Systems Architecture & Definition Engineer - (Senior) SEIT Sapphire

Boeing; Huntsville (TN); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Boeing Company is seeking a Senior Systems Architecture & Definition Engineer to join the Sapphire program. The role is hybrid with locations including Huntsville, AL, and supports architecture definition across subsystems and IPTs.

Responsibilities include leading system trades, ensuring interface compatibility, and coordinating requirements flow. U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain security clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of architecture definition experience.
• 5+ years of MSOSA experience.
• 5+ years of leading engineering teams.
• 5+ years of experience with PDM/MOM/ERP integrations, ICDs, and digital thread concepts.
• 5+ years of experience with SEIT and ALM toolchains.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across subsystems within Sapphire program and with IPTs to apply common products and tools.
• Define and coordinate system performance requirements and ensure Interface compatibility.
• Perform analyses to optimize complex system architectures.
• Identify unassigned scope and ensure proper distribution.
• Lead or participate in system and subsystem trades (technical, cost, schedule).
• Support risk and issue reviews (RIO) and Technical Review Boards (TRB).
• Represent Sapphire SEIT in events led by other IPTs (e.g., TRBs, readiness reviews).
• Ensure SOW and technical specs align with IPT workflows and trace requirements.

Skills

Architecture definition

MSOSA

Lead engineering teams

PDM/MOM/ERP integrations

SEIT toolchains

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related field

Tools

ICDs

Digital thread

Job description

Systems Architecture & Definition Engineer - (Senior) SEIT Sapphire

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test(SEIT) team is seekinga Senior Systems Architecture & Definition Engineer to join the Sapphire program.

The role is located at any of the following locations : Huntington Beach, CA; Seal Beach, CA; Long Beach, CA; El Segundo, CA; Mesa, AZ; Oklahoma City, OK; Huntsville, AL; Plano, TX; San Antonio, TX; Arlington, VA; Ridley Park, PA; Berkeley, MO; Hazelwood, MO.

BDS Sapphire is the common core system for engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and finance subsystems that supports the BDS missiondelivering a highly capable solution comprised of three core bedrocks to include Production Data Management (PDM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and Manufacturing Execution System (MES).

This role will report to the Sapphire Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (SEIT) leader and will lead the architecture effort for Sapphire with the IDT&S Chief Architect. As system engineers we apply common products, processes, and tools across subsystems in pursuit of programmatic objectives. The candidate will demonstrate the ability to provide high impact, creative solutions to complex technical problems, the ability to work as part of a large team, and the ability to provide critical support and independent review of the work of teammates.

As a Boeing employee, you’ll be part of a winning team that does great things every day. If you are passionate about Systems Architecture and want to be part of a dynamic team working on the Sapphire program, we encourage you to apply!

Position Responsibilities:

• Works collaboratively across subsystems within the Sapphire program and with Integrated Product Team (IPTs) for development and delivery to apply common products, processes, and tools to plan, design, develop, and verify complex software applications systems

• Evaluates customer/operational needs to define and coordinate system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters and assure compatibility of all physical, functional and program interfaces

• Performs various analyses to optimize the total system of systems and/or system architecture

• Responsible for identifying unassigned scope and ensuring it gets properly distributed

• Participates in the identification and resolution of cross-functional and cross-IPT technical issues

• Participate or lead system and subsystem level trades, including technical, cost, schedule aspects

• May lead SEIT level duties such as Risk, Issue and Opportunity (RIO) Board or Technical Review Board (TRB)

• Ensures compliance by integrating the SEIT statement of work (SOW) and technical specification into the IPT workflow

• Participates in the creation of the requirements and model-based system engineering infrastructures and leads efforts to allocate and derive performance and functional requirements trace their flow down to lower levels

• Forecasts and tracks requirements compliance activities to verify compliance and satisfy architecture development and delivery

• Participate in the planning and execution of Sapphire system engineering events (e.g., System Requirement Reviews, Preliminary Design Reviews and Critical Design Reviews, development and production cycle developmental gates) and applies Boeing command media to ensure they satisfy all entrance/exit criteria.

• Represents Sapphire program’s system engineering in events led by other IPTs (e.g., Test and Production Readiness Reviews)

• Supports the program in additional roles that evolve with the program life cycle.

• This position may require up to 20% travel.

This position is hybrid. This means that the selected candidate will be required to perform some work onsite at one of the listed location options. This is at the hiring team’s discretion and could potentially change in the future.

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. A Final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience): (please see education and experience for the levels below)

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement.

• 10+ years of experience with architecture definition and design concepts and techniques (e.g., concurrent engineering, Design for Manufacture/Assembly).

• 5+ years of experience with Magic Systems of Systems Architect (MSOSA).

• 5+ years of experience leading engineering teams.

• 5+ years of experience with Product Data Management/ Manufacturing Operations Management/Enterprise Resource Planning (PDM/MOM/ERP) integrations, middleware, Interface Control Document (ICDs), and digital thread concepts strongly preferred.

• 5+ years of experience with SEIT and Application Lifecycle Management toolchains (requirements management, architecture development, interface