Space RF and Digital Payload Systems and Design Engineer (Associate, Experienced, or Lead)
About The Position
The Boeing Company’s Defense, Space & Security, Space and Launch Division is seeking a Space RF and Digital Payload Systems and Design Engineer to join the Payload Systems Engineering team in El Segundo, California. The team develops next-generation payload products and services with commercial, government, and proprietary customers, covering engineering activities from technology investment and concept development through requirements, payload design, testing, verification, and demonstration in relevant environments. The engineer will work on complex development projects designing, developing, and delivering communications systems for space-based applications across commercial, civil, and/or national security programs. Assignments may cover the full program life cycle, from trade studies, concept studies, and system definition through satellite development, launch, and on-orbit operations and testing. The role is expected to be 100% onsite. The opening is available at Associate, Experienced, and Lead levels (Levels 2, 3, and 4). The position is first shift, with the worksite participating in an optional 9/80 schedule rotation, subject to change based on business conditions. Relocation may be offered based on eligibility. Applicants must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a directly related field and experience or academic background in communications subsystems or units and payload design, analysis, development, and/or verification. The role requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Secret clearance after starting; U.S. citizenship is required for that clearance. U.S. Person status is also required to meet export control compliance requirements. Boeing 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 non-U.S. equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement.
- Experience or academic background with communications subsystems or units.
- Experience or academic background with payload design, analysis, development, and/or verification.
- Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance; an interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance is required post-start, and U.S. citizenship is required for the clearance.
- U.S. Person status as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 to meet U.S. export control compliance requirements.
- For Level 3: 5 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- For Level 4: 9 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working on satellite or space-based payloads.
- Experience with satellite or terrestrial RF and digital communications systems and antenna theory.
- Experience with requirements definition and verification.
- Experience with RF analyses such as G/T, EIRP, and gain-loss.
- Experience with MATLAB/Simulink and C++.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop next-generation RF, digital, and/or optical satellite communications systems and payload architectures.
- Support trade studies and generate proposals.
- Define and verify space communication unit, subsystem, and system requirements and interfaces.
- Perform system-level CONOPS development, functional analysis, RF and optical performance analysis, and decomposition.
- Support system-level integration and validation.
- Perform analyses and simulations for space communication systems, including link analysis, signal distortion, system capacity, reliability, and performance.
- Develop analysis tools using MATLAB and object-oriented software platforms.
- Develop and verify system algorithms that meet functional and performance requirements.
- Oversee design and build of satellite RF and digital payload units by internal teams and external suppliers to meet defined requirements and interfaces.
- Perform design reviews and requirements sell-off.
- Prepare, execute, troubleshoot, and verify system tests.
Benefits
- Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Health savings accounts.
- Retirement savings plans.
- Life and disability insurance programs.
- Programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work.
- Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
- Relocation based on candidate eligibility; basic relocation will be offered for eligible internal candidates.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
