Antenna SubSystems Engineer – Associate, Mid-Level, or Senior
About The Position
Boeing Defense, Space & Security is seeking an Antenna SubSystems Engineer in El Segundo, California. The engineer will design, develop, and deliver satellite communication systems for commercial, civil, and/or national security programs, collaborating with customers, suppliers, hardware and software engineers, integration and test engineers, and senior technologists. The role focuses on antenna subsystem design and development and supports projects across the program life cycle, from concept studies and system definition through satellite development, launch, and on-orbit operations and testing. This is a first-shift position and is expected to be 100% onsite. The position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for that clearance. A U.S. Top Secret/SCI clearance is required post-start. The role must also meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, which require a U.S. Person. The employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status. Successful candidates must satisfy the company’s Conflict of Interest assessment process. Relocation may be offered based on candidate eligibility.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Physics, or a related STEM field, or equivalent bachelor's degree.
- Level 2: typically two or more years of related work experience; Level 3: typically five or more years; Level 4: typically nine or more years.
- Experience with requirements allocation, verification and validation, and qualification.
- Experience with communications subsystems or units.
- Experience with DOORS, Cameo, Jira, or MS Project.
- Track record of success working in teams.
- Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for the clearance.
- Ability to meet U.S. export control compliance requirements as a U.S. Person.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree.
- Experience with digital communications.
- Experience with satellite or terrestrial communications systems and antenna theory.
- Experience in phased array antenna production and verification.
- Experience with MATLAB/Simulink, C++, or Python.
- Knowledge of good manufacturing practices, DFMAT, and design and process FMEAs.
- Experience working with suppliers on custom part procurement.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop next-generation RF, digital, and/or optical satellite communications systems and payload architectures.
- Support trade studies.
- Define and verify space communication system requirements and interfaces.
- Develop system-level concepts of operations (CONOPS), perform functional analysis, and decompose requirements.
- Support system-level integration and validation.
- Analyze and simulate space communication systems, including link analysis, signal distortion, system capacity, reliability, and performance.
- Develop analysis tools using MATLAB and object-oriented software platforms.
- Develop and verify system algorithms that meet functional and performance requirements.
- Perform hardware procurement, design reviews, and unit sell-off.
- Prepare, execute, and troubleshoot system tests, and perform verification.
- Work with cross-functional teams and customers, suppliers, and technical partners to ensure products meet mission objectives.
Benefits
- Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
- Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work.
- Relocation based on candidate eligibility.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
