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Lead Electro-Optical/Infrared Signature Analyst Engineer

Boeing

Company websiteboeing.com (Boeing, opens in new tab)

Base salary $164,900  to $223,100

Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Berkeley, MO

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  • LocationBerkeley, MO
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About this job

Lead Electro-Optical/Infrared Signature Analyst Engineer

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) - Phantom Works organization is seeking a Lead Electro-Optical/Infrared Signature Analyst Engineer to join the Phantom Works team located in St. Louis, MO.

This is a great opportunity to work on new systems and technologies as part of an integrated product team. This position will apply knowledge of advanced infrared and electro-optical signature design, analysis, integration, and test techniques for system integration. Candidates will apply electromagnetic theories and principles to develop new and innovative systems and components for next generation platforms. This job requires both hands-on and deskwork.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Perform design, analysis, and integration activities for technology and design integration of EO/IR design practices into advanced platforms

  • Assist in developing and documenting requirements for electromagnetic systems and components

  • Perform modeling and simulation of EO/IR performance for design optimization and validation

  • Generate design influence initiatives and direct design trade studies that may result from those initiatives

  • Work with suppliers and customers (internal and external) to ensure compliance, verification, and validation with technical requirements

  • Support and execute test plans and validation activities (lab and range) to verify performance and support correlation between simulation and measurement

  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (structures, propulsion, materials, flight test, systems engineering, producibility) to ensure integrated solutions meet performance, manufacturing, and maintainability needs

  • Support technical documentation, specifications, design packages, and presentations for internal and customer review

  • Provide support to products throughout their lifecycle

  • Support development of proposals to support development of new business

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills and Experience):

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus in Electrical, Mechanical or Aeronautical), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement

  • 12+ years of EO/IR signature analyst engineering experience

  • 3+ years of EO/IR design experience using photometric or radiometric requirements

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills and Experience):

  • Master’s or PhD in applicable field

  • Signature management experience

  • Optical engineering design background

  • Experience in modeling and simulation of EO/IR performance characterization

  • Experience with lab or field testing of EO/IR designs or systems to validate or measure photometric or radiometric performance

  • Skill and ability to collect, organize, synthesize, and analyze data

  • Experience correlating performance predictions with laboratory and measurement data

  • Experience with advanced concepts and associated design challenges

  • Familiarity with materials processing, application methods, environmental durability, and repair/maintenance impacts of configurations

  • Experience with CAD tools and model preparation for electromagnetic simulations

  • Strong technical communication skills, including written reports and oral presentations

  • Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams and manage multiple tasks to meet program schedules

Conflict of Interest:

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

Signing Bonus:

Potential signing bonus for eligible/qualified external candidates.

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility. Note: Basic relocation will be offered for eligible internal candidates.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace (DFW) 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.

The Boeing 401(k) helps you save for your future, with contributions from Boeing that can help you grow your retirement savings. Our best-in-class retirement benefit features:

  • Best in class 401(k) plan: we'll match your contributions dollar for dollar, up to 10% of eligible pay with Immediate 100% vesting

  • Student Loan Match: The Boeing 401(k) Student Loan Match allows eligible enrolled U.S. employees to have their qualified student loan debt payments counted, along with any match-eligible contributions they make, for purposes of determining the Company Match to employees' Boeing 401(k) accounts. 

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:

$164,900-$223,100

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

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 an active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)

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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Pay in context

This role's base floor ($164,900) is above 86% of the 76 Engineering (non-software) roles in Missouri listed on this site; 3 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $119,600; the middle half runs from $104,550 to $142,800.

Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 7, 2026.

This range next to 6 other live Boeing roles with the nearest advertised base floor
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This range next to 6 other live Boeing roles with the nearest advertised base floor
RolePublished base
Lead Electro-Optical/Infrared Signature Analyst Engineer (this listing)$164,900 - $223,100
Senior Responsible Engineer - PAC-3 Mission IPT$164,900 - $223,100
Design and Analysis Engineer (Electronic Sys Design & Analy)$164,900 - $223,100
Vehicle Management Systems Architect (Lead or Principal)$164,900 - $266,800
Senior Responsible Engineer - PAC-3 Mission IPT$164,900 - $223,100
Lead RF Engineer - Aperture Architect$164,900 - $223,100
Lead Interiors Payloads Support Engineer$164,900 - $223,100

Same $100K to $400K scale as every card. All Boeing roles · How to read the bar

Observed changes

  1. First observed on the employer's board
  2. Absent from the employer's board; confirmation pending
  3. Closure observed on Oct 12, 2026
  4. Reappeared on the employer's board
  5. Absent from the employer's board; confirmation pending
  6. Closure observed on Oct 27, 2026
  7. Reappeared on the employer's board
  8. Began meeting the published-salary criteria
Observed since
Employer-stated posting date
2026-09-28
Where this pay comes from

Location as the employer wrote it: USA - Berkeley, MO

$164,900-$223,100

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