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Lead Mission System Flying Test Bed Engineer
Boeing Company · 🇺🇸 USA - Berkeley, MO
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 72 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 7 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Boeing Company paid sponsored hires in similar roles11 certified filings for “Mechanical System Design & Analysis Engineer” (Mechanical Engineers) in WA: $135k–$170k, median $143k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 72 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 7 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Lead Mission System Flying Test Bed Engineer Company: The Boeing Company Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is seeking a Lead Mission System Flying Test Bed (FTB) Engineer in Berkeley, MO, supporting an Air Dominance Fixed Wing Proprietary Program . You will be joining a fast-paced program where you will be responsible for integrating and testing advanced tactical sensors onboard three flying test beds. Your work will include developing and planning tests, coordinating FTB modifications, and executing flight tests. In this role, you will be joining a cross-functional team integrating next generation capabilities as part of a very exciting and critically important development effort. You will have the opportunity to operate in an agile development environment, mature our products through the development lifecycle, work on next generation open-architecture model-based designs, and collaborate across multiple disciplines. 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: • Lead the development of test plans to support key flight test risk reduction activities • Lead a team of test engineers and provide technical guidance to team members to ensure FTB milestones are executed according to plan • Lead the execution of flight tests to characterize mission systems sensor performance • Coordinate with multiple disciplines to define FTB modifications needed to integrate advanced tactical sensors • Coordinate with Boeing, Test, and Evaluation and Tactical Sensors SMEs to ensure all development activities support the FTB schedule • Participate in customer led Combined Test Force (CTF) to support system verification and inform customer decisions and milestones • Manage and monitor team and supplier performance to ensure system integration and compliance with requirements • Utilize Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) for test planning, defining test configurations, and documenting test traceability • Lead hardware and software development, integration, test, and validation/verification • Address FTB design/integration problems as they arise and coordinate with technology domain experts and suppliers as necessary Basic Qualifications (Required Skills and Experience): • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus in Electrical, Mechanical or Aeronautical), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement • 9+ years of related work experience and a bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of related work experience and technical education Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills and Experience): • Experience with flight and/or lab test planning (test plan or test procedure generation) and execution • Experience with aircraft modifications to support avionics integration • Experience with integration of Department of Defense (DoD) tactical platforms subsystems • Experience developing requirements, performing requirement decomposition/traceability, functional decomposition, and interface definition • Experience working on development programs using an Agile/Scrum methodology • Experience working in Cameo or similar Model Based Systems Engineering tools • Experience with verification and validation testing Conflict of Interest: Successful candidate