Senior Systems Engineer - Space Vehicle Testing

The Boeing Company; Titusville (FL); On-site; USD 112,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

The Boeing Company at Kennedy Space Center, FL seeks Experienced Systems Engineers for ESG. You will drive validation methods, test systems, and verify end-to-end performance across disciplines.

Responsibilities include system-level test planning, cross-functional integration, RCA, and continuous test-infrastructure improvements to support mission success. U.S. Top Secret / SCI clearance required with 5+ years in engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or related field.
• Active U.S. Top Secret / SCI clearance.
• 5+ years in an engineering role.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams, and parts lists.
• Strong engineering analysis, requirements tracing, and technical communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define, decompose, and coordinate system-level test and verification requirements derived from customer, mission, and operational needs.
• Integrate cross-functional parameters across electrical, mechanical, fluids, thermal, and software interfaces to verify end-to-end compatibility and functional integrity.
• Execute specialized analyses including safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, survivability, and requirement certification to optimize configurations for mission success.
• Govern requirements management and verification tracking using formal tools, risk/opportunity frameworks, and readiness assessments to ensure complete verification closure.
• Represent the system test organization directly in the factory, test cell, and post-production environments throughout hardware builds, integrated functional testing, and refurbishment cycles.
• Conduct dynamic system test operations, translating complex flight and ground environments into actionable test procedures, instrumentation strategies, and acceptance criteria.
• Author technical dispositions and engineering deviations for hardware non-conformances, operational limit exceedances, or test anomalies to maintain operational cadence without sacrificing safety or quality.
• Execute rapid root-cause analysis (RCA), failure investigation, and multi-system troubleshooting to diagnose complex operational anomalies and flight hardware defects.
• Identify, develop, and deploy continuous upgrades to test infrastructure, instrumentation setups, and operational processes to improve test cadence, reliability, and mission throughput.

Skills

Engineering analysis

Requirements tracing

Technical communication

Systems engineering

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Tools

DOORS

Python

Jira

Git

MS Project

Job description

The Boeing Company at Kennedy Space Center, FL seeks Experienced Systems Engineers for ESG. You will drive validation methods, test systems, and verify end-to-end performance across disciplines.

Responsibilities include system-level test planning, cross-functional integration, RCA, and continuous test-infrastructure improvements to support mission success. U.S. Top Secret / SCI clearance required with 5+ years in engineering.