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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Mission Architect (Remote Sensing) - Millennium Space Systems - **Company:** Boeing Company - **Location:** El Segundo, CA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $164,050.0 - $241,250.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Software Requirements Analysis, Data Processing, Information Technology, Low Latency, Modeling and Simulation - **Published:** June 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/2C8033758F70414985059E6638F52888/job/ ## About the Role * Bachelor's Degree in engineering or the physical sciences / computer science and 14+ years of experience in the design, development, delivery, and operation of space-based remote sensing missions * OR Master's Degree and 12+ years of experience in the design, development, delivery, and operation of space-based remote sensing missions * OR PhD and 10+ years of experience in the design, development, delivery, and operation of space-based remote sensing missions * Expertise in the design and performance of EO/IR sensors * An active Secret U.S. Security Clearance. (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active). Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience): * 20+ years of experience in the design, development, delivery, and operation of space-based OPIR missions * Subject Matter Expertise in earth-observing EO/IR 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 * Familiarity with mission modeling and simulation techniques to assess sensing mission performance * Possess active U.S. Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance, This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a "U.S. Person" as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required., This position requires an active U.S. Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active) ## Description As a Mission Architect, you will be an OPIR Subject Matter Expert (SME), overseeing mission architecture and spacecraft/constellation design across one or more programs. You will oversee all aspects of designing, developing, and fielding Remote Sensing (RS) space segments, including integration with ground and user segments. You will design and develop modeling and simulation tools and methods to validate mission scenarios and assess end-to-end system performance against Key Performance Parameters (KPPs). You will be responsible for assessing sensor design, development, and performance, conducting solution trades, and decomposing requirements for payload and algorithm vendors. You will be integral to writing proposals, requirements definition, system design, integration & test, and on-orbit operations., * 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 ## Related Videos - [Swapping Low Latency Data Storage Under High Load](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/746-swapping-low-latency-data-storage-under-high-load) - [Implementing continuous delivery in a data processing pipeline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/73-implementing-continuous-delivery-in-a-data-processing-pipeline) - [Enabling intelligent logistics automation: home-grown Industrial IoT platform at Austrian Post](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2018-enabling-intelligent-logistics-automation-home-grown-industrial-iot-platform-at-austrian-post) - [Robots are coming into the wild! 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