Boeing
PrincipalAerospaceSystemsArchitect/Engineer(DirectedEnergy)
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“Principal Aerospace Systems Architect/Engineer (Directed Energy) at Boeing. Skills: Directed Energy Systems, Systems Architecture, Systems Engineering, MBSE Adoption. Provide technical leadership and vision. Advance technology roadmaps”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver safe DE capabilities; Deliver effective DE capabilities; Deliver affordable DE capabilities; Meet near-term warfighter needs; Meet future warfighter needs; Support program scalability; Support decision-making; De-risk fielding; Produce defensible test evidence
Industry & Context.
Architecture trade studies; Requirements derivation; Risk management; Technical maturation plans; Mitigation strategies; Corrective actions; Trade studies
U. S. Top Secret Security Clearance, U. S. Citizenship Required, Export control compliance
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent, 10+ years of experience in systems engineering, U. S. Top Secret Security Clearance, U. S. Citizenship Required
Nice to Have
Experience leading large, multi-disciplinary engineering efforts, Influence program strategy, Interact effectively with senior government stakeholders and prime contractor leadership, Overseeing and validating electronic/electrical system requirements and subsystem designs, Integrating cybersecurity and product security concerns at the architecture level, Directing assembly, integration, and test planning and execution
What You'll Do.
Provide technical leadership and vision
Advance technology roadmaps
Act as primary technical interface
Translate operational needs into requirements
Lead development of concepts of operation
Lead development of mission use cases
Lead development of architecture trade studies
Drive functional decomposition
Derive requirements for complex DE systems
verifiable requirements
Leverage experience leading DE weapon system development
Apply knowledge of beam control
Apply knowledge of optical propagation physics
Apply knowledge of atmospheric effects modeling
Apply knowledge of power/thermal subsystem scaling
Apply knowledge of laser safety/regulatory regimes
Champion MBSE adoption and governance
Establish modeling standards
Manage MBSE configuration and workflows
Integrate engineering toolchains
Lead cross-functional technical teams
Produce physical decompositions
Produce detailed design
Resolve architecture-level partitioning
Allocate performance requirements
Own verification and validation strategy
Define verification logic
Define acceptance criteria
Define test architectures
Define demonstration plans
Lead modeling & simulation activities
Lead algorithm development activities
Ensure incorporation of safety considerations
Ensure incorporation of product assurance considerations
Ensure incorporation of regulatory considerations
Ensure incorporation of certification considerations
Direct risk management
Direct technical maturation plans
Direct mitigation strategies
Prepare technical content for reviews
Respond to review findings
Drive corrective actions
Maintain configuration and documentation
Drive cost-informed engineering support
Drive schedule-informed engineering support
Drive resource-informed engineering support
Provide technical input to program cost estimates
Provide technical input to trade studies
Provide technical input to roadmap prioritization
Mentor and develop engineering leads
Mentor and develop cross-disciplinary teams
Set technical standards
Review critical designs
Cultivate a culture of rigorous analysis
Cultivate a culture of engineering best practices
Represent program at technical forums
Represent program at customer briefings
Represent program at industry consortia
Represent program at advanced technology strategy discussions
Support deployment strategies
Support sustainment strategies
Support integration with host platforms
Support logistics tail planning
Support field validation
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-program technical decisions; Cross-functional technical teams; Engineering teams; Multi-disciplinary engineering efforts; Senior government stakeholders; Prime contractor leadership
Communication Scope
Customer briefings; Technical forums; Industry consortia; Advanced technology strategy discussions
Process & Methodology
Program strategy, Program plans, Roadmap prioritization
Full Job Description
Principal Aerospace Systems Architect/Engineer (Directed Energy) **Company:** The Boeing Company We are seeking a **Principal Aerospace Systems Architect/Engineer** with deep domain expertise in directed energy (DE) weapon systems to provide technical leadership and strategic direction across multi-year, high-consequence programs to join our team in **Albuquerque, NM.** This senior role will own system architecture and engineering execution from concept maturation through fielding, drive cross-program technical decisions, and mentor engineering teams to deliver safe, effective, and affordable DE capabilities for the warfighter. **Position responsibilities:** * Provide technical leadership and vision for directed energy system architectures, advancing technology roadmaps to meet near-term and future warfighter needs * Act as the primary technical interface with senior customer stakeholders, program leadership, and external partners to translate operational needs and doctrine into capability-level requirements and measurable success criteria * Lead development of high-level concepts of operation, mission use cases, and architecture trade studies that balance lethality, throughput, range, power/energy budgets, survivability, and cost * Drive functional decomposition and requirements derivation for complex DE systems and subsystems (laser source, power electronics, energy storage, beam director, beam control, sensors, thermal management, safety systems), ensuring traceable, verifiable requirements * Leverage extensive, demonstrable experience leading directed energy weapon system development (solid-state, fiber, slab, or other high-energy laser technologies) through PDR/CDR to successful integration, test, and fielding * Apply deep knowledge of beam control, optical propagation physics, atmospheric effects modeling, power/thermal subsystem scaling, and laser safety/regulatory regimes * Champion MBSE adoption and governance across program portfolios: establish modeling s
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