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Systems Engineer (Associate or Mid-Level)

The Boeing Company

Tukwila, WAFull-time$99–162K/yrPosted todayStill listed today

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Compensation
$99–162K/yr
Location
Tukwila, WA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearance

Job overview

Boeing’s P-8 Modification Integration Team integrates post-production aircraft modifications and sustainment-related work. The Systems Engineer analyzes aircraft systems within a broader system of systems, balancing customer and operational needs with lifecycle performance and cost. The role works with customers, program and engineering leaders, subject matter experts, internal stakeholders, and suppliers to support modification delivery and technical problem-solving.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Written CommunicationOral CommunicationPresentation SkillsAdaptabilityProactivenessTechnical Problem-SolvingTechnical AnalysisProblem-SolvingAnalytical SkillsRelationship ManagementTechnical PresentationsAircraft Systems IntegrationProject ManagementProgram ManagementEngineering Project LeadershipP-8 AircraftExport Controls

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering or Related3+ Years Engineering Experience1+ Year Aircraft Experience5+ Years Education or Related ExperienceActive U.S. Security Clearance2+ Years Cross-Functional Integration2+ Years Project or Program ManagementU.S. CitizenshipU.S. Person

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Systems Engineer (Associate or Mid-Level)

Company: The Boeing Company

The Boeing Global Service (BGS) P-8 Modification Integration Team (PMIT) is currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including System Engineers (Associate or Mid-Level) in Tukwila, Washington. PMIT is an engineering team dedicated to execution of post-production P-8 modifications, including capability improvements, obsolescence impact mitigation, and other sustainment-adjacent activities. The team’s expertise spans supply chain, engineering, lean projects, operations, and U.S. government contract development.

This role focuses on the analysis of individual aircraft systems relative to an overarching system of systems while balancing specific customer and operational needs to balance lifecycle performance and cost for multiple P-8 modification customers.

This position entails regular direct interactions with the customer, program and engineering leadership, and technical subject matter experts. These engagements require strong written/oral communication, presentation skills, adaptability, proactiveness, and technical problem-solving skills. Ideal candidates leverage their strength in technical analysis and creative problem-solving to integrate across a diverse set of P-8 engineering functions, P-8 sustainment integrators, engineering and program leadership, the US Navy customer, and suppliers.

The P-8 is a military derivative of the successful 737 Next Generation (NG) aircraft and is utilized by aviators to conduct patrol and reconnaissance activities around the world.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Integrate projects across internal Boeing stakeholders and suppliers to drive on time and at cost delivery of P-8 modifications
  • Engage with U.S. Navy and foreign military customers to support program-level problem solving and support for issues with P-8 modifications
  • Identify, document, and escalate risks, issues, and opportunities (RIO) and their mitigation plans utilizing the Boeing Opportunity Risk and Issue System (BORIS) tool
  • Assist with customer (external) and Boeing (internal) major program reviews, readiness meetings
  • Perform project engineering tasks including cost, schedule, risk, and earned value management to drive affordability measures
  • Evaluate and integrate engineering changes utilizing the P-8 change process to ensure cross-functional collaboration, sound technical solutions, and on-time engineering releases

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
  • 3+ years of engineering experience
  • 1+ years of experience working with military or commercial derivative aircraft
  • Experience in a role that requires strong problem-solving skills and analytical skills
  • Experience developing and managing strong relationships with partners (internal & external), and suppliers
  • Experience delivering technical presentations to executive teams
  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally 25% of the time

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • 5+ years of higher education and/or related work experience (Higher education includes college, university, technical school, licensing/certification programs, etc)
  • Active U.S. Security Clearance
  • 2+ years of experience integrating work across cross-functional and interdivisional teams, including with external suppliers and / or government entities
  • 2+ years of experience in a role requiring project and / or program management skills
  • Experience leading and representing technical engineering projects
  • Experience and working knowledge with the P-8 aircraft
  • Experience with export and global trade controls

Union: his is a union-represented position.

Conflict of Interest: Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

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 & 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.

Summary pay range Level 2 (Associate): $98,600 - $133,400 Summary pay range Level 3 (Mid-Level): $119,850 - $162,150

Language Requirements: Not Applicable

Education: Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation: Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

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 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.

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 11,576 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$99–162K/yr
  • Washington median$129–194K/yr309 salary ranges
  • US median$116–190K/yr8,504 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $130K, is 19% below the Washington median midpoint ($160K) — in the lowest quarter of Systems Engineer salary ranges in Washington.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 369 open Systems Engineer jobs in Washington and 11,576 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Washington
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (9,652 postings).
Education
4,541 of the 11,576 open Systems Engineer jobs (39%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 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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