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Senior Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) 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
Senior Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer Company: The Boeing Company Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is hiring a Senior Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer to join the Flight Systems Engineering Capability in Berkeley, MO. This role will support new product design, development, integration and flight test supporting the areas of flight control and subsystem control for the T-7A Red Hawk. Join us, and you can build something better for yourself, for our customers and for the world. Position Responsibilities: • Gather, define and document Guidance, Navigation and Control mission requirements and ensure requirements traceability and quality from the system level to component level • Use multidisciplinary model data (aero, mass properties, propulsion, etc.) to develop and refine a complex, nonlinear, 6 degrees of freedom simulation model • Support design of flight control laws and tools to achieve design and performance targets • Use advanced analysis to assess and refine the control law design • Perform model validation against test data to inform and improve the accuracy of the simulation environment • Develop supplementary controllers, limiters, mode logic, and signal shaping to properly bound the performance within all areas of the flight envelope • Work with multi-discipline engineers to incorporate control laws into the operational flight program • Support flight simulations, hardware in the loop testing, and flight testing • Participate in design reviews, analyses, simulations and component/system testing to ensure delivery of products that meet or exceed customer requirements and expectations • Author and maintain engineering documentation for consistency and delivery. • Perform and document design of Guidance, Navigation, and Control systems models and tools and guides less experienced engineers in performance of the designs • Lead, organize and resolve cross-divisional problems to provide technical assistance to internal/external customers • Assure cost, time effective, creative solutions and disposition of issues to assure customer satisfaction • Perform a wide variety of complex trades studies to meet program requirements • Work under consultative direction Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience): • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement • 14 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience): • Master of Science degree in Engineering and 12 or more years related work experience • Experience with system and component modeling • Experience with implementing algorithms in a real time system • Experience programming in C/C# • Advanced Control Systems courses • Experience using Matlab/Simulink or MatrixX 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. 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 provid