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Systems Engineer (Associate & Mid-Level)

Long Beach, California Job ID JR2025477337 Category Engineering - Systems Role Type Onsite Post Date Oct. 24, 2025
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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 Global Services BGS is seeking a Systems Engineer - Airworthiness to provide support for Long Beach, California.  We are looking for innovative, enthusiastic, and highly collaborative teammates that have unlimited curiosity and a passion for diving into design architecture

details. This engineer will be interested in supporting C-17 airplane programs in services and modernization with airworthiness assignments to sustain airplane programs with new design changes implemented to the fleet.

The team's broad work statement will provide the opportunity to perform airworthiness at the component, system, and airplane level across a broad range of functional disciplines, including Avionics, Mechanical, Environmental, Electrical, and Propulsion. We are looking for individuals that

are adept at evaluating system architectures to determine the consequences of design change to process through the airworthiness processes and can collaborate with Design Engineers to provide various artifacts/data that meet the regulations.

Strong candidates will have an engineering background, with a solid understanding of certification processes. You'll be an integral part of supporting the continued safe operation of the C-17 fleets.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Review and assessment project development and test artifacts for applicability to, and substantiation of, airworthiness criteria
  • Work with internal and customer teams for airworthiness criteria applicability and compliance
  • Ability to assess and document test or analysis data to show compliance
  • Create and submit airworthiness compliance packages
  • Apply Systems Engineering principles, tools, and techniques to the Design, Technical Documents, Testing, and Certification of aircraft.
  • Ability to understand the big picture and the inter-relationships of all positions and activities in the system, including the impact of changes in one area on another area. This includes the ability to see and understand the inter-relationships between components of systems and plans, anticipate future events, and apply the principles of systems thinking to accelerate performance
  • Knowledge of aircraft systems, components, and loadable/non-loadable software
  • Skill and ability to collect, organize, synthesize, and analyze data; summarize findings; develop conclusions and recommendations from appropriate data sources
  • Knowledge of verification, validation, certification and qualification processes and procedures, including knowledge of governing regulations and compliance requirements
  • Applies an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop and verify complex lifecycle balanced system of systems and system solutions
  • Develops, maintains and identifies improvements for the planning, organization, implementation and monitoring of requirements management processes, tools, risk, issues, opportunity management and technology readiness assessment processes
  • Resolves cross-functional technical issues

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • 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
  • 2+ years of experience with commercial or military airplane certification, and procedures (Level 2)
  • Experience working with engineering teams
  • Experience taking initiative, leading cross-functional teams and complex projects
  • Experience taking ownership of work activities to ensure they are completed accurately, efficiently, and in a timely manner

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • 5+ years of higher education and/or related work experience (Higher education includes college, university, technical school, licensing/certification programs, etc.) (Level 3)
  • 5+ years of experience with commercial or military airplane certification, and procedures (Level 3)
  • 3+ years of full-time aerospace industry experience (Level 3)
  • 1+ year of full-time aerospace industry experience (Level 2)
  • Experience with airworthiness methodology and criteria, MIL-STD-516C
  • Experience in project management or project leadership

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. 

Pay & Benefits:

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 Associate (Level 2): $87,550- $118,450

Summary Pay Range Mid-Level (Level 3): $104,550- $141,450


Applications for this position will be accepted until Nov. 07, 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.

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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