Associate or Mid-level Ground Systems Engineer for MILSATCOM Program

Boeing • El Segundo, CA

20d • $98,600 - $162,150 • Onsite

About The Position

The Boeing Space & Mission Systems MILSATCOM Program is seeking an Associate or Mid-level Ground Systems Engineer to develop next-generation satellite ground systems in El Segundo or Seal Beach, California. The role offers involvement in multiple phases of ground system development, including design trade studies and development and integration of a Command & Control (C2) software system in an agile environment. The engineer will contribute to requirements analysis, interface design, ground systems architecture and design, integration, testing, verification, and demonstrations to confirm that the system satisfies customer requirements. Training in Boeing and ground-system processes and procedures will be provided.

As part of the MILSATCOM Program Team, the engineer will support ground system verification, testing, and the customer’s delivery system. The team develops, executes, and documents test plans, procedures, and reports, covering individual components through larger functional systems. The position is expected to be 100% onsite at one of the listed locations and offers a collaborative, professional mentoring environment with potential for career growth into technical or management roles.

The position requires an active U.S. Secret Security Clearance and U.S. citizenship. Candidates must also meet U.S. export control compliance requirements as a U.S. Person. Employment is subject to Boeing’s Conflict of Interest assessment process. Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace, and post-offer applicants and employees may be subject to testing for specified substances when policy criteria are met. The employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Requirements

• Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance; a clearance active within the past 24 months is considered active. U.S. citizenship is required for the clearance.
• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (including manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science; equivalent education is also referenced in the posting.
• At least 2 years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience.
• Experience with system integration, testing, or troubleshooting.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to work well in a team environment.
• Familiarity with the concept of requirements verification and the test process.
• Must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements as a U.S. Person.

Nice To Haves

• 5 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 1 year of experience leading or managing an engineering project or team.
• Experience with systems design and architecture.
• Experience creating and documenting test plans and procedures, executing tests, analyzing results, and/or creating test reports.
• Experience in ground-system systems engineering, including requirements analysis, design, and operation.
• Experience developing Command and Control (C2), Mission Management, and Mission Planning software systems for ground systems.
• Experience in software coding, scripting, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with JIRA and Confluence.
• Experience working with government customers.
• Experience developing, generating, and executing system test plans, procedures, and reports.
• Experience working on a systems engineering team using a scaled agile development process.
• At least 3 years of experience in system requirements generation, verification, and system integration and test (I&T).
• Strong communication, adaptability, decision-making, customer focus, integrated systems, engineering analysis, and requirements/tracing skills.
• Interest or skills in ground-system integration and test, formal qualification, requirements decomposition and generation, and Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).

Responsibilities

• Apply an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop, and verify lifecycle-balanced system-of-systems and system solutions.
• Evaluate customer and operational needs to define system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters, and ensure compatibility of physical, functional, and program interfaces.
• Perform analyses to optimize system-of-systems and system architecture.
• Analyze affordability, safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, human systems integration, survivability, vulnerability, susceptibility, system security, regulatory and certification considerations, product assurance, and other quality factors to identify a preferred configuration and support mission success.
• Support the planning, organization, implementation, and monitoring of requirements management processes and tools, risk and issue management, opportunity management, and technology readiness assessment processes.
• Support ground system verification, testing, and the customer’s delivery system.
• Develop, execute, and document ground-system and subsystem test plans, procedures, and reports, from single components to larger functional systems.
• Contribute to design trade studies and the development and integration of Command & Control software in an agile environment.
• Support requirements analysis, subsystem requirements, interface design documents, ground-system architecture and design, system integration, system test, system verification, and demonstrations.

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 assistance based on candidate eligibility; basic relocation is offered to eligible internal candidates.

What This Job Offers

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