Senior Design and Analysis Engineer (Electronic Sys Design & Analy)

Senior Design and Analysis Engineer (Electronic Sys Design & Analy)

Company:

The Boeing Company

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is seeking Mission Systems Integration Engineers, in St. Louis, MO, supporting a Phantom Works Fixed Wing Proprietary Program. You will be joining a fast-paced Phantom Works program where you will be responsible for developing and integrating complex, highly integrated, Sensor Systems, Communications Systems, and Weapon Systems. Our team focuses on high‑reliability, real‑time systems that fuse IR, RF, and offboard data to enable safe, decisive mission outcomes.

We are seeking a Senior Level Mission Systems Engineer with strong expertise in multi‑sensor data fusion across infrared (IR) and radio frequency (RF) domains and experience combining onboard and offboard data sources. The engineer will define fusion architectures, design and implement algorithms, and lead system integration and verification activities. This role will collaborate with sensor, software, and systems engineering teams to deliver operationally relevant fused tracks and sensor products.

The day-to-day activities of this position will be a combination of traditional design engineering, collaborating with cross-functional peers, and presenting technical challenges and solutions to leadership. Frequent interaction with program leadership, customers, and industry partners during critical design phases will be key elements of this position. This position will provide the candidate an opportunity to develop their engineering skills with potential growth into a leadership role. 

Position Responsibilities:

• Define system and interface requirements for multi sensor fusion of IR and RF domains and for integration of onboard and offboard data sources (e.g., datalinks, distributed sensors).

• Architect and specify fusion solutions (architecture diagrams, data flows, latency/bandwidth budgets, timing, and synchronization).

• Design, prototype, and evaluate multi sensor fusion algorithms (track association, data association, state estimation, sensor registration, and confidence/uncertainty management).

• Develop simulation and test plans; lead verification, validation, and performance characterization in lab and field environments.

• Define and enforce data models, metadata, and interfaces (e.g., message formats, time stamping, coordinate frames).

• Work with software and hardware teams to integrate algorithms into real time processors and embedded platforms.

• Analyze and mitigate failure modes, perform sensitivity and robustness analyses, and specify required fault detection and recovery behavior.

• Document design decisions, validation results, and provide technical input for safety, certification, and compliance artifacts.

• Communicate results and tradeoffs to stakeholders and support mission-level operational assessments and user demonstrations.

• Lead end to end algorithm lifecycle activities: requirements → design → prototyping → verification → optimization → deployment and maintenance.

• Translate mission and system-level requirements into algorithmic performance metrics (e.g., detection probability, false alarm rate, track continuity, latency, computational load).

• Implement robust data association and track management strategies that handle clutter, intermittent detections, varying update rates, and biased or misregistered sensors.

• Design methods for sensor registration, coordinate frame transforms, bias estimation, and online calibration to maintain long term fusion accuracy.

• Quantify uncertainty and confidence in fused outputs; design metadata and scoring (e.g., covariance estimates, association probabilities) to inform downstream decision systems and operators.

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 US Secret Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship.  

• A final U.S. Secret Clearance Post is required.

This position requires ability to obtain program access, for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship only.

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

• Level 5: 14+ years of work-related experience with a bachelor’s degree OR 12+ years of work-related experience with a master’s degree

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Experience with MBSE Model Based Systems Engineering

• Requirements development experience

• Mission Systems Integration including RF and IR Sensors

• Active Secret Clearance

Conflict of Interest:

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

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 14 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.

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

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.

Shift:

This position is for 1st shift.

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.

Please note that the salary information shown below is a general guideline only.  Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.  

Summary pay range:

Level 5: $164,900 - $223,100

Boeing offers the best benefits in Aerospace:

Boeing offers a comprehensive benefits package including generous Paid Time Off (PTO), flexible work environment, paid parental leave, 401k matching, extremely generous tuition assistance for earning advanced degrees, and paid medical leave programs.

Boeing 401(k) helps you save for your future, with contributions from Boeing that can help you grow your retirement savings. Our best-in-class retirement benefit features:

• Best in class 401(k) plan: we'll match your contributions dollar for dollar, up to 10% of eligible pay with Immediate 100% vesting

• Student Loan Match: The Boeing 401(k) Student Loan Match allows eligible enrolled U.S. employees to have their qualified student loan debt payments counted, along with any match-eligible contributions they make, for purposes of determining the Company Match to employees' Boeing 401(k) accounts. 

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Not Applicable

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Export Control Requirement:

This is not an Export Control position.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

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.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

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