Systems Test Engineers (Expert and Lead)

Boeing • Colorado Springs, CO

8d • $112,200 - $185,150 • Onsite

About The Position

The Boeing Company’s Boeing Defense, Space, and Security (BDS), Space Weapons and Information Systems organization is seeking Expert- and Lead-level GSCCE Systems Test Engineers to support the Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) Ground Satellite Configuration & Control Element (GSCCE) Modernization effort in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The role supports system upgrades for upcoming WGS satellite launches and future development initiatives, spanning the product lifecycle from concept and development through maintenance and customer support. The position works in a fast-paced, modified-agile environment and contributes to product documentation and systems engineering activities, including system design, integration, sustainment, and technical deliverables such as statements of work and test procedures. The position is 100% onsite and requires up to 25% travel. Candidates must be able to obtain a U.S. security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for clearance eligibility. An interim U.S. Secret Clearance Pre-Start and final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start are required. Boeing will not sponsor employment visas. The role is not contingent upon program award and is not safety sensitive. Relocation assistance is not offered.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, engineering technology (including manufacturing technology), computer science, data science, mathematics, physics, or chemistry, or directly related non-U.S. equivalent qualifications.
• Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance after starting; the posting also specifies an interim U.S. Secret Clearance Pre-Start and final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start. U.S. citizenship is required for clearance eligibility.
• At least 5 years of experience performing software integration, test, validation, and verification documentation for systems engineering.
• Familiarity with documentation and repositories, including Microsoft tools.
• At least 5 years of experience with web service integrations, including REST and SOAP APIs.
• At least 3 years of experience with software integration and end-to-end testing methodologies.
• Experience decomposing complex requirements into executable, discrete user stories.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.
• Must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements as a U.S. Person under 22 C.F.R. §120.62.
• Must satisfy Boeing’s Conflict of Interest assessment process.

Nice To Haves

• For Lead Level 4: at least 8 years of experience performing software integration, test, validation, and verification documentation for systems engineering.
• Active Secret Clearance or higher.
• For Lead Level 4: at least 8 years of experience with web service integrations, including REST and SOAP APIs.
• For Lead Level 4: at least 6 years of experience with software integration and end-to-end testing methodologies.
• For Expert Level 3, typical qualifications include a bachelor’s degree or equivalent and typically 5 or more years of related work experience.
• For Lead Level 4, typical qualifications include a bachelor’s degree or equivalent and typically 9 or more years of related work experience.
• ABET accreditation is preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Perform system design analysis of ground infrastructure hardware baselines.
• Analyze performance requirements and their allocation to segments and subsystems.
• Develop and execute simulations 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 requirements 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.
• Support systems engineering across system design, integration, sustainment, maintenance, and customer support.
• Contribute to technical deliverables, including statements of work and test procedures.

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. Availability may vary based on eligibility factors.

What This Job Offers

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