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Boeing Research & Technology Graduate Researcher – Optical Engineer Intern

Huntington Beach, California Job ID 00000437838 Category Security Clearance Post Date Sep. 12, 2024
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At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. 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.

At Boeing, we are all innovators on a mission to connect, protect, explore and inspire. From the seabed to outer space, you’ll learn and grow, contributing to work that shapes the world. Find your future with us. 

Join our exclusive Graduate Researcher Program (GRP) in Boeing Research & Technology during the Summer of 2025 and you can build something better for yourself, for our customers and for the world.  Boeing Research & Technology is Boeing's global research and development team creating and implementing innovative technologies that make the impossible possible and enabling the future of aerospace. We are engineers, skilled scientists, thinkers, bold innovators and dreamers.   

What is Graduate Researcher Program?

The GRP (Graduate Researcher Program) is a unique 10-12 week internship program designed specifically for students pursuing their PhD. GRP is a hybrid experience of real-world industry work experience combined with development programming that exposes students to Boeing, its products and services and its people.  GRP focuses on deeply connecting students to their team and Boeing through repeated work experience across multiple summers with the goal to ultimately offer a full-time position at the conclusion of academic studies if a mutual fit is achieved.   

How GRP Works:

Upon application and selection, successful applicants are matched with an intern experience and team related to their area of expertise. The program aims to provide interns with a valuable opportunity to gain deeper experience at Boeing and with their assigned team, while also utilizing academic skills and expertise to help solve real-world industry challenges and opportunities. 

In addition to industry work exposure, GRP students will attend GRP programming to extend their experience and knowledge at Boeing.  GRP programming includes:  mentorship in your field of study, weekly Featured Speaker Talks, a week-long in-person GRP Summit, participation in an Innovation Challenge, and other opportunities to interact and build a professional network with other GRP students, Boeing team members, and leadership. 

Please note:  The work you do at Boeing can be related to your area of study, but will not contribute to the work in your PhD thesis.    

Who we are looking for:

We are seeking students who will have completed their first year of study in their PhD program by July 2025 and are passionate about the aerospace industry and Boeing. GRP students excel at quickly adapting to their roles, analyzing complex problems, and developing innovative solutions. They thrive in collaborative team environments and possess excellent communication skills. Above all, they are driven to contribute to the success of their team, fellow GRP students, and Boeing. 

This position is part of the rapidly growing Electro-Optical (EO) / Infra-Red (IR) Mission Systems team within BR&T. We’re designing, building, and testing cutting edge sensor systems for airborne and space platforms. This isn’t your typical Boeing team – we are focused on the entire lifecycle of design: from modeling and simulation of new ideas, through prototype demonstrations, and eventually transitioning to production systems. Our team provides complete engineering solutions to Boeing and its customers, including systems engineering, optics design, mechanical design, algorithms, software development, firmware development, electronics, and advanced system modeling and simulations.

This position will involve working with optical designs and modeling and simulation for space-based systems. If you’re interested in working in a fast pace environment while taking a design from clean sheet of paper through flight demonstration, ideally with some technology that’s never been flown before, then this is the group for you.

This position is expected to be 100% onsite.  The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options. 

Travel: 0 – 10%  

This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required.  “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee. 

These positions require the ability to obtain U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start may be required.

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status. 

Basic Qualifications for all positions (Required Skill/Experience):

  • The ability to work a minimum of 10 weeks (12 weeks preferred) during the summer of 2025.

  • Completed the first year of your PhD studies by July 2025.

  • Pursuing a PhD in Electro-Optical/Infra-Red (EO/IR) Engineering, Optical, Opto-mechanical, Physics or related engineering field.

Preferred Qualifications:  

  • Experience with Optical/Opto-mechanical systems. 

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.

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent.  Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.   


The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.   


The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements. 


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

Summary pay range: $88,000

Posting End Date:

Applications for this position will be accepted through November 6, 2024.



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.

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No matter where you are in life, our benefits help prepare you for the present and the future.

  • Generous company match to your 401(k).
  • Industry-leading tuition assistance program pays your institution directly.
  • Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.
  • Up to $10,000 gift match when you support your favorite nonprofit organizations.
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