Ground & Mission Control Software Developer

at  Millennium Space Systems A Boeing Company

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Millennium Space Systems, A Boeing Company delivers affordable, high-performance space systems for exacting customers. At Millennium, you will be part of a close-knit team working on exciting technological problems. We work in an open environment where ideas are shared across all disciplines, and there are 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 where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

JOB SUMMARY

As a Ground & Mission Control Software Developer, you will support Millennium’s in-house ground software and mission control systems as well as external COTS products used across the industry. You will provide a crucial interface between the mission stakeholders and the Flight Software component, and ultimately the Space Vehicle itself. You will design, develop, integrate, test, and deliver complete software and hardware solutions to a variety of customers to be installed both at Millennium’s factory and at customer-owned and operated sites. You will support proposal development efforts to win new business. You will be involved with the ground development process from the start of the contract, going through design reviews, and leading up to the day of launch. After launch, you will sustain your systems throughout the life of the program, ensuring our products continue to deliver mission success.
This position’s internal job code is Systems Engineer. Our team is currently hiring for levels 1 - 2.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field
• Two (2) or more years of experience designing and developing ground software and ground systems
• Demonstrated experience writing software applications in Python, C++, and C
• Demonstrated experience working with relational databases
• Comfortable communicating technical details verbally and in writing
• Experience with iterative and agile software development
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. (More information on this process can be found by following the Mandatory Security Clearance and Access Process Disqualifying Criteria link which is listed in the job posting).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Applied Physics, Applied Math, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field
• Active TS/SCI clearance
  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.

SUMMARY PAY-RANGE

• Level 1: $73,100 - $107,500
• Level 2: $87,550 - $128,750

• Support the definition of requirements for ground software and systems
• Interact directly with customers to ensure developed and delivered software and systems meet mission requirements
• Help design, develop, integrate, test, and deliver large-scale ground software and mission control systems
• Interact with other Millennium staff to support testing on components, subsystems, and spacecraft in test configurations
• Integrate Millennium software applications into Government-furnished software and infrastructure
• Execute integrated system test events bridging Millennium-developed products and Government-furnished systems
• Implement specific mission data processing applications into existing systems to support payloads and end data users
• Support ground software and systems during on-orbit activities, including launch, early operations, on-orbit test, normal operations, and end-of-life operations
• Support proposals for new ground software and systems in support of new business efforts
• Support software testing and installation in classified environments