Experienced Avionics Hardware Engineer - Fighters Mission Systems

Boeing•Berkeley, MO

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Boeing Company's Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) division is seeking an Experienced Avionics Hardware Engineer to serve as a subject matter expert and technical lead for Mission and Safety Computers hardware. This role encompasses the full lifecycle of hardware development, from requirements and design through integration, testing, production, and supplier oversight. The engineer will lead supplier design teams, develop interface control documents, perform technical problem investigations, and support weapon capability development and integration onto fighter platforms. The position involves extensive collaboration with internal stakeholders, external customers, and government entities, including support for safety-critical functional thread analysis and airworthiness efforts.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus in Electrical, Mechanical or Aeronautical), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement.
9+ years of work-related experience with a Bachelor’s degree OR 7+ years of work-related experience with a Masters OR 3+ years of work-related experience with a PhD.
Must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements.
Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship.
An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.
Ability to obtain program access, for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship only.
Must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Core Processing, Image/Display/Video Processing, Built-In Test Requirements, and Safety Computing.
Knowledge of Circuit Card Assembly design, fabrication, and verification.
Knowledge of avionics box interfaces – MIL-STD-1553, Serial buses, RS-170/RS-422/RS-232, hardware discrete, fiber/ethernet.
Knowledge of avionics quality inspection and acceptance processes.
Knowledge of Software Requirements, Software Environments, and Platform Operational Flight Program development.
Experience working closely with United States Government and aircrew.
Tools/application familiarity – DOORS, MSOSA/Cameo, Teamcenter, MS Office & Project, etc.
Knowledge of Military Standards/Handbook implementations – MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-704, MIL-STD-461, etc.
Experience with electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, functional diagrams.
Experience mentoring, coaching and leading technical projects and team.

Responsibilities

Serve as overall subject matter expert and technical lead engineer for Mission and Safety Computers hardware.
Lead hardware development from requirements definition through production and fielding.
Lead the hardware supplier design team in supporting all Tactical Fighters program needs.
Develop interface control documents describing mechanical, electrical, and software interfaces.
Perform technical problem investigation and resolution at subsystem, system, and platform integration levels.
Perform weapon capability development, implementation, and integration onto a fighter’s platform.
Out brief status to internal Boeing stakeholders/leadership and external customers.
Support subsystem testing on the Mission Systems Hardware.
Support system testing in ESIL and during Flight Test.
Support Safety Critical Functional Thread Analysis efforts for the Mission Systems Hardware.
Support airworthiness efforts for hardware design, development, and implementation.

Benefits

Health insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Health savings accounts
Retirement savings plans
Life and disability insurance programs
Paid time away from work
Unpaid time away from work
401(k) plan
Company match on 401(k) contributions up to 10% of eligible pay with immediate 100% vesting
Student Loan Match program for Boeing 401(k)
Relocation assistance