Senior Systems Engineer - Space Vehicle (32583)

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Senior Systems Engineer - Space Vehicle (32583)

Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado Full time 1 dayago

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The Engineering Strategic Capabilities Unit comprises the organizational talent and technical leadership that enables the successful delivery of high-impact discriminating technologies for our customers missions.

Our collaborative, cross-functional teams are committed to innovation, integrity, continual learning and strong execution.

Senior Systems Engineer Space Vehicle

We create innovative space solutions, enable more accurate weather forecasts, drive insightful observations of our planet, deliver actionable data and intelligence, and ensure those who defend our freedom go forward bravely and return home safely.

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Join the Space Vehicle Systems Engineering team at Ball Aerospace - a diverse group of motivated problem solvers faced with the challenge of enabling a transdisciplinary and integrative approach to the successful realization of space vehicle systems.

We're excited about the projects we're involved in and have a strong commitment to the missions we enable. Offering growth opportunities at all levels of skill and experience, we're looking for leaders and innovators who can continue our strong reputation for creativity and technical excellence, while helping to define the future of Ball.

Make a difference. Love what you do. Realize your full potential.

What You'll Do :

• Develop and manage the spacecraft bus technical baseline develop solutions that meet our customer needs and requirements.
• Work with subsystem leads and subject matter experts, providing direction and prioritization of tasks and reviewing their design analysis detail-oriented.
• Generate engineering documents including specifications and environmental design requirements, provide support for subsystem procurement specifications and statements of work, and develop test plans own the technical baseline.
• Lead and guide spacecraft bus vehicle level trades and analysis balance technical performance, cost, and risk.
• Support the development, test and evaluation of hardware, software, support equipment and systems.
• Support preparation and presentation of major design and readiness reviews.
• Communicate spacecraft status and risk posture to the program leadership team.
• Translate science measurement requirements into mission constraints and spacecraft capabilities such as launch vehicle options, orbital, or interplanetary trajectories, pointing agility, power management scheme and other concepts of operations.
• Work with and provide high level design concepts that may have no or loosely defined requirements.
• Identify technical risks and provide mitigation strategies.
• Provide top level ROM cost estimation based upon previous programs and current mission and spacecraft needs.
• Contribute to the growth of our digital engineering infrastructure.
• Work collaboratively with other engineers and the customer / partner in an inclusive environment.
• Provide technical leadership at all levels, including interfacing with outside customers / partners.
• Grasp the big picture and initiate actions wherever needed, even if they are not clearly defined.
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company.

Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.

Perform other duties as necessary.

What Youll Need :

Each higher-level degree, i.e., Masters Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience. Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education.

Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.

• Experience in at least one or more lifecycle phases of Vehicle design, production, test, initialization, sustainment, and operations.
• Exposure and understanding of enterprise architectures (ground systems, simulators, operations, and data processing).
• Direct experience in a vehicle subsystem.
• Self-motivated, possess excellent communication skills, and comfortable interacting with stakeholders and customers at various levels.
• Ability to foster an environment of inclusion where team members can participate and grow.
• Knowledge of spacecraft systems, subsystems, and current industry offerings preferred.
• Working knowledge of most spacecraft subsystems sufficient to lead requirements allocation, design trades and performance assessment preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with spacecraft design and development teams for concepts, proposals, or programs preferred.
• Ability to brainstorm ideas and identify important trades, especially those that drive cost or schedule preferred.
• Ability to negotiate and help define customer / partner requirements preferred.
• Experience in multidisciplinary teamwork environment with small team leadership responsibilities preferred.
• A desire to learn - our culture fosters intellectual curiosity in a highly collaborative environment preferred.

On-Site Work Environment : This position requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site three or more days each normally scheduled week in the primary work location.

Travel and local commute between Ball campuses and other possible non-Ball locations may be required.

Working Conditions :

• Work is performed in an office, laboratory, production floor, or cleanroom, outdoors or remote research environment.
• May access other facilities in various weather conditions.

Relocation for this position is available

Compensation & Benefits :

• HIRING SALARY RANGE : $133,500 - $168,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)
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