Job Description

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The Boeing Test & Evaluation (BT&E) organization is seeking a Lead Test and Evaluation Engineer at the Satellite & Space Systems location in El Segundo, California. This is home of the world’s largest dedicated spacecraft factory with over 1 million square feet of integration and test facilities. 

This position offers a unique opportunity to lead fast-paced teams working complex technical challenges in support of satellite communications programs.  Lead Test and Evaluation Engineers (LTEE) will interact with other engineering disciplines, including mechanical engineering, systems engineering and specialty engineering, as well as production operations, and program management. This position requires an individual with excellent technical, communication, relationship-building skills, and system level test experience. This role will support Government and Commercial programs.

The LTEEs primary duty is to lead the V&V planning and execution on a given space vehicle product line.  The effort ranges from the initial contract acceptance, design reviews, integration of subsystems, all phases of system level test, and through launch site. The LTEE is expected to have constant awareness of the space vehicle product line (vehicle configurations, schedules, test execution) during the entire lifecycle.

The LTEE works closely with the Space Vehicle Test Directors (SVTD) across a product line to ensure rigorous test phase readiness for first-pass success. Safety of personnel, space vehicle, and factory equipment are absolutely critical for the LTEE to factor into all aspects of the test program.  The LTEE supports and/or leads Readiness Reviews (Test Readiness – TRR; Internal Design – IDR; Integration Readiness - IRR) and the Post Test Reviews (PTR).  As a leader, the LTEE will ensure coaching, training, and mentoring of their peers and team members is part of their daily operating rhythm. 

This position is primarily 1st shift; occasional alternate or extended shifts may be required to support program needs.

Some travel (less than 10%) may be required to space vehicle launch sites across the world.

Position Responsibilities:

• Verification and Validation planning

• DFMAT spacecraft/system requirements

• Partnering with System Engineering (SE) to develop Test & Special Test Equipment (STE) requirements

• I&T flow/CONOPS development (test plans and architecture)

• Test procedure development stakeholder

• Drives readiness, opportunity capture, risk definition, and initiatives

• System Engineering and Program counterpart for BT&E

• Test readiness review planning, preparation, and coordination – drives test phase readiness

• Resolves or oversees resolution of off-nominal test data. Provides guidance on investigation of complex test anomalies supporting 24/7 operations during test phase execution

• BT&E representative for test impacts - Program Engineering Review Board (ERB) & Database Change Request (DCR)

• BT&E Product line LTEE – addresses test impacts across programs and space vehicles

• Post-Test lessons learned – capturing, addressing, and closure

• Leading and owning the development of the integrated test strategy, test architecture and test methodology process and governance.  Ensuring end to end, integrated test programs

• Identifying and removing unnecessary complexity and risks to integration and test execution

• Determining design, functional, and performance testability criteria

• Assisting in program trade studies; affordability efforts; model and simulation activities

• Performing System Engineering from a T&E perspective

• Participating as the core member for Mission Assurance, IRTs, Non-Advocate Reviews, etc.; and supporting enterprise PCAB/CAPA

• Oversees the integration of new test techniques into test hardware/system designs

• Analyzes processes for potential improvements and recommends associated changes through the use of metrics

• Sr. Test Lead Engineer (TLE) – advises, assists, and checks.  Trains, coaches and mentors others

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.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry

• Experience in verification and validation of complex systems

• Experience in test and evaluation engineering

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Experience with leading Subsystem and System Level Test projects for large scale satellite or space programs

• 5+ years of experience leading complex T&E projects requiring Verification & Validation and Systems Engineering skills

Typical Education/Experience:

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer 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 (e.g. PhD+9 years' related work experience, Master+12 years' related work experience). 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.

Occasional alternate or extended shifts may be required to support program needs.

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.