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Electro-Optical Infrared Design, Assembly, Integration, and Test Engineer (Experienced, Lead, or Senior)
Boeing Company · 🇺🇸 2 Locations
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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.
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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
Electro-Optical Infrared Design, Assembly, Integration, and Test Engineer (Experienced, Lead, or Senior) Company: The Boeing Company Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) is looking for an Experienced, Lead, or Senior Electro-Optical Infrared Design, Assembly, Integration, and Test Engineer (Level 3, 4 or 5) to join our team in Huntington Beach or El Segundo, California. This position will be joining a team of engineers, analysts and staff within the Space and Missile Systems (SMS) and Boeing Technology and Innovation (BTI) Mission Systems organizations in the development, assembly, integration, and test of a constellation of satellites. The SMS and BTI organizations develop and capture technology for designing disruptive Mission Systems solutions. Focused on visible and infrared spectrum Electro-Optics Infrared (EO/IR) sensors operating in Space and Air domains, our growing team is leaping ahead of our competition with an exceptional mix of mission architectures, sensor designs, and algorithms for advanced image and data processing. Position Responsibilities: • Develops and validates requirements for various communication, sensor, electronic warfare and other electromagnetic systems and components • Develops and validates electromagnetic requirements for electrical\electronic systems, mechanical systems, interconnects and structures • Develops architectures to integrate systems and components into higher level systems and platforms • Performs trade studies, modeling, simulation and other forms of analysis to predict component, interconnects and system performance and to optimize design around established requirements • Defines and conducts tests to validate performance of designs to requirements • Manages appropriate aspects of supplier and partner performance to ensure compliance to requirements • Provides support to products throughout their lifecycle by developing root-cause analysis of anomalies and other engineering support as requested • Supports project management by providing work statement, budget, schedule and other required inputs and by reporting project status • Writes appropriate sections of proposals to support development of new business • Works under general direction This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options. 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 or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement • This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance Post Start for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship as a condition of employment • 5+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience): • Lead (Level 4): 9+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience • Senior (Level 5): 14+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience • Experience with space and/or airborne systems • Experience with optical design • Experience working on opto-mechanical and/or electromechanical designs • Experience with systems design, integration, and test • Experienced in design and/or modeling electro-optical systems • Experience performing modeling and/or simulation of Electro-Optical and Infrared systems with a technical computing language, such as Matlab or Mathematica • Experience in electro-optical design and analysis using Zemax, CodeV or an equivalent software design pa