Special Mission Systems Senior Structural & Payloads Engineer

Boeing; Tukwila (WA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Boeing Phantom Works is seeking a Senior Structural and Payloads Engineer for the Electro-Magnetic Verification Facility (EMVF) in Tukwila, WA. You will lead a multidisciplinary engineering team to design, manufacture and verify the EMVF for advanced radio frequency verification of air vehicles.

The role requires a BS in Engineering, 14+ years of related experience, and 5+ years leading teams; U.S. Top Secret/SCI and Special Program Access clearances are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent.
• 14+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience.
• 5+ years leading a multi-disciplinary engineering team in development or production environments.
• Ability to obtain US Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance; US Citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain Special Program Access; US Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Establish a culture of proactive technical discipline, risk management and rapid issue resolution.
• Lead requirement, function, and interface development for the EMVF.
• Oversee design of products in development, production, and sustainment changes.
• Present data at Design Reviews, product Acceptance and Qualification Reviews, and Delivery Reviews.
• Guide technical path for product definition and execution.
• Drive IPT to System Integration for EMVF; coordinate between IPT and Program staff.
• Be accountable to IPT Lead, EMVF CE and program CEs.
• Provide technical authority over development, design, production and test of EMVF.

Skills

Leadership

Risk management

System integration

Technical authority

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Engineering release processes

Job description

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Boeing Phantom Works is seeking a Senior Structural and Payloads Engineer for the Electro-Magnetic Verification Facility (EMVF) and other proprietary programs. You will lead a multidisciplinary team of engineers to ensure the successful design, manufacturing, and verification of the EMVF. This position is located in Tukwila, WA.

The Boeing Defense, Space & Security EMVF program is charted to build the world’s most advanced radio frequency verification facility. The EMVF will be used to verify production air vehicles against customer requirements. The EMVF team is a cross functional, highly skilled, motivated group embracing the beliefs that focused safety, execution, LEAN manufacturing and business practices will secure our future and well-being, driving our product to be the seeker of choice for the EMVF program and future generations of weapon systems.

Objectives of the EMVF project are to build, test and verify a large test for production verification testing of air vehicles.

Position Responsibilities:

• Establish a culture of proactive technical discipline, risk management and rapid issue resolution, providing alternative paths for issue resolution and an open dialogue on technical issues
• Lead requirement, function, and interface development for the EMVF
• Oversee the design of products provided in support of development, production, and sustainment changes
• Present data for the product at Design Reviews, product Acceptance and Qualification Reviews, and Delivery Reviews as required
• Guide technical path for product definition and execution
• Drive IPT to a position of System Integration for EMVF– drive coordination between IPT and Program technical staff
• Accountable to IPT Lead, EMVF CE and respective Program CEs
• Technical authority over the development, design, production, and test of the assigned EMVF

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus on Mechanical, Civil, Aerospace Aeronautical or Material Sciences)
• 14 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience
• 5+ years leading a multi-disciplinary engineering team in development or production environments
• This position requires the ability to obtain a US Top Secret/SCI 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.
• This position requires the ability to obtain Special Program Access, for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship only.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Experience with executing engineering in support of program milestone reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, etc.)
• Engineering experience on development and production programs
• Experience supporting or managing engineering release processes
• Experience mentoring early career engineers

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

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.

Union:

This is a union-represented position.

Export Control Requirements:

This is not an Export Control position.

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Security Clearance

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. Top Secret/SCI Clearance Post-Start is required. This position requires ability to obtain program access, for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship only.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

The Boeing 401(k) helps you save for your future, with contributions from Boeing that can help you grow your retirement savings. Our best-in-class retirement benefit features:

• Best in class 401(k) plan: we'll match your contributions dollar for dollar, up to 10% of eligible pay with Immediate 100% vesting
• Student Loan Match: The Boeing 401(k) Student Loan Match allows eligible enrolled U.S. employees to have their qualified student loan debt payments counted, along with any match-eligible contributions they make, for purposes of determining the Company Match to employees' Boeing 401(k) accounts.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range: $165,750 - $224,250

Applications for this position will be accepted until Sept. 11, 2026