Lead Systems Engineer

boeing· The Boeing Company
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📍 USA - Berkeley, MOFull time💰 USD 137K–185K

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Lead Systems Engineer

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Company is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to join one of our St. Louis, MO (Berkeley, Hazelwood, Saint Charles) based teams. Our St. Louis based teams are responsible for development, production, trainers, and sustainment for some of the most advanced defense and weapon systems in the world – including, but not limited to: Fighters/Tactical (F-47, F-15, F/A-18, F-22, & T-7A), Autonomous Systems (MQ-25), Precision Engagement Systems (JDAM, SDB, etc), and other advanced proprietary systems (Phantom Works) and platforms (AH-64, P-8, C-17, etc.).


Our teams are currently hiring for a broad range of experience Systems Engineering disciplines including: 

  • Systems Architecture, Requirements and Interfaces Definition 
  • Systems Integration, Verification, & Validation 
  • Reliability, Maintainability, & System Health 
  • Human Factors & Ergonomics 
  • Operations / Systems Analysis 
  • Flight Crew Operations Integrations 
  • Crew Station Design & Integration 

Position Responsibilities:  

  • Lead the systems engineering efforts on new development, production, and/or sustainment programs, ensuring alignment with program goals and objectives. 
  • Translate customer and operational needs into system performance requirements. 
  • Guide cross-functional teams to define and maintain system requirements, interfaces, behaviors, and verification criteria for complex systems 
  • Perform analyses in affordability, safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, human factors, survivability, vulnerability, security, certification, and product assurance to achieve mission success. 
  • Run design reviews and technical assessments, giving recommendations to improve system performance and reliability. 
  • Maintain and improve requirements management, risk/issues/opportunity tracking, tools, and technology readiness assessment processes. 
  • Lead the program in implementing and/or adopting the latest SE methodologies (e.g. Model Based Systems Engineering) to meet customer expectations 
  • Mentor, coach and advise engineers across the program in SE tools, techniques, planning and strategy.  

This position is expected to be 100% onsite (no hybrid or remote options). The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options. 


Travel may be required; Domestically and/or Internationally depending on business needs. 


This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship.    

  • An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required 
  • Special Program Access or other Government Access Requirements may be required for these positions 

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience): 

  • Bachelor of Science degree
  • 4 or more years' related engineering experience  
  • Prior Systems Engineering experience (i.e. system design, functional decomposition, requirements development, analysis, verification, and validation) 

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):  

  • 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 
  • Active U.S. Security Clearance 
  • Leadership experience to include but not limited to engineering leadership roles and/or leading work and driving teams to success 
  • Experience with Aircraft, Mission Systems and/or Weapon System development 
  • Experience with verification and/or certification efforts (including supporting military safety critical and/or mission critical system hardware and software certification) 
  • Experience leading cross-IPT architecture development 
  • Experience leading systems engineering efforts supporting major program milestone reviews and proposal efforts 
  • Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools, such as Cameo, MSOSA or similar Systems Modeling Language (SysML)-compatible tool for systems architecture and model development 
  • Technical understanding and experience with any of the following: DOORS, Cadece/Pspice, Python, C#, C++, JavaScript, Visual Studio, Subversion, Azure DevOps, Git, CAFTA, ReliaSoft or FaultTree+ 

Conflict of Interest:
Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.


Drug Free Workplace: 

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies. 


At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent.  Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.  


The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.  


The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements. 


Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.  


Summary pay range: 

Level 4:  $136,650 - $185,150 


The Boeing 401(k) helps you save for your future, with contributions from Boeing that can help you grow your retirement savings. Our best-in-class retirement benefit features: 

  • Best in class 401(k) plan: we'll match your contributions dollar for dollar, up to 10% of eligible pay with Immediate 100% vesting 
  • Student Loan Match: The Boeing 401(k) Student Loan Match allows eligible enrolled U.S. employees to have their qualified student loan debt payments counted, along with any match-eligible contributions they make, for purposes of determining the Company Match to employees' Boeing 401(k) accounts. 

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Export Control Requirement:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

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The listed salary for this Lead Systems Engineer position at boeing is USD 137K–185K. This is an Full time role.
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This Lead Systems Engineer role at boeing is based in USA - Berkeley, MO. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
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This is listed as a Full time position. It is posted as a Lead Systems Engineer role in the The Boeing Company department at boeing.
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