Lead Real-Time Software Architect

Boeing•Hazelwood, MO

7d•$187,000 - $253,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Boeing Company is currently seeking a Lead Real-Time Software Architect to support our Defense Mission Computing Team located in Hazelwood, Missouri. The ideal candidate will be hands-on, combining deep real-time and embedded systems expertise with experience in safety, security, and domain separation (cross-domain) technologies. This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) Software Engineering organization. This Lead Real-Time Software Architect will own multicore embedded software architecture, evaluation, and optimization across real-time and mixed-criticality systems. The candidate in this role will drive architecture decisions, lead performance and reliability evaluations, and mentor engineering teams - with support from specialists or contractors for highly specialized certification/CDS tasks as needed. At The Boeing Company, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company built on shared values. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, engaging, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us. This position is hybrid. This means that the selected candidate will be required to perform some work onsite at one of the listed location options. This is at the hiring team’s discretion and could potentially change in the future.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in embedded, real‑time, or avionics systems
Hands‑on experience with RTOS, separation kernels, or hypervisors (e.g., seL4, ARINC 653, PikeOS)
Knowledge of mixed‑criticality design, determinism, and timing/resource budgeting
Familiarity with HW/SW co‑design (drivers, interrupts, DMA, memory/cache strategies)
Understanding of safety and/or security certification processes (DO‑178C, ISO 26262, IEC 61508, or similar)
Ability to define architecture, make tradeoffs, and document architectural decisions
Experience building CI/CD, HIL, and integration test practices for embedded systems
Leadership and mentoring ability; comfortable collaborating across multidisciplinary teams
Strong communication skills for customer engagements, design reviews, and vendor interactions

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science
Strong systems architecture skills and experience producing architecture artifacts and decision records
Experience with separation kernels/secure microkernels/hypervisors (seL4, PikeOS, ARINC 653, Xen, QEMU/KVM, Wind River Helix Virtualization for embedded)
Familiarity with safety certification standards such as DO 178C, ISO 26262, IEC 61508, and system safety processes
Experience with cross-domain gateway products, data diodes, and high-assurance mediation implementations
Knowledge of deterministic networking protocols: TSN, AFDX/ARINC, CAN-FD, and DDS/RTPS
Experience with high assurance/safe languages and standards (Ada/SPARK, Rust, MISRA C/C++)
Exposure to formal methods, model checking, MBSE (SysML), or model-based verification tools
Experience building CI/CD and HIL test automation for embedded platforms, including trace-based observability tools (LTTng, Tracealyzer) and hardware performance counters
Background in cryptography, secure boot, TPM/SE integration, and PKI for embedded/edge devices
Experience integrating FPGA/accelerators for latency-sensitive offload
Prior experience working in cross-domain regulated environments (ITAR, DoD, aerospace, critical infrastructure) or holding relevant security clearances