Lead Hardware Systems Engineer – Fighters Mission Systems

Lead Hardware Systems Engineer – Fighters Mission Systems

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) team is seeking a Lead Hardware Systems Engineer – Fighters Mission Systems located in Berkeley, MO.

Who We Are: The Fighter Mission Systems Navigation, Data Link, and Displays Hardware Team works with suppliers, programs, and customers to develop, qualify, test, and deliver hardware (including its software & firmware) in support of the Boeing Fighters platforms. The team also provides expert technical assistance to government customers on the integration of government developed and/or purchased (GFE) navigation and data link systems onto both the F-15 and F/A-18 aircraft.  The high performing and fast paced Navigation, Data Link, and Displays team is currently engaged in a number of exciting and high-profile development projects for both the F-15 platform (both USAF and foreign customers) as well as the F/A-18.  These efforts are key to many of our customers achieving their operational goals.

What You Bring:

• Ability to lead the engineering design, development, and analysis of commodities assigned to ensure seamless integration into higher level systems and platforms.
• Consultation in the design, development, integration, test, and operational capability of various USAF, USN, and international programs.
• Development, validation, and verification of requirements.
• Overseeing the definition and execution of critical tests of various kinds to validate performance of designs to requirements. 
• Assist in monitoring supplier performance to ensure system integration and compliance with requirements baseline.
• Technical leadership for critical aspects of supplier and partner performance to ensure compliance to requirements.
• Ability to support the products throughout their lifecycle from manufacturing to customer use.
• Mentor to less senior/experienced team members.

Both domestic and international travel is expected as a part of this role.

Position Responsibilities:

• Leads work with customers to develop and document electronic and electrical system requirements on complex multi-tiered projects.
• Leads analysis and translation of complex requirements into system architecture, hardware and software designs and interface specifications.
• Leads testing and validation work on complex system designs to assure that operational and functional requirements are met.
• Works with other to develop program test strategies.
• Manages performance of critical suppliers to ensure system integration and compliance with requirements.
• Conducts program independent reviews and reports results to program leadership.
• Provides critical support of fielded hardware and software over the entire product lifecycle.
• Leads research into technology advances for potential application to company business needs.
• Makes recommendations for technology investments.
• Recognized as a business unit-wide expert in process development and qualification, physical and functional integration and installation design and resolving supplier technical issues.

This position is expected to be 100% onsite.  The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.

This position requires the ability to obtain a US Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship as a condition of employment.

• An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus in Electrical, Mechanical or Aeronautical), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
• 14+ years of work-related experience plus a Bachelors degree OR 12+ years of work-related experience plus a Masters degree OR 9+ years of work-related experience plus a PhD

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Prior experience with DOORS
• Prior experience working in an Avionics/Mission Systems discipline
• Significant experience as a HW Engineer
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of Model Based Systems Engineering
• Prior experience developing/working on displays
• Prior experience in supporting technical supplier development efforts

Typical Education/Experience:

Level 5: Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science,