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Associate Systems Engineer

Springfield, Virginia Job ID JR2025456772 Category Engineering - Systems Role Type Onsite Post Date Jun. 10, 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 Defense, Space and Security (BDS), Space and Launch Division, is seeking a Associate Systems Engineer(Level 2) to join our team in Springfield, VA.

The Space and Launch Team creates the next generation products and services for the BDS business unit. We work with proprietary customers in the development of the next-generation technologies in space.  Our team focuses on rapid prototyping to demonstrate a host of mission-focused technologies for a variety of customers.  Our group works all facets of engineering from technology investment, concept development, proposal writing, requirements and design, build, integration, test, and demonstration of products in their relevant environments.

This position will be a part of a high-performing team that is immersed in high intensity projects.  As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to serve as a focal point for ensuring spacecraft safety of flight and coordination between contractor and government operations teams. This role will support daily operations in the end to end technical management of a spacecraft mission and/or to support vulnerability assessments of a spacecraft mission. This position will provide on-site operational support and oversight, and implementation guidance for safe mission operations and special test activities. This role involves ensuring long-term activities are planned and coordinated across wide community of government and civilian spacecraft.

Note: This position may require the employee to be on-call during times outside of nominal business hours.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Provides daily oversight of vehicle subsystem functionality

  • Resolves cross-functional technical issues

  • Reviews operational logs and addressing concerns

  • Reviews daily trend plots

  • Reviews limit checks across subsystems

  • Supports factory and customer requests for specific monitoring or activities

  • Coordinates implementation of Boeing Factory Recommendations

  • Coordinates technical issue resolutions with local and factory experts

  • Conducts review(s) and closure(s) of discrepancy reports

  • Provides support to a daily Site- Factory interface meeting

  • Develops scripts and tools with Perl, Python, Matlab, Excel/VBA, etc

  • Authors and updating multiple types of documentation

  • Maintains knowledge of vehicle contingency procedures

  • Maintains current workarounds and memograms (operational directives)

  • Maintains vehicle databases as required

  • Supports memogram development, providing oversight to anomaly resolution from the system perspective

  • Supports calibration activities as required

  • Reviews and reporting trend analysis

  • Supports deployments to contingency command and control facilities

  • Provides weekly and monthly status of vehicle performance

  • Provides vehicle payload specific briefings and written reports as required

  • Supports special Systems Engineering tests and transition related activities

This position requires an active Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance with adjudicated counter intelligence polygraph for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship as a condition of employment.

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

  • 2+ years of experience in space system

  • Ability to successfully complete the Space Vehicle Certification program which requires a combination of self-study and on-the-job (OJT) training (post-start)

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Prior military service or experience in national space programs

  • Experience working directly with aerospace vehicles.

  • Experience with orbital mechanics and/or collision avoidance maneuver planning and satellite orbit operations analysis.

  • Experience with laser or optical engineering/analysis and/or nuclear effects and impacts to space assets.

  • Experience with RF engineering and de-confliction analysis including RF interference, spectrum protection and mitigation planning.

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 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 (level 2): $ 87,550 – $ 118,450


Applications for this position will be accepted until Jun. 26, 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 an active security clearance. See job description for details.

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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