Senior Systems Engineer, Space & Defense Architecture

The Boeing Company; Seal Beach (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

The Boeing Company in California seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to lead requirements development, system architecture, and verification planning for ESG’s space and defense programs. You will craft and manage ICDs, ensure traceability from requirements to verification, and coordinate cross-functional reviews across hardware, software, and suppliers.

Candidates must have a BS in a related field, 5+ years of experience, and an active TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Active Top Secret/SCI U.S. Security Clearance.
• Minimum 5 years of related work experience.
• Experience with satellite systems or space-related applications.

Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyze, decompose, and allocate system and subsystem requirements from stakeholder needs and higher-level system specifications
• Create, edit, and maintain well-structured, testable requirements using a requirements management tool
• Develop and maintain system architecture descriptions (functional, logical, physical) and traceability from requirements to architecture and verification
• Author and maintain specifications and Interface Control Documents (ICDs) that define interfaces between systems and subsystems; manage ICD baselines and change control
• Develop verification plans, procedures, and test cases aligned to requirements; coordinate and perform verification activities (analysis, inspection, demonstration, test) and document results
• Support integration activities and resolve interface mismatches and discrepancies between subsystems through engineering change proposals or interface updates
• Maintain requirements traceability matrices and demonstrate requirement closure for reviews and audits
• Participate in design and technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR) and provide status and risk assessment for requirements and verification
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (hardware, software, test, suppliers, manufacturing, product management) to ensure requirements and interface compatibility
• Support configuration and change control processes for requirements, specifications, and ICDs

Skills

Top Secret/SCI clearance

5+ years experience

Satellite systems experience

Education

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

The Boeing Company in California seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to lead requirements development, system architecture, and verification planning for ESG’s space and defense programs. You will craft and manage ICDs, ensure traceability from requirements to verification, and coordinate cross-functional reviews across hardware, software, and suppliers.

Candidates must have a BS in a related field, 5+ years of experience, and an active TS/SCI clearance.