Mission Integration Engineer, NSSL

MISSION INTEGRATION ENGINEER, NSSL

The National Security Space Launch (NSSL) team at SpaceX is charged with leading the successful execution of our partnership and contractual agreements with the US Government to launch national security missions. This close-knit group serves as the main interface between the relevant Space Force customers and internal company-wide teams. The NSSL team is also responsible for technically integrating and delivering government payloads to orbit, maintaining certification of the SpaceX launch vehicles, and providing fleet insight to our government customers. Our work enables SpaceX to be the premier domestic provider of National Security Space missions.

On this team, you will serve as the main interface between the SpaceX technical teams and our external stakeholders from early integration studies through the successful launch and deployment of customer satellites. You will ensure SpaceX’s designs, test plans, and qualification campaigns result in mature launch systems so that our customers can feel confident entrusting us with their most sensitive, complex, and critical payloads. As a Mission Integration Engineer, you will negotiate requirements, coordinate technical analyses, ensure compliance with challenging mission-specific requirements, plan hardware integration at the launch site, and maintain a positive customer relationship. Team members are extreme owners and excel across a breadth of functions including systems engineering, requirements verification, project management, proposal development, and mission management.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Generate Interface Control Documents for all external vehicle interfaces and payloads and work with SpaceX and Government teams to verify payload requirements
• Collaborate with SpaceX technical departments to prepare design, analysis, and test data packages and briefings for government representatives
• Organize and lead program milestone reviews, technical interchange meetings, and regular working group meetings
• Ensure that contract deliverables are delivered on time and per the customer’s expectation, including taking responsibility for payment milestones
• Identify, develop handling plans, and drive to closure technical issues with designs, analysis or tests that would impact customer requirements
• Work closely with SpaceX technical departments to develop technical rationales, mitigate technical risks, and ensure product deliveries are on schedule
• Maintain configuration control of the certified flight configuration; coordinate and gain approval from the government on engineering changes to that baseline
• Support the development and drive execution of concept of operations to successfully integrate and launch customer satellites
• Support other customer activities, mission integration, launch operations, program scheduling, and proposal efforts

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
• 2+ years of professional experience
• Experience working test, operation, program management, or design and analysis for a complex system

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Demonstrated ability to work as an extreme owner under pressure and deliver reliable and expeditious results across multiple parallel priorities
• Professional experience working with launch vehicles or spacecraft
• Experience interacting with and presenting to external customers (preferably US Government)
• Knowledge of US Government launch vehicle requirements
• Knowledge of US Government testing standards and specifications
• Experience working with and/or managing cross-functional teams and external customers
• Highly detail oriented, diligent, and hard working with excellent customer interface skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Prior experience in all phases of the engineering lifecycle from conception to test and release
• Experience in requirements development, verification, and validation

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Active Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance preferred. Must be willing to pursue a clearance if not already cleared. Note that an active clearance may provide the opportunity for you to work on sensitive SpaceX missions. If so, you will be subject to pre-employment drug and random drug and alcohol testing
• Must be willing to travel to other SpaceX offices, vendors, and customers as necessary (up to 25% travel)
• Must be available to support overtime and weekend work for launch and critical project milestones

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:    
    
Pay range:    
Mission Integration Engineer/Level I: $95,000.00 - $115,000.00/per year    
Mission Integration Engineer/Level II: $110,000.00 - $130,000.00/per year    
    
Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law.