Experienced Software Design Engineer (P-8 Mission Systems)

Boeing•Kent, WA

6d•$126,650 - $171,350•Onsite

About The Position

The Boeing Company is seeking an Experienced Software Design Engineer to join their P-8 Mission Systems Software team in Kent, Washington. This role supports the Boeing Defense, Space and Security Services (BDS) Software Engineering organization and focuses on the P-8 Poseidon program, a key Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) platform for the US Navy and international partners. The team is expanding due to upcoming contract awards, offering a stable program for the future. The ideal candidate is passionate about aerospace, thrives in a multi-disciplined, collaborative engineering environment, and has experience in software design, development, and implementation for government and international programs. This position requires demonstrated experience as a Software Systems Engineer, knowledge of the full software development life cycle (requirements, design, code, test), and strong judgment and decision-making skills for engineering new solutions and supporting existing capabilities. Critical thinking and troubleshooting skills are essential.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology, mathematics, data science, or computer science with 3 or more years of engineering work experience.
US Citizenship required
Ability to obtain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance
Software Systems Architecture experience
Software Requirements writing experience
Interface design and control document experience

Nice To Haves

Troubleshooting H/W and S/W issues in a complex environment
Scripting languages: XML, Perl, Python
Use case development
Supporting contractual deliverables
Development of User Interface design
Experience in Weapons Integration on military platforms
Experience with customer or governmental regulations relevant to design, test, and certification
Experience in engineering discipline(s) (e.g., electrical, mechanical, software engineering) applied to product related systems throughout the product development life cycle, from concept development to deployment
Experience in format requirements, guidelines, and change control processes.
Experience with relationships between specifications/standards and aircraft/product certification systems
Experience in how to derive and allocate requirements (e.g., system, sub-system, software) and show traceability throughout the product lifecycle
Experience with implementation, validation, and verification processes, practices, and guidelines to ensure software development quality, performance, and safety

Responsibilities

Designs, develops, analyzes, and maintains software systems that meet industry, customer, and internal quality, safety, security and certification standards.
Partners with appropriate stakeholders to inform system definition and translate system-level requirements into software requirements and models that meet customer, operational needs, performance requirements and have clear traceability to design, code and test artifacts.
Completes software system-level analyses to identify risks, issues and opportunities; integrates and deploys mitigation actions throughout the software lifecycle.
Performs code reviews to ensure alignment to requirements and standards.
Monitors and reviews test completion, verification processes, and issue resolution for software systems.
Develops user documentation and training to educate end users about usage of software products.
Reviews product and process for alignment with project plans and industry standards by tracking and evaluating internal team and supplier performance.
Implements current and emerging technologies, tools, frameworks and changes in regulations relevant to software development.
Performs software project management and software supplier management activities.