
Senior/Expert Electromagnetic Compatibility Engineer/Scientist
El Segundo, CAFull-time$177–285K/yrPosted 1w agoStill listed 5 days ago
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Boeing’s Survivability Engineering organization seeks a Senior Electromagnetic Compatibility Engineer/Scientist to support electromagnetic compatibility design and analysis at unit and system levels throughout satellite program phases in El Segundo, California. The role derives EMC requirements and verification plans, oversees testing, documents results, and communicates technical findings to program and customer representatives. The position is expected to be 100% onsite.
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Senior/Expert Electromagnetic Compatibility Engineer/Scientist
Company: The Boeing Company
The Boeing Company's Survivability Engineering organization is seeking a Senior Electromagnetic Compatibility Engineer/Scientist to support electromagnetic compatibility design and analysis at the unit and system level through all satellite program phases in El Segundo, California.
Primary Responsibilities:
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Interface effectively with all technical disciplines in a team environment to trade EMI/EMC against other factors such as survivability, cost, weight and technical risk in arriving at the final design.
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Derive unit and system level EMC requirements and requirement verification plans based on tailored MIL-STD-461 requirements and test methods.
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Write EMC test plans and test procedures, provide comprehensive technical oversight of EMC testing, and document test results.
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Interface with program office and customer representatives to communicate results and respond to EMC related inquiries.
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Present the EMC technical content in program design reviews for program and customer leadership.
This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at the listed location.
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):
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This position requires an active U.S. Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)
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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
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8 or more years of experience with Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)/Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) testing/analysis/mitigation.
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3 or more years of experience in a lead EMC engineering role for an aerospace system consisting of multiple electronic units operating within a common electromagnetic environment.
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
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Level 5: Typically, 14 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience or non-US equivalent qualifications.
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Level 6: Typically, 20 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience or non-US equivalent qualifications.
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Experience in a role which required knowledge of MIL-STD-461
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Experience with management of cost, schedule, and technical performance using metrics tools such as Earned Value and Technical Performance Measures (TPM).
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Familiarity with software tools such as MatLab, MathCAD, PSPICE, and ANSYS HFSS and Maxwell.
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8 or more years of experience with EMI/EMC analysis and test related to requirements derivation, validation, and verification.
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Experience with operation of electrical test equipment such as digitizing oscilloscopes, spectrum and network analyzers, EMI receivers, low noise amplifiers, signal generators, multimeters, etc.
Conflict of Interest: Successful candidate for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.
Relocation: This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility. Note: Basic relocation will be offered for eligible internal candidates.
Drug Free Workplace: Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.
Shift Work: This position is for 1st shift.
Total Rewards & Pay Transparency: At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.
The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
Senior Level 5 Summary pay range: $ 176,800 - $ 239,200 Senior Level 6 Summary pay range: $ 210,800 - $ 285,200
Language Requirements: Not Applicable
Education: Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent
Relocation: This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.
Export Control Requirement: This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.
Safety Sensitive: This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.
Security Clearance: This position requires an active U.S. Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)
Visa Sponsorship: Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.
Contingent Upon Award Program This position is not contingent upon program award
Shift: Shift 1 (United States of America)
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How this job compares
Set against the 2,149 open Scientist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$177–285K/yr
- California median$124–174K/yr260 salary ranges
- US median$105–160K/yr1,074 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $231K, is 54% above the California median midpoint ($150K) — in the top quarter of Scientist salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 428 open Scientist jobs in California and 2,149 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Genentech30 open
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- Gilead Sciences, Inc.22 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Scientist postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 1,593 postings).
- Education
- 1,022 of the 2,149 open Scientist jobs (48%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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