Systems Engineer; Senior or Principal

Systems Engineer (Senior or Principal)

Lead the engineering that makes missile defense real. Boeing’s Phantom Works Missile Defense National Teams are hiring Systems Engineers to work in Huntsville, AL at the intersection of mission outcomes, architecture, analysis, integration, and test. On the Boeing‑led Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) National Team, you’ll help the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) shape system‑level concepts, architectures, requirements, and assessments that drive incremental upgrades to America’s Missile Defense System.

On the Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2

BMC) National Team, you’ll help evolve the integrating element that links sensors and weapons and synchronizes operations to deliver a layered defense across all phases of flight.

Our teams are currently hiring a broad range of Senior (Level 5-6) Systems Engineers in the following disciplines:
Systems Architecture, Requirements and Interfaces;
Systems Integration, Verification, & Validation;
Modeling and Simulation.

• Define and evolve the MDA/C2
  
  BMC system architecture; develop and maintain requirements and architecture artifacts, including interface definitions.
• Run and support architecture and requirements trade studies to recommend options that improve mission performance, cost/schedule, and technical feasibility.
• Own and improve the requirements management engine: planning, organizing, implementing, and monitoring of requirements processes and tools (including traceability, change control, and quality).
• Lead program‑level risks/issues/opportunities tracking and technology readiness assessments related to architecture and requirements decisions.
• Collaborate frequently with MDA, warfighters, and industry partners to align requirements, interfaces, and system priorities; lead cross‑functional teams in developing products and interacting with government customers.
• Plan and execute integration and checkout work: define tasks, schedule them, assign work, monitor completion, and keep the integration plan moving.
• Evaluate results from integration/checkout activities and determine whether they meet checkout requirements to proceed to the next stage.
• Define and drive the overall integration and test (I&T) strategy (processes, tools, and metrics) to verify requirements effectively and consistently.
• Execute and document integration and test events, capturing results, issues, and evidence needed for verification.
• Partner with integration/test SMEs to solve complex system problems spanning process, tools, regulations, and system‑specific issues.
• Identify and implement tool/process improvements that reduce friction and increase throughput (automation, reporting, repeatable workflows).
• Evaluate system performance across realistic scenarios and architectures to provide mission insight used by MDA and warfighters.
• Build and maintain analysis tools across multiple levels of fidelity, including modeling and simulation that predicts performance against evolving threats.
• Perform system and performance trade studies (mission effectiveness, architecture comparisons, “what‑if” analyses) to inform technical decisions.
• Develop and improve modeling approaches to ensure results are credible, repeatable, and decision‑useful (assumptions, data handling, validation/verification of models).
• Use modeling, simulation, and quantitative methods to provide technical leadership and recommendations in assigned focus areas.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, or a non‑US equivalent qualification directly related to the work statement.
• 12 or more years’ related engineering experience.
• Prior experience in system engineering (systems, design, architecture, integration, requirements, or test).
• Leadership experience, including engineering leadership roles and/or leading work and driving teams to success.

• Level 6: 18 or more years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with missile‑defense mission context, especially command & control,…