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Vehicle Management System (VMS) Hardware Engineer (Experienced)
Boeing Company · 🇺🇸 USA - Berkeley, MO
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 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
Vehicle Management System (VMS) Hardware Engineer (Experienced) Company: The Boeing Company Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) Flight Systems Engineering Capability is currently seeking an Experienced Vehicle Management Systems Hardware Engineer to join the Air Dominance Vehicle Management System (VMS), Hardware team located in Berkeley, MO. You will work across engineering disciplines to help us design elements of the Vehicle Management Systems (VMS) hardware. You will collaborate with our requirements and labs teams to implement and test your designs. Mechanical, Electrical, Aerodynamics, and other engineers are all welcome – to succeed in this role, you will need to leverage your area of expertise and quickly learn on the job about other areas to develop capabilities for our Vehicle Management System Computer. You will get to see tangible results of your efforts as you contribute to exciting aircraft development programs in St. Louis. • Develops and documents moderately complex electronic and electrical s system requirements. Design hardware, and interfaces specifications. • Test and validates to ensure designs meet operational and functional requirements • Assist in monitoring supplier performance to ensure integration and compliance with requirements • Solves problems concerning fielded hardware over the entire product cycle • Researches specific technology advances for potential application to company business • Analyze solutions to ensure ongoing operation of products thru life cycle Position Responsibilities: • Lead requirements decomposition and traceability from customer need to testable design • Develop, document, and maintain electronic and electrical system requirements according to contract requirements and customer feedback • Design hardware and interface specifications • Understand and apply job practices, techniques, standards, principles, theories, and concepts • Develop statement-of-work and technical performance specifications • Analyze, translate, and implement customer requirements into system architecture, hardware design and interface specifications, showing traceability throughout the product lifecycle • Defines test and validation approach to ensure system designs meet operational and functional requirements • Troubleshoot integration and sustainment anomalies across hardware/software life cycles • Investigate emerging technologies to develop concepts for future product designs to meet projected requirements and for potential application to internal business strategies • Monitor supplier performance to ensure system integrity and compliance with requirements • Coordinate suppliers, test labs, and cross-discipline engineering to deliver on schedule and cost • Solve problems concerning fielded hardware over the entire product lifecycle This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options. Security Clearance: This position requires the ability to obtain a US Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship. • An interim Secret Clearance Pre-Start and Final Secret Clearance Post-Start is required. Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience): • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus in Electrical, Mechanical or Aeronautical), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry • Level 3 (Experienced): 5+ years of work-related experience with a Bachelor's or 3+ years of work-related experience with a Masters or PhD Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience): • Prior experience with Vehicle Management Systems • Prior experience with Supplier Management • Active Secret Clearance or higher • MSOSA/MBSE knowledge Conflict o