System Engineer – Space Environments Engineer

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. 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.

The Boeing International Space Station (ISS) Space Environments team in Houston, Texas is seeking a Space Environments Engineer to provide support to Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) serving Boeing’s Space Exploration programs, primarily the ISS, located in Houston, Texas. We are looking for a broad range of experience including an Associate or Experienced Engineer to fill this position. The space environments engineer will provide multidisciplinary technical analysis support in the areas of radiation, plasma, and external contamination. This will include data analysis, model development, defining test objectives, and supporting verification analyses. The position will require problem solving, as space environments is a challenging field due to minimal data often times available to anchor analyses for the environment that hardware is exposed to in space.

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. 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.

Boeing Exploration Systems (BES) is responsible for the company’s human space flight exploration programs, including the Space Launch System (SLS), the International Space Station (ISS), the CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle, commercial low-Earth orbit initiatives, and lunar pursuits.

We are engineers and technicians, skilled scientists and bold innovators. Join us and put your passion, determination, and skill to work building the future!

Position Responsibilities:

• Analyze/model radiation transport through spacecraft shielding
• Support development of radiation requirements for component procurement specifications, including radiation test requirements
• Analyze/model plasma effects and spacecraft charging
• Assess compatibility of spacecraft hardware with radiation/plasma environment
• Develop and update semi-empirical and theoretical models of natural and induced space environments
• Compare modeling results with on-orbit data
• Implement the complete software development cycle (requirements development, design, coding, testing) for the developed models (in Fortran, C++, etc.)
• Conduct systems engineering trade studies to define operational and design changes to mitigate risks
• Support external contamination, plasma, and radiation verification activities
• Provide analysis support to Space Station on-orbit operations, payload science utilization and resolution of on-orbit anomalies
• Analyze molecular contamination and molecular transport of contaminants from materials outgassing, vacuum venting and rocket engine thruster plumes onto the Space Station and its complement of science payloads
• Analyze optical property impacts from molecular contamination with exposure to the orbital environment (ultraviolet radiation and atomic oxygen)

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science
• 1+ years of experience using strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• 1+ years of experience with coding and/or programming

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• 5+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (level 3)
• M.S. or Ph.D. in Engineering from an accredited course of study in Aerospace, Mechanical, Chemical, Nuclear), or in Physics or Chemistry.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to communicate across multiple disciplines with internal and external customers
• Computer proficiency and ability to use and navigate the internet and various computer software programs (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite)
• Knowledge and ability to understand and interpret technical data
• Skill and ability to collect, organize, synthesize, and analyze data; summarize findings; develop conclusions and recommendations from appropriate data sources
• Exposure to ionizing radiation analysis is highly desirable.
• Exposure to spacecraft contamination analysis, molecular transport, materials outgassing, molecular gas dynamics, thin film deposition, photochemistry, optical property degradation and scientific computing/computer graphics is highly desirable.
• Electrical engineering fundamentals (i.e. knowledge and skills related to the analysis, measurement, and design of digital and analog circuits as well as the associated lab equipment) will be useful

Typical Education/Experience:

Associate (Level 2)

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 2 or more years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. Master). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

Experienced (Level 3)

Bachelor’s degree and typically 5 or more years’ experience in an engineering classification or a Master’s degree with typically 3 or more years’ experience in an engineering classification or a PhD degree with experience in an engineering classification. Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace 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.

Safety Sensitive:

This is a NASA safety-sensitive position and is subject to random drug and alcohol testing.

NASA Access:

This position requires the ability to obtain access to a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) facility.

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. 

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. 

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. 

Summary Pay Range for (level 2): $87,550 – $118,450

Summary Pay Range for (level 3): $104,550 – $141,450

Applications for this position will be accepted until Apr. 05, 2025

Export Control Requirements: This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details: US based job, US Person required

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent Required

Relocation

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift

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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