Antenna SubSystems Engineer, - Associate, Mid-Career or Senior

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Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) seeks an Antenna SubSytems Engineer, Associate, Mid-Career or Senior Level, to join our team in El Segundo, California. As an Antenna Subsystems Engineer you will design, develop, and deliver state-of-the-art communication systems for space-based applications for commercial, civil and/or national security programs. You will work with a highly motivated team that works with domestic or international customers on their latest satellite systems.

Be part of a systems engineering team that specializes in antenna subsystem design and development for satellite systems. Work with large cross-functional teams including customers, suppliers, hardware and software engineers, integration and test engineers, and senior technologists to ensure that the final products meet the mission objectives. You will perform system analyses and simulations for space communications systems (including communications links and capacity modeling), optimize the system design by performing trade studies, flow down and verify subsystem and unit requirements, develop ConOps, and support hardware integration, verification, validation, qualification, and delivery activities. You will become the focal point for your area of responsibility!

Project assignments typically span the complete program life cycle, from internal trades, concept studies and system definition, to satellite development, launch, and on-orbit operations and test. This is a 1st shift position.

In this position a successful Antenna SubSystems Engineer will:

Design and develop next generation RF, digital, and/or optical satellite communications systems and payload architectures

Support trade studies

Define and verify space communication system requirements and interfaces

Perform system-level CONOPS development, functional analysis, and requirements decomposition

Support system-level integration and validation

Perform analyses and simulations for space communication systems, including: link analysis, signal distortion, system capacity, reliability, and performance

Develop analysis tools using MATLAB and object-oriented software platforms

Develop and verify system algorithms that meet functional and performance requirements

Perform hardware procurement, design reviews, and unit sell-off

Perform system test preparation, execution, troubleshooting, and verification.

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

This position requires a U.S. Security Clearance, for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. Ability to Obtain U.S. Top Secret/SCI – Final Post-Start

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Physics, or related STEM field. Master’s degree preferred.

Level 2: Typically, 2 or more years of work related experience.

Experience with requirements allocation, verification and validation, and qualification.

Experience with communications subsystems or units.

Experience with DOORs, Cameo, Jira, or MS Project

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

Level 3: Typically, 5 or more years of related work experience

Level 4: Typically, 9 or more years of related work experience

Experience with digital communications

Experience with satellite or terrestrial communications systems and antenna theory

Experience in phased array antenna production and verification

Experience with Matlab/Simulink, C++, or Python.

Knowledge of good manufacturing practices, DFMAT, and design and process FMEAs.

Experience working with suppliers on custom part procurement

Track record of success working in teams

Conflict of Interest:

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

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

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 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.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Level 2 Summary pay range: $ 98,600 – $ 133,400

Level 3 Summary pay range: $ 119,850 - $162,150

Level 4 Summary pay range: $ 146,200 - $197,800

Applications for this position will be accepted until Aug. 04, 2026

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

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. Top Secret/SCI Clearance Post-Start is required.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift

Your Benefits

No matter where you are in life, our benefits help prepare you for the present and the future.

Generous company match to your 401(k).

Industry-leading tuition assistance program pays your institution directly.

Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.

Up to $10,000 gift match when you support your favorite nonprofit organizations.

These programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other conditions, which may differ for employees of certain subsidiaries or business units, or union-represented employees depending on bargaining agreement terms. If this information conflicts with the program documents, the latter shall control. This material is informational only.