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AvionX Autonomous Avionics System Engineering Lead

Long Beach, California; Plano, Texas Job ID JR2025469236 Category Engineering - Systems Role Type Onsite Post Date Sep. 11, 2025 Security Clearance Required
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Job Description

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Boeing AvionX has exciting opportunity for an Autonomous Avionics System Engineering Lead to lead the Verification, Validation, and Certification strategy for Hardware and Software for advanced autonomous avionics in Long Beach, CA or Plano, TX. We are rapidly expanding our Avionics Systems Engineering team consisting of engineers with autonomous avionics product experience.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Lead the systems engineering effort across the entire product lifecycle to ensure delivery of a verified and certified autonomous avionics product.

  • Develop and own the integrated verification, validation, and certification strategy addressing hardware, firmware, and software aspects.

  • Lead the functional decomposition activity of system requirements to include leading functional architecture decomposition activity and trades.

  • Lead Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and simulation efforts to support architecture validation, performance analysis, and verification traceability

  • Oversight of all Integration and test activities to insure tests are executed as documented and all data has been collected to support post analysis activities

  • Oversight of all analysis, reviews and validation of test data to insure the compliance of requirements for both hardware and software

  • Ensure System Engineering best practices, configuration management, quality, and safety considerations are embedded into design, verification and delivery processes.

  • Engages with the customer to insure seamless transition once the product has been delivered including supporting the product after delivery

  • Ensure requirements are decomposed, allocated, and traced to design, verification activities, and certification artifacts.

  • Support milestone and gate reviews (e.g., PDR/CDR/DV/Qualification) and prepare briefing materials for program leadership, customers, and certification authorities.

  • Interface with project / program team members, management, customer counterparts and technical staff to assist in defining and implementing the appropriate test strategies.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry

  • Experience with the system engineering development lifecycle (V-Model)

  • Experience with ARP4754B, ARP4761, DO-178c, DO-254, DO-160 and DO-330 RTCA recommendations

  • Experience with Design Assurance Level (DAL) certification of software and hardware

  • Experience with Requirements Management Tools (ie DOORS)

  • Practical MBSE experience and fluency with SysML/Cameo, Capella, or equivalent modeling tools

  • Experience with different input traffic types such as serial, discrete, and digital interfaces (ie ARINC429, RS485, Ethernet, and serial protocols)

  • Experience with software architecture and development processes

  • 14+ years related systems engineering/avionics development experience

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Experience working in an environment with assigned tasks that drive to completion within a schedule

  • Experience with Earned Value Management System (EVMS)

  • Experience in using scheduling tools (ie MS Project, etc)

  • Experience with security/cyber considerations for avionics networks

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.

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 several 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: $157,250 - $212,750


Applications for this position will be accepted until Sept. 19, 2025


Export Control Requirements: 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.

Export Control Details: US based job, US Person required

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required

Relocation

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

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. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

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.

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