Senior Systems Engineer

Boeing • Huntington Beach, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Boeing Company is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead the Systems Engineering team supporting software and firmware development for the Boeing Defense, Space & Security Satellite Systems Engineering organization. The team creates software tools and services for satellite and ground systems serving U.S. Government and commercial customers and supports development of next-generation ground systems. The work takes place in a rapid development environment using modern technology, architecture, and tools, with a Model-Based Systems Engineering approach. The position is expected to be 100% onsite at either Seal Beach or Huntington Beach, California; a hybrid schedule may be available depending on the candidate’s background, experience, and business needs.

The role requires systems engineering experience across the lifecycle of FPGA/firmware and software systems, including requirements creation and tracking; architecture, algorithm, and interface documentation; and development and management of test and verification plans. The successful candidate will provide senior-level leadership, judgment, and decision-making to engineer new solutions and capabilities, applying critical thinking and troubleshooting skills.

The position requires a Bachelor of Science degree in a directly related field and at least five years of relevant experience in systems engineering for space systems and ground segments and in the software development lifecycle. It also requires project leadership experience, software requirements specification experience, familiarity with Agile and DevOps, interface definition, and formal acceptance testing. The candidate must be able to obtain a U.S. security clearance; a U.S. Top Secret clearance is required after starting. A U.S. Person is required for export-control compliance, and the employer will not sponsor employment visas.

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.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for the clearance, and an interim and/or final U.S. Top Secret clearance is required post-start.
• At least 5 years of systems engineering experience for space systems and ground segments performing command, control, mission planning, and data processing.
• At least 5 years of experience in the software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, code, integration, and test.
• At least 3 years of experience leading systems engineering and/or software development projects.
• At least 3 years of experience writing software requirement specifications.
• Experience working in an Agile software development environment and with DevOps methodologies.
• Experience developing Software Requirements Specifications.
• Experience defining interfaces between multiple software systems and between hardware and software.
• Experience with formal acceptance testing activities, such as Formal Qualification Test (FQT), Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), and Site Acceptance Test (SAT).
• U.S. Person status as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required for export-control compliance.
• Must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest assessment process.
• Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Nice To Haves

• Active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance; a clearance active within the past 24 months is considered active.
• Experience applying Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) to space programs using Cameo.
• Experience as a Product Owner/Technical Lead and/or Integration & Test Lead for government programs.
• Understanding of real-time applications and their specific requirements.
• Experience with system/mission-level integration tests between flight and ground software.
• Experience with space/satellite systems and iLoad configuration tables.
• Experience designing hardware/software systems and developing system-level design flows or threads that inform software requirements and design.

Responsibilities

• Apply an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to lead planning, design, development, and verification of complex lifecycle-balanced systems of systems and system solutions.
• Lead evaluation of customer and operational needs to define system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters, and ensure compatibility of physical, functional, and program interfaces.
• Lead analyses to optimize systems of systems and/or system architecture.
• Lead, develop, maintain, and improve the planning, organization, implementation, and monitoring of requirements management processes.
• Develop and maintain requirements, architecture, algorithms, interfaces, and designs for high-performance software solutions.
• Lead software system design activities, including development of Software Requirement Specifications and Hardware and Software Interface Requirements Specifications, and integration of completed software components into a functional system through mission/system testing.
• Support progress demonstration presentations to customer representatives and program/IPT leadership.
• Support the IPT by applying a structured approach to defining and meeting development and integration schedules while managing the cost baseline.

Benefits

• Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life insurance, and disability insurance programs.
• Programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Relocation assistance for eligible candidates.

What This Job Offers

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