Systems Engineer - Operations / Systems Analyst (Associate and Expert)

Boeing • Colorado Springs, CO

20h • $91,800 - $151,800 • Onsite

About The Position

The Boeing Company is seeking Associate and Expert GSCCE Systems Engineers to support the Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) Ground Satellite Configuration & Control Element (GSCCE) Modernization effort in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The role supports upgrades for upcoming WGS satellite launches and future development initiatives, with work across the product lifecycle from concept and development through maintenance and customer support. The position operates in a fast-paced, modified-agile environment and contributes to systems engineering activities, including system design, integration, sustainment, and technical deliverables such as statements of work and test procedures.

The engineer will analyze ground-infrastructure hardware baselines and system performance, establish and support system-level management and interfaces, maintain requirements and mission threads, and help turn complex requirements into executable user stories. The role also includes documenting analyses and design decisions, supporting verification and validation for hardware prototypes and onboard software qualification, developing test procedures and campaigns, and communicating test findings to cross-functional teams.

This role is 100% onsite in Colorado Springs. The employee must be able to obtain a U.S. security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for the clearance. Boeing also identifies a U.S. Person requirement for export-control compliance. Relocation assistance is not offered, and the employer will not sponsor employment visa status.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, or directly related non-U.S. equivalent qualifications.
• 1–2 years of systems engineering experience.
• At least 1 year of experience with software/test integration.
• Experience with web services.
• Experience decomposing complex requirements into executable discrete user stories.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret clearance; an interim and/or final U.S. Secret clearance after starting is required.
• Must meet U.S. export-control compliance requirements as a U.S. Person; the posting states U.S. citizenship is required for the security clearance.
• Successful candidates must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest assessment process.

Nice To Haves

• For Expert Level 3: 5+ years of proven experience performing software integration, test, validation, and verification documentation for systems engineering.
• Active Secret clearance.
• Familiarity with documentation types and repositories, including Microsoft tools.
• 5+ years of experience with web service integrations, including REST and SOAP APIs.
• 3+ years of experience with software integration and end-to-end testing methodologies.
• For Associate Level 2, typical qualifications include a bachelor's degree or equivalent technical education and typically 2 or more years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• For Expert Level 3, typical qualifications include a bachelor's degree or equivalent technical education and typically 5 or more years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• ABET accreditation is preferred, but not required, for U.S. degrees.

Responsibilities

• Perform system design analysis of ground-infrastructure hardware baselines.
• Analyze performance requirements and their allocation to segments and subsystems.
• Develop and execute simulation and modeling to assess GSCCE system performance attributes.
• Establish and support system-level management and interfaces.
• Identify, evaluate, and review design decisions, trade studies, and architecture improvements.
• Develop and manage risk and opportunity baselines.
• Establish and maintain requirements baselines, including analysis, derivation, allocation, and traceability.
• Manage requirements and system mission threads.
• Decompose complex requirements into executable user stories.
• Map and document system requirements.
• Document system design analyses, performance analyses, and simulation and modeling results.
• Support verification and validation activities for hardware prototypes and onboard software qualification.
• Write reusable, high-quality test procedures.
• Design and document test campaigns spanning simulation and hardware-in-the-loop environments.
• Document test data, defects, and results, and communicate findings to cross-functional teams.
• Maintain technical documentation for requirements, design decisions, trade studies, interfaces, and risk and opportunity baselines.

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.

What This Job Offers

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