Mission Systems Flying Test Bed Engineer (Associate or Experienced)

Mission Systems Flying Test Bed Engineer (Associate or Experienced)

Company:

The Boeing Company

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is seeking a Mission Systems Flying Test Bed (FTB) Engineer, in St. Louis, MO, supporting a Phantom Works Fixed Wing Proprietary Program. You will be joining a fast-paced Phantom Works program where you will be responsible for integrating and testing advanced tactical sensors onboard a flying test bed. Your work will include developing and planning tests, coordinating FTB modifications, and executing flight tests.

In this role, you will be joining a cross-functional team integrating next generation capabilities as part of a very exciting and critically important development effort. You will have the opportunity to operate in an agile development environment, mature our products through the development lifecycle, work on next generation open-architecture model-based designs, and collaborate across multiple disciplines.

The day-to-day activities of this position will be a combination of traditional design engineering, collaborating with cross-functional peers, and presenting technical challenges and solutions to leadership. Frequent interaction with program leadership, customers, and industry partners during critical design phases will be key elements of this position. This position will provide the candidate an opportunity to develop their engineering skills with potential growth into a leadership role. 

Our teams are currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including; Associate and Experienced Level Mission Systems Flying Test Bed (FTB) Engineers.

Position Responsibilities:

• Development of test plans to support key risk reduction activities

• Coordination with multiple disciplines to define FTB modifications needed to integrate advanced tactical sensors

• Coordination with Boeing, Test, and Evaluation and Tactical Sensors SMEs to execute flight tests validating design

• Work with customer led Combined Test Force (CTF) to support system verification and inform customer decisions and milestones

• Manage and monitors supplier performance to ensure system integration and compliance with requirements

• Utilize Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) for test planning, defining test configurations, and documenting test traceability

• Hardware and software development, integration, test, and validation/verification

• Address FTB design/integration problems as they arise and coordinate with technology domain experts and suppliers as necessary

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

Travel may be required up to 10% of the time; Domestically 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.

Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance

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

• (Level 2) 2+ years of work related engineering experience with a Bachelor’s or work related engineering experience with a Master’s

• (Level 3) 5+ years of work related engineering experience with a Bachelor’s or 3+ years of work related engineering experience with a Master’s or work related engineering experience with a PhD

Relocation: 

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility. Note: Basic relocation will be offered for eligible internal candidates.

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 ins