Senior Embedded System Engineer

Senior Embedded System Engineer

The Boeing Company is looking for an Avionics Senior Embedded System Engineer located in Plano, Texas. This role is ideal for engineers with solid systems or electrical engineering experience who are ready to take on increased technical ownership and cross-functional leadership on aircraft or avionics programs.

Position Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Hardware Engineer to lead and support the development, verification, and delivery of embedded avionics hardware systems. The ideal candidate will provide technical leadership and accountability across hardware architecture, test development, system integration, and certification activities. This role requires deep expertise in hardware design, system engineering, and avionics standards compliance, with a strong focus on embedded systems and networked avionics interfaces.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and provide technical guidance to multi-disciplinary engineering teams in the development of embedded hardware architectures, including schematic capture, layout, rapid prototyping, and board bring-up.
• Develop, review, and verify hardware design requirements and detailed specifications aligned with avionics system needs.
• Define and maintain integrated verification and validation strategies and certification plans addressing hardware, firmware, and software artifacts in compliance with ARP4754B, ARP4761, DO-178C, DO-254, DO-160, and DO-330 standards.
• Oversee development and execution of test procedures, automated test stations, test scripting, and specialized test equipment to ensure comprehensive design verification and qualification testing.
• Lead system functional decomposition, allocation, and trade studies, including reliability and thermal modeling.
• Collaborate closely with software and hardware architecture owners to ensure networked avionics interfaces (e.g., ARINC 429, ARINC 825, ARINC 664, Ethernet, serial, discrete I/O) meet timing, determinism, and robustness requirements.
• Manage integration and test activities, ensuring tests are executed as documented, data is collected for post-analysis, and anomalies/non-conformances are analyzed and resolved.
• Engage with customers and certification authorities to support program milestone reviews, certification planning, and product transition into operations and sustainment.
• Drive adherence to Systems Engineering and Integration and Test (SEIT) best practices to ensure product safety, quality, and compliance.
• Support troubleshooting and rapid resolution of hardware and software issues in fielded systems.
• Influence cross-team technical decisions and foster collaboration across global teams and stakeholders.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of science (or greater) from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, electrical engineering or chemistry or other technical degree?
• 5 + years experience in development embedded hardware
• Experience with the Systems Engineering product development lifecycle
• Experience in interdisciplinary engineering planning, design, development, integration, and validation and verification of avionics and/or electronics including hardware and or software

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of avionics standards and certification processes (ARP4754B, ARP4761, DO-178C, DO-254, DO-160, DO-330).
• Experience with avionics hardware design and qualification testing, including EMI/EMC analysis
• 15+ years of combined hardware and systems engineering experience in avionics or aerospace domains.
• Advanced degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with networked avionics interfaces and protocols (ARINC 429, ARINC 825, ARINC 664, RS485, Ethernet).
• Experience interacting with certification authorities (FAA, TC, CASA, EASA).
• Demonstrated ability to build cross-functional relationships and advise senior leadership.
• Self-motivated with a strong interest in continuous learning and hardware design innovation.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with global, cross-functional teams
• Proven ability to lead engineering teams and manage complex technical projects.