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Systems Engineer (Lead or Senior)

Boeing
Albuquerque, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 15 Oct 2025
💰 $198,950/yr($119,850/yr$198,950/yr)

About the role

Systems Engineer (Lead or Senior)

Company:

The Boeing Company

Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) is seeking motivated & talented Systems Engineers (Lead or Senior) to join the Systems Engineering Team in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The Boeing Laser and Electro-Optical Systems (LEOS) organization is dynamic and growing with a leadership team focused on attracting and developing top talent in support of critical missions for national defense involving Directed Energy. You will be expected to work highly complex technical problems, develop advanced technical ideas and guide their development into final products / systems.

There may be up to 10% required travel domestically depending on business needs.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Evaluates customer/operational needs to define and coordinate system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters and assure compatibility of all physical, functional and program interfaces

  • Performs and leads complex analyses to optimize total system and/or system architecture

  • Conducts analyses for affordability, safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, survivability, human systems integration, vulnerability, susceptibility, system security, regulatory, certification, product assurance, product security (cyber security) and other factors to determine a preferred configuration

  • Defines and coordinates system performance requirements and technical parameters for complex systems

  • Analyzes and translates requirements into system architecture, hardware and software designs and interface specifications

  • Develops and documents electronic and electrical system requirements

  • Performs and leads circuit design (PWB layout, thermal analyses, power analyses, EMI analyses)

  • Leads development of verification and validation methods, processes, logic, and plans in support of program milestones

  • Leads subsystem and system level assembly, integration and verification activities

  • Performs and leads software development and software test integration

  • Performs and leads testing and validation activities to ensure system designs meet operational and functional requirements

  • Ensures system meets product traceability and configuration management requirements

  • Develops, maintains and identifies improvements for the planning, organization, implementation and monitoring of the requirements management processes

  • Contributes to the development of systems engineering principles and concepts as well as advanced systems engineering practices

  • Leads technical teams to successfully complete multiple aspects of major programs and may function in a project leadership role

Systems and Performance Analysis, Model & Sim, Algorithm Development Responsibilities May Include:

  • Evaluates systems under various scenarios and architectures to determine and/or optimize overall system mission performance in a framework giving insight into performance

  • Develops and maintain analysis tools of varied fidelity including modeling and simulation tools to predict performance against evolving threats of current and future defense systems

  • Performs systems analyses of the existing system architecture in conjunction with new technologies and concepts for improvements to be considered for future architectures

  • Develops, refines and documents key algorithm capabilities to support various DoD customers

  • Conducts analysis of multiple targets discrimination for survivability, vulnerability, and susceptibility into a preferred configuration to ensure mission success

Model Based Engineering / Systems Engineering Responsibilities May Include:

  • Utilizes Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools, processes and architectures

  • Manages configuration, data and work flow of program specific MBSE tools and processes

  • Establishes protocol / process for integration of engineering tools with MBSE

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science

  • 5+ years of experience in systems engineering

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • 10+ years related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

  • Experience applying and teaching systems engineering processes and principles

  • Experie

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