Lead Optical Sensor Engineer; Level 4

Lead Optical Sensor Engineer (Level
4) at Boeing summary:

The Lead Optical Sensor Engineer at Boeing leads the development and integration of advanced optical sensor systems for aerospace defense programs. This role provides technical leadership, oversees compliance with program processes, and serves as the primary interface between program leadership, suppliers, and customers. The position requires extensive engineering experience, security clearance, and collaboration to meet cost, schedule, quality, and technical objectives on proprietary aerospace projects.

Job Description

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Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is seeking Optical Sensor Integration Engineers (Level
4) to join the Optical Sensor Integrated Product Team (IPT) to serve as a Lead Engineer for optical sensor development on Air Proprietary Program, in Berkeley, MO .

As a member of the EO/IR IPT for a major proprietary program, you will provide technical leadership and drive technical execution in the development of a new optical sensor system. You will be a primary technical interface to the program leadership, the optical sensor supplier, and the customer. Additionally, you can expect to drive compliance with program and company processes as well as recommending areas for process improvement.

Position Responsibilities:

• Drives technical excellence throughout all Optical Sensor development activities
• Provides technical leadership and ensures common practices across programs
• Serves as the primary technical interface with the EO/IR Supplier
• Provides oversight and approval of technical approaches, products and processes. Works closely with program managers, program chief engineers and other Boeing Teams to
• Ensure mission success and prompt resolution of anomalies
• Provides mentoring and coaching to Optical Sensor Engineers
• Performs Technical Lead Engineer (TLE) functions for assigned mentees
• Drives best practices to meet programs' cost, schedule, quality and technical objectives
• Captures lessons learned and best practices for implementation on future programs
• Resolves complex problems impacting completion of program milestones
• Coordinates with Boeing Leadership and Customer Leadership on Technical Issues and Strategy

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

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.

Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance

Contingent Upon Award: This position is contingent upon award

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus in Electrical, Mechanical or Aeronautical), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement

• (Level
  4) 9+ years of work-related engineering experience with a Bachelor’s
  or
  7+ years of work related engineering experience with a Master’s
  or
  4+ years of work related engineering experience with a PhD

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• MATLAB

Typical Education/

Experience:

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), computer science, engineering data science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience or non-US equivalent qualifications. In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

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