
Systems Engineer - (Lead or Senior)
Albuquerque, NMFull-time$137–223K/yrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today
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Boeing’s Laser and Electro-Optical Systems team seeks a Lead or Senior Systems Engineer to support multidisciplinary development of directed-energy and electro-optical systems for government, industry, and internal customers. The role provides systems engineering support across laser and electro-optical programs and is expected to be 100% onsite in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Systems Engineer - (Lead or Senior)
Company: The Boeing Company
Boeing Laser and Electro-Optical Systems (LEOS) is looking for a highly skilled and adaptable Lead or Senior Systems Engineer (Level 4 or 5) to provide Systems Engineering support on a multi-disciplinary team supporting the development of both directed energy and electro-optical systems in Albuquerque, NM.
This position supports a variety of laser and electro-optical programs for Government, Industry and internal Boeing customers
Position Responsibilities:
- Applies an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop and verify complex lifecycle balanced system of systems and system solutions
- Evaluates customer/operational needs to define and coordinate system performance requirements, integrate technical parameters and assure compatibility of all physical, functional and program interfaces
- Performs various analyses to optimize total system of systems and/or system architecture
- Performs analyses for affordability, safety, reliability, maintainability, testability, human systems integration, survivability, vulnerability, susceptibility, system security, regulatory, certification, product assurance and other specialties quality factors into a preferred configuration to ensure mission success
- Develops, maintains and identifies improvements for the planning, organization, implementation and monitoring of requirements management processes, tools, risk, issues, opportunity management and technology readiness assessment processes
- Resolves cross-functional technical issues
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, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
- This position requires an active/current U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance or equivalent (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.)
- Ability to work in a cross-functional team and provide mentoring
- Systems engineering lifecycle experience
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
- DOORS or similar requirements management tool experience is desired
- Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) experience is desired
- Laser and Electro-Optical experience are strongly desired
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.
Pay and Benefits: 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.
Lead (Level 4) Summary pay range: $136,850 - $185,150 Senior (Level 5) Summary pay range: $164,900 - $223,100
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 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 11,779 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$137–223K/yr
- New Mexico median$102–194K/yr101 salary ranges
- US median$115–187K/yr8,748 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $180K, is 21% above the New Mexico median midpoint ($149K) — in the top quarter of Systems Engineer salary ranges in New Mexico.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 135 open Systems Engineer jobs in New Mexico and 11,779 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Mexico
- Sandia National Laboratories22 open
- Serco19 open
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- Experience
- Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (9,741 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 4,409 of the 11,779 open Systems Engineer jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 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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