Mission Assurance Engineer I

Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT), a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, is leading the way in the New Space revolution! Our state-of-the-art systems are currently on missions from low Earth orbit to the Moon, near earth asteroids, and to Mars. We create high-reliability spacecraft with significantly greater performance, much smaller size and at a fraction of the cost of traditional space systems. We are involved in a wide range of projects for academic, commercial, and government applications. Join our innovative and dynamic company, as we build the small spacecraft of the future.

Position Purpose:  The Mission Assurance Engineer I will support the Mission Assurance and Design Assurance teams with the execution of tasks, analysis and projects for Spacecraft and Component groups.  Engage across teams inside and outside of Mission Assurance to facilitate communication and engineering updates.  Engage and understand the company tools and systems to pull data to support the team.

Title: Mission Assurance Engineer I

Position Type: Full Time

Pay Range: $70,000 - $110,000

(Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

Location: Lafayette, CO

Benefits:

• 100% company paid health, dental and vision benefits for you and your dependents effective the first of the month following hire date
• Life insurance
• 401k (matching 4% with a minimum 5% contribution)
• Generous PTO (3 weeks of vacation + 3 floating holidays, 2 weeks of sick time, 7 paid holidays throughout the year) and parental leave

Job Responsibilities:

• Works with Mission Assurance Engineers in the following disciplines: Mission Assurance Managers, Quality Assurance, Electrical Reliability Engineering, EEE Parts Engineering and Materials and Process Engineering
• Develops data collection to develop EEE Parts and Reliability analyses process and tools
• Work in coordination with the EEE parts Engineer and Radiation Effects Engineer to understand requirements of EEE Parts and electrical part selection for space environments
• Work in coordination with Materials and Process Engineering to understand requirements of material selection for space environments
• Supports Hardware Quality Engineering in collaborating with engineering functions to improve product and/or processes
• Reviews non-conformances for engineering root cause and address design and manufacturing areas for improvement.
• Supports Mission Assurance Managers in tracking program deliverable items and coordinating with other Mission Assurance disciplines for completed analysis and assessments
• Performs other work as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• A completed technical degree from a four-year university; BS, BSE, or MS degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or equivalent technical discipline
• Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education
• Knowledge or willingness to learn Microsoft Office tools with an emphasis on Excel
• Strong ability to learn new tools and systems by self-discovery and mentorship
• Strong ability to work in teams and collaborate with peers and internal customers
• Strong analytical skills – comfortable working with quantitative and qualitative data
• Ability to learn new processes quickly and effectively multi-task and exercise time management
• Effective communication skills; comfortable working in a team environment; high energy and desire to learn
• Demonstrated leadership experience through school or extracurricular projects

Working Conditions:
This job operates in a professional office environment, but in a manufacturing company. This role uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and stand for long periods of time. The employee is commonly required to bend, reach, and walk. The position requires some light physical effort. This would require the ability to lift or move objects up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities are required by this job which includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Blue Canyon Technologies is a drug-free workplace and an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status or any other protected factor. Blue Canyon Technologies is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Melissa Po at 720-450-8252 or HR@bluecanyontech.com.