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Senior Systems Engineer
Boeing Company · 🇺🇸 USA - Kent, WA
Sponsorship verdict
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 roles3 certified filings for “Systems Engineer (Reliab, Maintain & Sys Health)” (Information Technology Project Managers) in CA: $145k–$145k, median $145k. 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).
- Citizenship requirement statedFrom the posting’s own wording.
- 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
Senior Systems Engineer Company: The Boeing Company Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity and immediate need within Phantom Works Space for a Senior Systems Engineer to join our team based in Kent, WA . Due to expanding business, we are looking for engineers with a multi-discipline skill set who can help develop next generation technologies for space applications. Advanced Systems Development (ASD) is an organization within Phantom Works Space that develops cutting edge technologies to provide customers with needed capability and help enable new missions. This position will work across multiple programs within the ASD portfolio. Position Responsibilities • Apply an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to lead activities to plan, design, develop, and verify complex payloads and technologies. • Analyze the stakeholder needs and expectations to establish the requirements for a system or system element with traceability throughout the product lifecycle. • Conduct reviews for validation to ensure requirements meet stakeholder needs and ensure requirements are verifiable. • Identify, define, and control interactions across system boundaries in support of achieving a system capability that includes interactions such as mechanical, electrical, thermal, data, etc. • Define a system architecture through system structure, interfaces, and associated derived requirements of the system or system element that balances all stakeholder requirements. • Create a physical, functional, or logical representation of a system or system element and use system models for rigorous development of data and information to aid technical understanding and decision‐making across the lifecycle. Travel may be required up to 10% of the time; Domestically and/or internationally depending on business needs. This position requires an active U.S . Top Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active) Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience) • Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (including manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science • 10+ years of experience in systems engineering. Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience) • Experience with the design and development payloads for space applications. • Clear and confident communicator to technical and non-technical audiences at all levels of the organization. • 15+ years of experience in system design, functional decomposition, requirements development, analysis, verification, and validation. • Experience with Model Based Engineering tools and languages such as Enterprise Architecture, Cameo/MSOSA, UML/SysML, 3DX, CATIA. • Experience with mentoring, coaching, guiding, and leading teams of junior and peer engineers. Conflict of Interest Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process. 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. Union This is a union-represented position. Total Rewards 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 accoun