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Millennium Space Systems · 17 hours ago

Mission Architect (Remote Sensing)

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$164K/yr - $241K/yr
date12+ years exp

Millennium Space Systems, A Boeing Company, delivers affordable, high-performance space systems for exacting customers. As a Mission Architect, you will oversee mission architecture and spacecraft design, focusing on Remote Sensing space segments and ensuring integration with ground and user segments.

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Responsibilities

Define architecture and system requirements for OPIR missions
Lead modeling and simulation efforts to assess system performance
Develop CONOPS at the spacecraft, constellation, and mission level
Architect and implement Mission Data Processing (MDP) algorithms (onboard and ground-based)
Oversee mission level budgets and KPPs (e.g. LOS knowledge, jitter/smear, optical transmission, latency, etc.)
Ensure space system (including Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) payloads and bus components) meet mission level requirements

Qualification

OPIR Subject Matter ExpertiseEO/IR sensor designMission modelingSimulationSpace-based remote sensingMission Data Processing algorithmsActive TS/SCI clearanceTeam leadership

Required

12+ years of experience in the design, development, delivery, and operation of space-based remote sensing missions
Bachelor's degree in engineering or the physical sciences / computer science
Subject Matter Expertise in earth-observing EO/IR missions
Expertise in development of mission modeling and simulation tools to assess sensing mission performance
Expertise in the design and performance of EO/IR sensors
Possess active SECRET clearance

Preferred

20+ years of experience in the design, development, delivery, and operation of space-based OPIR missions
Experience leading multi-disciplinary technical teams
Experience with the missile warning, tracking, and defense mission across domains (air, ground, space, user, etc.)
Experience with modeling and simulation of constellation performance
Possess active TS/SCI clearance

Company

Millennium Space Systems

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Millennium Space Systems, a provider of agile, flight-proven small-satellite solutions.
dateFounded in 2001
location
El Segundo, California, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
http://www.millennium-space.com/

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
unknown
2018-08-16Acquired

Leadership Team

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Robert Jacobsen
Chief Financial Officer
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Shasta Noble
Chief Financial Officer
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