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Systems Engineer

Ridley Park, Pennsylvania Job ID JR2025457362 Category Engineering - Systems Post Date Jun. 01, 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.

The Boeing Company is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer on theChinook Airworthiness & Certification Team to join our team in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania.

This position will apply an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to the full range of activities required to support Airworthiness Certification for various customers of the H47 Chinook aircraft.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Lead and manage software certification activities in compliance with DO-178 and DO-254 standards

  • Conduct and support SOI audits, including SOI-1, SOI-2, SOI-3, and SOI-4, ensuring all processes and documentation meet regulatory requirements

  • Develop and maintain certification plans, standards, and procedures to ensure compliance with industry regulations and customer requirements

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software development, systems engineering, quality assurance, and project management, to ensure certification requirements are understood and met

  • Provide guidance and training to engineering teams on certification processes and best practices

  • Interface with certification authorities and customers to address certification issues and provide necessary documentation and evidence

  • Review and approve software development lifecycle documentation, including plans, requirements, design, code, and test artifacts

  • Ensure traceability of requirements through all phases of the software development lifecycle

  • Participate in technical reviews and provide feedback to ensure compliance with certification standards.

  • Stay current with industry standards, regulatory changes, and best practices related to software certification

  • Critical thinking, problem solving, change management, project management, influencing without authority, & consultation

  • Ability to communicate concisely in writing, verbally, one-on-one, in small groups, and to large audiences

  • Experience managing, developing, motivating and communicating responsibilities to team members

  • Maintain situational awareness of the overall program and critical path sequencing

  • Proactively communicate with various leadership team/s, peers and customers

  • Collaborate with various IPTs to ensure certification requirements are integrated in design and test of aircraft systems

  • Excellent knowledge of regulatory requirements and industry standards for aerospace software certification

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

  • Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

This position is hybrid (4 days in office). 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.

The position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a “US Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 is required. “US Person” includes US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science. (Level 4 - Bachelor’s degree and 9+ years’ experience or Master’s and 7+ years) OR (Level 5 - Bachelor’s degree and 14+ years’ experience or Master’s and 12+ years) OR (Level 6 - Bachelor’s degree and 20+ years’ experience or Master’s and 17+ years)

  • 5+ years of experience in engineering

  • Experience in software certification, with a focus on DO-178 and DO-254 standards

  • Experience with the understanding of software development processes and lifecycle models.

  • Experience with working effectively in a team environment and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

  • Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Proven experience conducting SOI audits and assessments.

  • Systems Engineering experience or education

  • Related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

  • Experience leading or managing projects and/or teams

  • Experience in safety and continued airworthiness

  • Strong interpersonal and analytical skills as well as excellent written and oral communication skills

  • Performance in a team-oriented environment with multiple engineering, customer and supplier stakeholders

  • Experience working with US Department of Defense customers

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.

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility. Note: Basic relocation will be offered for eligible internal candidates.

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 (level 4): $128,350 - $173,650

Summary Pay Range (level 5): $157,250 - $212, 750

Summary Pay Range (level 6): $186,150 - $251,850


Applications for this position will be accepted until Jun. 17, 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

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

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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