Lead Software Engineer | Advanced Ground Architecture (AGA)
About The Position
The Boeing Company is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join its Advanced Ground Architecture (AGA) team, supporting the Boeing Defense, Space & Security Software Engineering organization. The position is based onsite at one of the listed locations: Seal Beach or El Segundo, California; Colorado Springs, Colorado; or Herndon, Virginia. The team develops extensible ground-support software for use across Boeing programs, using technologies such as Java, C++, ReactJS, Python, and CI/CD pipelines, and methodologies including Scaled Agile. The role provides software development leadership for AGA, particularly the System Planning and Scheduling team. It focuses on accelerating complex software development, improving the cycle time of peer reviews for code merge requests, providing subsystem leadership, mentoring early- and mid-career developers, and supporting P6 and Chief Engineering on architecture and software systems engineering decisions. The position also monitors cost and schedule performance and emphasizes integration and test activities, including integrating software products in different environments, generating and updating test plans and procedures, and validating and verifying requirements. The role oversees the full lifecycle of non-embedded software, from requirements and design through development, integration, testing, maintenance, and supplier and project oversight. The selected candidate must hold an active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance and meet U.S. export control requirements. The position is 100% onsite, may require travel up to 10%, and offers relocation based on eligibility. Candidates must complete a technical assessment as part of the selection process.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher.
- 10+ years of experience with Java, C++, Angular/React.js, HTML, and CSS languages.
- 10+ years of experience with software configuration management tools.
- 3+ years of experience developing software products in a cloud environment.
- Experience working with both Windows and Linux operating systems.
- Active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for this clearance, and a clearance active within the past 24 months is considered active.
- Must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements as a U.S. Person under 22 C.F.R. §120.62.
- Must complete the required technical assessment as part of the selection process.
- Must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest assessment process.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in engineering, engineering technology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science and 14+ years of related work experience; or a bachelor’s degree and 18+ years of directly related work experience; or 22+ years of related, relevant experience.
- Experience with specification formats, requirements, guidelines, and change control processes, and understanding of the relationship between specifications or standards and aircraft or product certification systems.
- Experience with host environments, including processors, operating systems, and networks, and ability to build, integrate, and troubleshoot software components.
- Experience deriving and allocating system, subsystem, or software requirements and maintaining traceability throughout the product lifecycle.
- Experience with software architecture and design methodologies and synthesizing architectures and designs that meet requirements, characteristics, and constraints.
- Experience with software development processes compliant with internal and industry standards, guidelines, and best practices for software development, testing, and deployment.
- Experience with software development and testing tools, such as compilers, linkers, debuggers, data analysis tools, graphical user interface builders, post-processing tools, requirements management tools, and web authoring tools.
- Experience with implementation, validation, and verification processes, practices, and guidelines to ensure software quality, performance, and safety.
- Experience with Generative Artificial Intelligence software development.
- 10+ years of experience developing software products in a cloud environment.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the design, development, testing, and maintenance of non-embedded software throughout its end-to-end lifecycle, meeting industry, customer, safety, and regulatory standards.
- Oversee the review, analysis, and translation of customer requirements into initial software product designs.
- Review development, maintenance, enhancement, and optimization of software products and functionalities for system integrations.
- Oversee development, documentation, and maintenance of software architectures, requirements, algorithms, interfaces, and designs.
- Oversee debugging and resolution of issues to ensure software product reliability and efficiency.
- Oversee research and implementation of current and emerging technologies, tools, frameworks, and relevant regulatory changes.
- Lead the development, establishment, monitoring, and improvement of software processes, tools, and key performance metrics aligned with organizational goals and industry benchmarks.
- Review the planning, execution, and documentation of software research and development projects.
- Consult on software domains, system-specific issues, processes, and regulations.
- Oversee software project management activities and software supplier management functions.
- Oversee tracking and evaluation of software team and supplier performance to ensure product and process compliance with project plans and industry standards.
- Accelerate complex software development and improve cycle time for peer reviews of code merge requests.
- Provide subsystem leadership on key components and mentor early- and mid-career AGA software developers.
- Assist P6 and Chief Engineering with architecture and software systems engineering duties and decisions.
- Monitor cost and schedule performance to meet or exceed expectations.
- Integrate software products in various environments, generate and update test plans and procedures, and validate and verify requirements.
Benefits
- Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
- Eligible employees may enroll in benefit programs generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and paid and unpaid time away from work.
- Boeing 401(k) plan with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 10% of eligible pay and immediate 100% vesting.
- Student Loan Match through the Boeing 401(k) for eligible enrolled U.S. employees.
- Relocation assistance based on candidate eligibility.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
