Combat Survivor Evader Locater (CSEL) Systems Engineer (Experienced or Lead)

Boeing • Huntington Beach, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Boeing Company’s Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) Space, Intelligence & Weapons Systems (SI&WS) organization is hiring a Systems Engineer for the CSEL Contractor Logistics Support Systems Engineering team in Huntington Beach, California. The team supports Boeing’s CSEL Program, a search and rescue system. The engineer will design, support, and maintain ground-based infrastructure, including systems and hardware involving RF, baseband, GPS, networking, and computing devices. The role coordinates and integrates system and hardware changes resulting from design updates, obsolescence, and software improvements. It is a focal point for design, troubleshooting, and maintenance of the worldwide CSEL infrastructure, and includes systems thinking, requirements design, problem solving, and cross-IPT coordination. The engineer works closely with network, software, cybersecurity, and product security teams and supports customers throughout the design lifecycle.

This position is expected to be 100% onsite in Huntington Beach, California. It is available at Experienced (Level 3) or Lead (Level 4) experience levels. The role requires the ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance; an interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance is required after starting. U.S. citizenship is required for the clearance, and the position also requires a U.S. Person for export-control compliance. Boeing will not sponsor employment visas. Relocation may be available based on eligibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, or a directly related non-U.S. equivalent qualification.
• At least 3 years of experience working with hardware systems.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for the clearance, and an interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance is required post-start.
• Must meet U.S. export-control compliance requirements as a U.S. Person.

Nice To Haves

• For Lead Level 4: 5 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Military program experience.
• Cybersecurity experience, including SIPRNet, C2C, Zero Trust, ESS, or Auto-Remediation.
• Experience with product security toolsets, including ACAS, Trellix, Splunk, or Forescout.
• Experience working within a matrixed reporting organization.
• Familiarity with PMBOK concepts and their practical applications.
• Knowledge of Agile development methodologies.
• Strong leadership, team-building, and mentoring skills.
• Experience with U.S. Government and/or DoD/DoW projects.
• History of working projects through all phases of systems and hardware development, test, and fielding.
• Expertise in subsystem design, requirement allocation, and technical supplier management.
• Critical analysis and problem-solving skills across system, hardware, and software architectures.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, develop, and verify complex lifecycle-balanced systems of systems and system solutions using an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach.
• Evaluate customer and operational needs; define and coordinate system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters, and ensure compatibility across physical, functional, and program interfaces.
• Analyze system-of-systems and system architectures to optimize them.
• Analyze affordability, safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, human systems integration, survivability, vulnerability, susceptibility, system security, regulatory and certification factors, product assurance, and other quality factors to identify a preferred configuration and support mission success.
• Develop, maintain, and identify improvements to requirements-management processes and tools, as well as processes for risk, issues, opportunity management, and technology readiness assessment.
• Resolve cross-functional technical issues.
• Design, support, troubleshoot, and maintain CSEL ground-based infrastructure and associated hardware and systems.
• Integrate and coordinate system and hardware changes related to design updates, obsolescence, and software improvements.
• Coordinate technically across IPTs and work closely with network, software, cybersecurity, and product security teams.
• Support customer success throughout the design lifecycle.

Benefits

• 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.
• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Relocation may be offered based on candidate eligibility; basic relocation is offered for eligible internal candidates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level