System Test Engineer Lead – Sapphire

Boeing

Test System Engineer Lead for Boeing's Sapphire Program, managing systems integration and test efforts across various environments. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure quality and compliance standards are met.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeHuntsville • Alabama, California, Montana, Oklahoma • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $127,500 - $239,200 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecurityERPPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead end-to-end Systems Engineering Integration & Test (SEIT) efforts for the Sapphire program, owning test strategy, planning, execution, and closure across lab, ground, and flight environments.
Develop and maintain the program-level test & verification master plan, detailed test plans, procedures, and acceptance criteria; ensure traceability to system requirements.
Define, establish and manage integration labs, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) setups, test benches, telemetry, and data collection/analysis capabilities necessary to execute test campaigns.
Coordinate cross-discipline integration and test activities with cross functional IT bedrocks (ERP, MES, PDM) and I&I and subcontractor teams.
Lead test execution for complex system-level integration events, anomaly resolution, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions; drive test defect lifecycle to closure.
Establish and implement test automation, repeatability, and regression frameworks to facilitate continuous integration and continuous verification.
Ensure compliance with applicable aerospace standards and certification artifacts (e.g., DO-178C, DO-254, MIL‑STD, program-specific compliance requirements), and support certification authorities and program audits.
Produce and present test status, risk assessments, metrics, findings, and recommendations to program leadership and stakeholders; maintain schedule and resource forecasts.
Mentor, develop, and lead a multidisciplinary test team (engineers, technicians) including task allocation, performance feedback, and professional development.
Incorporate safety, cybersecurity, and configuration management controls into test planning and execution; ensure test activities respect export control and classified handling requirements when applicable.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science.
5+ years of relevant industry experience in systems integration and test, and leading complex, multi-discipline test teams or test organizations.
5+ years of experience in developing and executing system-level test plans, procedures, and campaigns across lab, HIL, and flight environments.
5+ years of experience with test automation and scripting in at least one language/toolset (e.g., Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW, Tcl).
5+ years of experience applying requirements-based verification and maintain requirement-to-test traceability using tools such as DOORS, Polarion, or equivalent.
5+ years of experience with configuration management, anomaly/defect tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, TeamCenter), and test data management.
5+ years of experience performing root-cause analysis and driving corrective actions across organizational boundaries.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated experience briefing senior leadership and external stakeholders.
5+ years of experience in program-level planning, scheduling, and resource management skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible spending accounts
Health savings accounts
Life and disability insurance programs
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

systems engineeringtest strategytest planningtest executiontest automationroot-cause analysisrequirements-based verificationconfiguration managementanomaly resolutiondata collection

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationmentoringcross-discipline coordinationtask allocationperformance feedbackprofessional developmentrisk assessmentproblem-solvingcollaboration

Certifications

Bachelor of Science degreeDO-178CDO-254MIL-STD