Systems Engineer Lead - Demo System (Senior or Principal)

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The Role

Systems Engineer Lead - Demo System (Senior or Principal)

Company:

The Boeing Company

We are Boeing Research & Technology (BR&T) Boeing's global research development team creating and implementing innovative technologies that make the impossible possible and enabling the future of aerospace. We are engineers and technicians, skilled scientists and bold innovators. Join us and put your passion, determination, and skill to work building the future!

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Within BR&T's Mission System Technologies (MST) organization, Boeing's Advanced Computing Technology (ACT) team performs innovation, development and maturation of Advanced Computing and its associated subordinate technologies. This team is looking for a Systems Engineer Lead - Demo System (Senior or Principal) to be based out of El Segundo, California.

 

This position will lead the Systems Engineering efforts from system conceptual design, requirements development, architecture definition, design definition of various demonstrations to establish technology readiness and identify long lead development needs in support of a near term demonstration system. The selected candidate will work on world class, next generation disruptive technologies across the enterprise and at business partners and teammate facilities to develop, document, analyze, and test operational, functional, and environmental requirements of non-recurring development research systems.

A successful candidate will have experience leveraging advanced Model Based Systems Engineering methods and tools to perform complex analysis and trade studies to evaluate Key Performance Parameters from technology requirements definition, design and manufacturing process definition to product development phase, supporting the technology all the way from concept definition to technology demonstration.

 

Position Responsibilities:

  • Support and lead systems engineering efforts in maturing technologies under development and defining requirements and capabilities in an agile model based engineering environment

  • Partner with researchers and technology experts in understanding technology development current state and future goals in order to inform test, verification and validation efforts

  • Identify, coordinate and communicate requirements, functional threads and interfaces for incorporation into system architecture, modeling environment and system physical design.

  • Oversee development of Systems Electronics/Device Modeling and integration with larger system(s). Integrate technologies under development with larger system concept of operations and determine impacts to interfaces, integration techniques, manufacturability and integrated system testing

  • Identify, innovate and oversee development and maintenance of new tools and processes to support this work scope

  • Execute analysis and performance budget planning and roll-up from individual contributors and subject matter experts. Develop new innovative techniques to validate analytical models and performance budgets in addition to definition of experiments and test methodologies

  • Support and lead customer engagement for technologies under research & development

  • Define functional architecture and modeling needs and coordinate efforts with functional architecture and modeling/simulation teams to meet end item deliverable test, verification & validation dates

  • Support modeling and analysis formal reviews and lab demonstrations

  • Provide high impact, creative and innovative solutions to complex technical problems

  • Work both independently and as part of a dynamic team environment alongside world-class research scientists and engineers

  • Provide critical support and independent review of the work of teammates

Basic Qualification (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

  • This position requires an active U.S. Top Secret / SCI Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)

  • 5+ years of experience in system design, functional decomposition, requirements development, analysis, verification and validation

  • Experience in new technology or product/capability development

  • Effectively communicate with technical and non-technical audiences

  • Experience in an engineering leadership role

  • Experience with risk identification and mitigation plans

 

Preferred Qualification (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Knowledge of analog and digital aspect of FPGAs and ASICs along with experience in silicon via through-hole and intra-layer dielectric technologies, as well as 3D chip technologies.

  • Experience in working in an agile model based system engineering environment

  • Education/experience in 1 or more of the following: Cameo, DOORS, SysML, Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF)

  • Adjudicated Counter Intelligence scope polygraph completed within the last 5 years

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.

Total Rewards & Pay Transparency:

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 Senior: $157,250 - $212,750

Summary pay range for Principal: $186,150 - $251,850

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Export Control Requirement:

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.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

This position requires an active U.S. Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

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  • Retirement Support For most U.S. nonunion roles, the company matches 401(k) contributions with immediate vesting, and a student‑loan feature counts eligible payments toward earning the company match. Some union agreements also include robust retirement terms, combining a match up to a set percentage with an additional company contribution.
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