData ScienceComputer Science

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support technology integration for and development of first-of-kind space vehicles and missions
Develop and present review packages to internal and external senior leadership
Work proactively and independently in a fast-paced, demanding atmosphere
Ensure system hardware designs have adequate redundancy for required levels of fault tolerance
Develop autonomy aligned with customer risk tolerance in the presence of anomalies
Analyze system failure modes (via failure mode effects and criticality analysis or fault tree analysis)
Develop software requirements for onboard fault protection to detect and isolate failures and transition to spacecraft safing modes
Design autonomy or ground procedures to recover from failures
Provide occasional on-call support for system anomalies

Requirements

What you’ll need

Active U.S. Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required)
Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science
1+ years of direct experience with Satellite Systems Engineering groups
1+ years of experience in systems engineering, systems integration, and/or software engineering
1+ years of experience with failure analysis (performing or review)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Health savings accounts
Retirement savings plans
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Paid time off