Mid-Level, Lead or Senior Satellite Systems Ground Systems Engineer
About The Position
The Boeing Company’s Space & Mission Systems MILSATCOM Program is seeking a Mid-Level, Lead, or Senior Ground Systems Engineer to develop next-generation satellite ground systems in El Segundo, California. The role supports multiple phases of ground-system development in an agile environment, including requirements analysis, interface design, architecture and design, integration, testing, verification, and customer demonstrations. The successful candidate helps ensure that ground systems satisfy customer requirements and will receive training in Boeing and ground-system processes and procedures. As a member of the MILSATCOM Program Team, the engineer will support ground-system verification, testing, and delivery to the customer. The team develops, executes, and documents test plans, procedures, and reports for systems ranging from individual components to larger functional systems. The team offers a collaborative, professional mentoring environment with potential for career growth into technical and management positions. This position is expected to be 100% onsite at one of the listed location options. It requires an active U.S. Secret Security Clearance and U.S. citizenship. Candidates must also meet U.S. export-control requirements as a U.S. Person. The position is not contingent upon program award, is not safety-sensitive, and does not offer visa sponsorship. Relocation assistance is not negotiable.
Requirements
- Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance; a clearance active within the past 24 months is considered active. U.S. citizenship is required.
- 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.
- Experience in verification and testing of ground systems.
- At least 5 years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience for Level 3.
- Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to work well in a team environment.
- Familiarity with requirements verification and the test process.
Nice To Haves
- Experience writing ground-system requirements and interface control documents (ICDs).
- 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.
- Active U.S. Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
- Level 4: at least 9 years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience.
- Level 5: at least 14 years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience.
Responsibilities
- Plan, design, develop, and verify lifecycle-balanced system-of-systems and system solutions using an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach.
- Evaluate customer and operational needs to define system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters, and ensure compatibility of 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 compliance, certification, product assurance, and other quality factors to establish 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 assessments.
- Develop, execute, and document ground-system test plans, procedures, and reports, covering systems from single components to larger functional systems.
- Support ground-system verification, testing, and the customer’s system delivery.
- Support requirements analysis, interface design, ground-system architecture and design, system integration, system testing, verification, and demonstrations.
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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
