Lead Electrophysics Engineer

Lead Electrophysics Engineer

Company:

The Boeing Company

Job ID:

00000413573

Date Posted:

2024-02-19

Location:

USA - Tukwila, WA

Job Description Qualifications:

The Boeing Company has an exciting opportunity for a Lead Electrophysics Engineer. This role will support The Boeing Defense Space & Security organization located in the (Puget Sound Area) Tukwila, WA. This role will be in support of multiple Phantom Works programs. 

The position provides an opportunity to work with an experienced, interdisciplinary team to create innovative solutions to meet unique and challenging requirements.  The team takes ideas and concepts from the drawing board, through analysis and trades, into prototypes and finally producing flight hardware. 

The Physicist/Engineer will be responsible for supporting design development and optimization, in analysis testing, and verification of platform systems and subsystems for military defense hardware to meet customer requirements and objectives. 

This position requires a background in general physics, with a good understanding of electromagnetics, laboratory skills and familiarity with measurement equipment, sound technical judgment, and the ability to rapidly make and contribute to decisions that balance the overall architecture design.  A successful candidate will demonstrate strong collaboration skills working with an interdisciplinary team to create balanced platforms and architectures that meet customer requirements. Strong organizational skills and adaptability are necessary to work in a fast-paced and continually changing environment. This position requires flexibility to develop analysis plans that incorporate COTS tools, government furnished tools, or individually developed tools to provide rapid and insightful results.

Position Responsibilities:

• Analyze ability of platform design to meet operational constraints

• Test/verify performance of completed systems/subsystems in the laboratory and in the field

• Support design, development and optimization of electromagnetic systems and subsystems

• Utilize analytical modeling and methods to evaluate performance and support verification of requirements

• Support Systems Engineering in deriving performance requirements and constraints of the platform and architecture

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 an active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)

This position requires ability to obtain program access, for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship only.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry

• 5 or more years of experience or education with electromagnetic theory and advanced mathematics necessary to perform or conduct electromagnetic analysis, design, modeling, and testing

• 1 or more years of experience working with programming languages (e.g., C++, Java, Matlab)

• Experience with systems architecture, requirements development and test & verification

Typical Education/Experience: 

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+4 years' related work experience, Master+7 years' related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

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.

Shift:

This position is for 1st shift.

Union:

This is a union-represented position.

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