Instrumentation Engineer

Job Description

Instrumentation Engineer | The Boeing Company

The Tone:
This is an early career position at The Boeing Company, located in Berkeley, MO. Boeing is a company dedicated to innovating and collaborating to make the world a better place, fostering a welcoming, respectful, and inclusive environment with great opportunity for professional growth. This role is crucial for supporting the Air Dominance Flight Test Engineering organization by rigorously testing next-generation instrumentation system components and architectures in a lab setting, ensuring their readiness for key Boeing test programs.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Berkeley, MO (In-person)
• Pay: $71400–$115000 yearly
• Team: Air Dominance Flight Test Engineering organization
• Mission: Test next-generation instrumentation system components and architectures in the lab prior to installation in test articles of key Boeing test programs.
• Tech Stack: AutoCAD

What You’ll Actually Do
• Design: Design test hardware, software, and systems to achieve test requirements, identifying necessary products, systems, components, materials, and manufacturing processes or technologies.
• Generate: Generate electrical schematics for instrumentation systems using AutoCAD.
• Coordinate: Coordinate the fabrication, integration, modification, setup, checkout, and teardown of test systems.
• Troubleshoot: Troubleshoot and resolve instrumentation system problems.
• Analyze: Analyze, review, and validate test data to ensure the readiness of flight test instrumentation hardware and software.

The Must-Haves
• Background: 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 role encompasses both Entry-Level and Associate Instrumentation Engineer positions.
• Experience: For Associate Level, 2 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Preferred experience includes 1+ years with flight test, flight operations, or system test, and 1+ years with instrumentation systems for flight test programs.
• Skills: Electrical schematic generation (AutoCAD), troubleshooting and resolving instrumentation system problems, and analyzing and validating test data.
• Bonus: An active U.S. Security Clearance in the past 24 months, a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering, 1+ years of experience in a hardware/software integration lab, and an enjoyment of working in a lab setting.