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Lead Systems Engineer
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 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).
- 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 Systems Engineer Company: The Boeing Company The Boeing Company is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to join one of our St. Louis, MO (Berkeley, Hazelwood, Saint Charles) based teams . Our St. Louis based teams are responsible for development, production, trainers, and sustainment for some of the most advanced defense and weapon systems in the world – including, but not limited to: Fighters/Tactical (F-47, F-15, F/A-18, F-22, & T-7A), Autonomous Systems (MQ-25), Precision Engagement Systems (JDAM, SDB, etc), and other advanced proprietary systems (Phantom Works) and platforms (AH-64, P-8, C-17, etc.). Our teams are currently hiring for a broad range of experience Systems Engineering disciplines including: • Systems Architecture, Requirements and Interfaces Definition • Systems Integration, Verification, & Validation • Reliability, Maintainability, & System Health • Human Factors & Ergonomics • Operations / Systems Analysis • Flight Crew Operations Integrations • Crew Station Design & Integration Position Responsibilities: • Lead the systems engineering efforts on new development, production, and/or sustainment programs, ensuring alignment with program goals and objectives. • Translate customer and operational needs into system performance requirements. • Guide cross-functional teams to define and maintain system requirements, interfaces, behaviors, and verification criteria for complex systems • Perform analyses in affordability, safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, human factors, survivability, vulnerability, security, certification, and product assurance to achieve mission success. • Run design reviews and technical assessments, giving recommendations to improve system performance and reliability. • Maintain and improve requirements management, risk/issues/opportunity tracking, tools, and technology readiness assessment processes. • Lead the program in implementing and/or adopting the latest SE methodologies (e.g. Model Based Systems Engineering) to meet customer expectations • Mentor, coach and advise engineers across the program in SE tools, techniques, planning and strategy. This position is expected to be 100% onsite (no hybrid or remote options). The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options. Travel may be required; Domestically and/or Internationally depending on business needs. This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. • An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required • Special Program Access or other Government Access Requirements may be required for these positions Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience): • Bachelor of Science degree • 4 or more years' related engineering experience • Prior Systems Engineering experience (i.e. system design, functional decomposition, requirements development, analysis, verification, and validation) Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/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 • Active U.S. Security Clearance • Leadership experience to include but not limited to engineering leadership roles and/or leading work and driving teams to success • Experience with Aircraft, Mission Systems and/or Weapon System development • Experience with verification and/or certification efforts (including supporting military safety critical and/or mission critical system hardware and software certification) • Experience leading cross-IPT