Applied Physicist (Experienced or Senior)

Applied Physicist (Experienced or Senior)

Company:

The Boeing Company

Job ID:

00000348751

Date Posted:

2024-08-06

Location:

USA - Huntington Beach, CA

Job Description Qualifications:

We are Boeing Research & Technology (BR&T) is looking for a Applied Physicist (Experienced or Senior) to join the team in Huntington Beach, CA.

Boeing's global research and development team creating and implementing innovative technologies that make the impossible possible and enabling the future of aerospace. We are engineers and technicians, skilled scientists and bold innovators; Join us and put your passion, determination, and skill to work building the future!

Come join a growing team harnessing emerging technology into innovative products and services.  Boeing is at the forefront of re-imagining the future of the design, manufacture, and operation of aerospace platforms for commercial and government markets.

Position Responsibilities:

• Develop and validate requirements for various complex communication, sensor, electronic warfare and other electromagnetic systems and components.

• Develop and validate electromagnetic requirements for electrical\electronic systems, mechanical systems, interconnects and structures.

• Develop architectures to integrate complex systems and components into higher level systems and platforms.

• Perform complicated trade studies, modeling, simulation and other forms of analysis to predict component, interconnects and system performance and to optimize design around established requirements.

• Define and conducts critical tests of various kinds to validate performance of designs to requirements. Manage appropriate aspects of critical supplier and partner performance to ensure compliance to requirements.

• Provide support to products throughout their lifecycle from manufacturing to customer use by providing guidance and support to resolve complex issues.

• Support project management by providing coordinating development of work statement, budget, schedule and other required inputs and conducting appropriate reviews.

• Generates major sections of proposals to support development of new business.

• Works under minimal direction.    

Applied Physicist (Experienced or Senior), BR&T/Advanced Computing Technology – Candidates will apply their knowledge of quantum physics to build a comprehensive suite of capabilities in experimental quantum sensing or quantum networking.  Successful candidates will have a deep understanding of both theory and laboratory practices in at least one of the following areas:

• optical clocks

• optical time transfer

• optical frequency comb-based metrology

• quantum network-based entanglement of quantum systems (e.g., atomic, ionic, or quantum dot systems)

Successful candidates shall develop

• A vibrant research and development program supported by both intramural and extramural funding

• Write project proposals

• Develop future product concepts

• Assist with the integration of quantum technologies into future products and services for Boeing’s commercial and defense businesses

This position is hybrid. This means that the selected candidate will be required to perform some work onsite at one of the listed location options.  This is at the hiring team’s discretion and could potentially change in the future.

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.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience)

• PhD in physics, chemistry, electrical engineering, or other field related to quantum sensing and/or quantum information science

• Authored and published Research papers and projects (Academia or Professional)

• University Studies and laboratory practice in one of the following areas: optical clocks, optical time transfer, atom interferometry, or quantum network-based entanglement of quantum systems (e.g., atomic, ionic, or quantum dot systems)

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)

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

• Active U.S. security clearance

Typical Education/Experience: