Associate Systems Engineer
The Boeing Company · Tukwila, WA
$98,600–$133,400from the description
Jul 16, 2026
Tukwila, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An entry-level systems engineering role supporting the E-7A defense program, focused on designing, analyzing, and verifying complex system architectures across their full lifecycle. Day-to-day work involves translating operational requirements into technical specifications, assessing system performance across factors such as safety, reliability, and security, and managing requirements and risk processes. Suits candidates with a technical degree and an interest in defense systems.
Junior level · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Bachelor's required · Top Secret clearance · Full-time
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Why we read it this way (9)
This is a Systems Engineering role (not a software/IT occupation), making SOC classification difficult. 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used as the closest available code; 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is a plausible alternative, but the role is fundamentally aerospace/defense systems engineering, which falls outside the standard computer/mathematical SOC codes. Confidence is Low.
The posting titles this as 'Associate Systems Engineer,' which maps to a Junior/entry-level band. No overall years of experience are required beyond the degree.
A Top Secret clearance is a hard gate: the posting states 'An interim U.S. Top Secret Clearance Pre-Start and final U.S. Top Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.' The preferred qualification of an 'Active U.S. Top Secret security clearance' is superseded by this harder requirement in the Security Clearance section.
The degree requirement is a Bachelor of Science in a STEM field (Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, etc.). The posting also states 'Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required,' but the specific fields listed are the hard gate.
No specific named technologies, tools, or software platforms are mentioned anywhere in the posting — the skills list is therefore minimal. The role is described in terms of systems engineering disciplines (requirements management, architecture, lifecycle analysis) with no concrete tooling named.
This position is 100% onsite in Tukwila, WA (Seattle metro area). Relocation assistance is offered for eligible candidates.
U.S. Person status (citizen, national, LPR, refugee, or asylee) is required for export control compliance. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Systems Engineering.
Requires a Top Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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