Systems Engineer (Principal)

BoeingSeal Beach, CA
Onsite

About The Position

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS), Space Missions Systems seeks a Systems Engineer to provide project and technical leadership and ensure modern, best practices across programs and product lines, in a highly dynamic, collaborative environment. Our multi-disciplinary team focuses on rapid prototyping to demonstrate a host of next-generation, mission-focused technologies, products, and services for a variety of customers. We work all facets of engineering from technology investment, concept development, proposal writing, architecture, requirements, and design, build, integration, test, and demonstration.

Requirements

  • Active U.S. Top Secret. (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.)
  • 10+ years minimum of related experience.
  • Experience leading people in a technical environment as a team lead or manager.
  • Experience communicating with senior managers and executives, customers (internal and external), business partners, suppliers, subcontractors, and government representatives.
  • If not already within commuting distance to one of the listed locations, willingness and ability to relocate at own expense.
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement.
  • U.S. Citizenship Required.

Nice To Haves

  • Ability to mentor entry to senior level engineers.
  • Able to produce make/buy decisions and proposals.
  • Excellent written and spoken communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
  • Problem solving and troubleshooting in a clear and concise manner.
  • Strong communication skills and desire to integrate within a team that works under the principles of respect, trust, open-mindedness and fun.
  • Passion for innovation and creative exploration of new technologies.
  • Experience with agile development processes and methods.
  • Experience with environment transitions, cloud technologies, cyber security, AI LLM.
  • Experience with command and control, flight dynamics, or mission planning.
  • Willing and able to travel up to 10% domestically.

Responsibilities

  • Lead an impactful team immersed in innovative development projects that encompass activities across the systems engineering spectrum in design, build, deployment, operations, and maintenance for a wide variety of critically important platforms and systems.
  • Lead development of vital architecture requirements and design, and direct our multidisciplinary engineering team as we progress on creative new endeavors.
  • Provide oversight of engineering activities to ensure process discipline, adherence to technical requirements, and performance to program commitments.
  • Understand and navigate complex system architecture development with multiple stakeholders.
  • Ensure modern, best practices across programs and product lines for development and integration activities.
  • Anticipate, communicate, and recommend actions and risk mitigations to technical teams and program leadership.
  • Contribute to strategy, product roadmaps, and technology plans for end-to-end mission integration, space operations, and ground architecture.

Benefits

  • health insurance
  • flexible spending accounts
  • health savings accounts
  • retirement savings plans
  • life and disability insurance programs
  • paid and unpaid time away from work
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