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Senior Ground Systems Engineer ESS Program

Job in El Segundo, Los Angeles County, California, 90245, USA
Listing for: Boeing
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-03-05
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Senior Ground Systems Engineer for ESS Program

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 Defense, Space, and Security (BDS), Space, Intelligence and Weapon Systems (SI&WS), Ground and Mission Systems Engineering (GMSE) is looking for a Senior Ground Systems Engineer (Level
5) to join our team in El Segundo, California
, to work on the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communication (ESS) Program
.

The selected candidate will support the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (ESS) program, a key component of the nation's nuclear command, control and communications (NC3) architecture. The ESS program is designed to provide protected connectivity, crucial for maintaining strategic communication capabilities.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Develops In Band Command and Control (IBC2) software requirements

  • Defines and develops test requirements, test plans, procedures, and schedules

  • Integrates In Band Command and Control software into ESS system

  • Leads execution, analysis, and preparation of test results to support verification and validation

  • Evaluates customer/operational needs to define and coordinate system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters and assure compatibility of all physical, functional and program interfaces

  • Leads analyses to optimize total system of systems and/or system architecture

  • Leads analyses for affordability, safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, human systems integration, survivability, vulnerability, susceptibility, system security, regulatory, certification, product assurance and other specialties quality factors into a preferred configuration to ensure mission success

  • Leads, develops, maintains and identifies improvements the planning, organization, implementation and monitoring of requirements management processes, tools, risk, issues, opportunity management and technology readiness assessment processes

  • Interface with cross-functional teams, senior leadership, and external customers

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

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

  • 10+ years of experience with Systems Engineering processes and principles such as system architecture, interface definition, and requirements definition, decomposition, verification, and validation

  • Experience with Command and Control (C2) software systems for Ground Systems

  • Experience developing requirements for satellite operations

  • Experience performing software and systems integration

  • Experience performing requirements management using DOORS

  • Active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • 5+ years of experience in Ground Systems Engineering

  • 2+ years of experience leading or managing an engineering project or team

  • Experience working with Government customers

Conflict of Interest:

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

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 and 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…

Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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