Systems Engineer - Test

Systems Engineer - Test Company: The Boeing Company Boeing Defense & Space (BDS) is seeking a motivated associate Systems Engineer for Sapphire Program in the Systems Engineering Integration and Test (SEIT) team located in Huntsville, AL. Sapphire for BDS is Boeing’s enterprise modernization program to standardize and unify digital engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing processes across defense platforms. This role partners with IT (Information Technology), engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, and stakeholders to plan, track, and deliver program objectives on schedule, within budget, and to the required technical performance and safety standards. The Systems Engineer will report to the Sr Manager of the SEIT organization and partner day-to-day with the Systems Engineering Integration & Test (SEIT) Test Lead, and the Integrated Product Team (IPT) leads. The selected candidate can work in any of the following locations: Arlington, VA; Ridley Park, PA; Huntsville, AL; Berkeley, MO; Hazelwood, MO; Oklahoma City, OK; Plano, TX; San Antonio, TX; Mesa, AZ; El Segundo, CA; Huntington Beach, CA; Long Beach, CA; or Seal Beach, CA. Position Responsibilities:   • Supporting end-to-end Systems Engineering Integration & Test (SEIT) efforts for the Sapphire program, implementing test strategy, planning, execution, and closure across lab, ground, and flight environments. • Support the Test Lead with maintaining the program-level test & verification master plan, detailed test plans, procedures, and acceptance criteria; ensure traceability to system requirements. • Coordinate cross-discipline integration and test activities with cross functional IT bedrocks (ERP, MES, PDM) and I&I and subcontractor teams. • Execute testing for complex system-level integration events, anomaly resolution, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions; drive test defect lifecycle to closure. • Establish and implement test automation, repeatability, and regression frameworks to facilitate continuous integration and continuous verification. • Ensure compliance with applicable aerospace standards and certification artifacts (e.g., DO-178C, DO-254, MIL ‑ STD, program-specific compliance requirements), and support certification authorities and program audits. • Produce and present test status, risk assessments, metrics, findings, and recommendations to program leadership and stakeholders; maintain schedule and resource forecasts. • Incorporate safety, cybersecurity, and configuration management controls into test planning and execution; ensure test activities respect export control and classified handling requirements when applicable. This position is expected to be 100% onsite.  The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options. This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. Final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required. Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience): (please see education and experience for the levels below) • Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science. • 1+ years of experience in systems integration and test, with at least 1 year with complex, multi-discipline test teams or test organizations. • 1+ years of experience in supporting and executing system-level test plans, procedures, and campaigns across lab, HIL, and flight environments. • 1+ years of experience in software integration, embedded/real-time software testing, telemetry and data analysis; familiarity with flight-test support processes. • 1+ years of exp