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Lead Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer
Boeing Company · 🇺🇸 2 Locations
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Posting rules out sponsorship
The posting rules out sponsorship or requires citizenship/clearance.
- 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).
- Security clearance mentionedFrom the posting’s own wording.
- 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 Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer Company: The Boeing Company Boeing Defense, Space & Security’s Air Dominance division is hiring a Lead Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer in Hazelwood, MO. Propelled by a team with an innovative spirit that transcends cultures, Air Dominance delivers decisive mission advantages through cutting-edge capabilities and supports design, manufacturing, and services for a broad portfolio of military aircraft. These roles will support new product design, development, integration and flight test supporting the areas of guidance, modeling and simulation, flight control and subsystem control for the expanding Air Dominance Portfolio; F-15, F/A-18, MQ-25, T-7A as well as new proprietary air dominance programs. Flight engineers are essential to the development, safety and success of our products and solutions. Each day, they go above and beyond to meet our customers’ overall mission requirements—from initial vehicle concept definition through design, test, validation and in-service support. Your expertise in areas such as Aerodynamics; Propulsion; Guidance, Navigation & Control; and Loads & Dynamics will drive the future of aerospace. Position Responsibilities • Define 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 • Use various software languages, C, C++, FORTRAN, Python, etc. to develop, implement, integrate and test vehicle models and controllers • Design flight control laws using modern linear control design techniques and tools to achieve design and performance targets • Use advanced nonlinear 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 flight simulation and Vehicle Management Systems (VMS) software engineers to incorporate control laws into the operational flight program • Support flight simulations including desktop, software, and real time simulations • Support hardware in the loop development and testing • Support flight testing planning and execution • Lead design reviews, analyses, simulations and component/system testing to ensure delivery of products that meet or exceed customer requirements and expectations • Train and coach others Basic Qualifications (Required Skills and 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+ years work-related experience with a Bachelors degree OR an equivalent combination of work-related experience and technical education. • 5+ years of experience with Guidance Navigation and Control engineering • Experience using Matlab/Simulink or MatrixX to model systems Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills and Experience): • Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance or higher • Experience with simulation, system and component modeling • Experience with implementing algorithms in real time systems • Hardware in the Loop Simulator (HILS) experience • Prior experience in flight test support Relocation: This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility. Note: Basic relocation will be offered for eligible internal candidates. Conflict of Interest: Successful candidates for t