Software Engineering Test Lead

Boeing•Seattle, WA

10h•Onsite

About The Position

The Boeing Company is currently seeking a Software Engineering Test Lead to join our Commercial Aviation Training Solutions Team to support the Boeing Global Services (BGS) organization located in Seattle, WA . The Software Engineering Test Lead will drive test strategy, automation, and verification for our Onboard Performance Tool portfolio. This role leads test planning and execution across cross-platform C++/FORTRAN codebases (macOS and Windows), database integrations, and customer-facing operational workflows for airplane performance and flight operations. The Test Lead partners with product, engineering, UX, SRE, and support teams to ensure high quality, reliable releases that meet regulatory and operational needs. This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.

Requirements

8+ years of professional software engineering and testing experience, including technical ownership of QA/test practices across the SDLC
3+ years leading or mentoring engineering/QA teams in technical areas (Test Lead, Principal QA Engineer, or similar)
8+ years of experience with test automation frameworks for unit and integration testing (examples: GoogleTest, Catch2, pFUnit, pytest). merge Architect and implement automated test frameworks and harnesses for C++ (macOS/Windows), FORTRAN, and service/DB layers; select and standardize tools and libraries
Experience track and report QA metrics (test coverage, pass rates, flakiness, cycle time, MTTR) and present quality status to stakeholders

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, computer science, computer engineering, software engineering or equivalent
Practical experience testing and validating numerical/legacy code, including FORTRAN integration (or equivalent scientific/numerical validation experience)
Hands-on experience testing C++ applications across macOS and Windows platforms
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and gate releases; define test gating criteria, flaky-test handling, and metrics-based quality gates
Design and run numerical verification, tolerance checks, and stochastic (Monte Carlo) tests for airplane performance algorithms; establish baselines and golden-reference artifacts
Lead cross-platform test environments and reproducible build/test infrastructure using CMake, platform-specific CI agents, containers/VMs, and test orchestration tooling
Establish requirements-to-test traceability; document V&V artifacts required for audits and regulatory compliance
Experience building numerical verification suites, tolerance and sensitivity analyses, and Monte Carlo test harnesses for performance calculations
Background in regulated or safety-critical industries (aerospace, defense) with experience in V&V documentation and traceability
Experience with test orchestration across mixed OS CI agents, containers, and macOS-specific runners
Familiarity with test coverage tools and dashboards (gcov/lcov, Codecov) and SRE/observability tooling for test telemetry
Prior work with packaging/installer testing and cross-platform installer validation
Experience with cloud-hosted test infrastructure, containerization (Docker), and virtualization for reproducible tests
Experience with performance/load tools or custom benchmarking frameworks (Google Benchmark, custom harnesses)
Leadership & Collaboration Skills Ability to lead cross-functional testing efforts and influence engineering and product decisions through data-driven recommendations
Experience mentoring engineers and building QA capability (processes, tooling, standards) across multiple teams
Strong problem solving and risk assessment skills; able to make pragmatic decisions under schedule or technical constraints
Comfortable presenting QA status, risk, and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Non-Technical Skills Strong organization and prioritization; detail-oriented with a focus on reproducible results
Excellent communication, documentation, and defect triage capabilities
Proactive, collaborative, and adaptable in a changing product and technology environment

Responsibilities

Define and own test strategy and quality roadmap for the portfolio: unit, integration, system, regression, performance, and acceptance testing
Lead test planning, test case design, test data management, and risk-based coverage mapping tied to product and regulatory requirements
Architect and implement automated test frameworks and harnesses for C++ (macOS/Windows), FORTRAN, and service/DB layers; select and standardize tools and libraries
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and gate releases; define test gating criteria, flaky-test handling, and metrics-based quality gates
Design and run numerical verification, tolerance checks, and stochastic (Monte Carlo) tests for airplane performance algorithms; establish baselines and golden-reference artifacts
Lead cross-platform test environments and reproducible build/test infrastructure using CMake, platform-specific CI agents, containers/VMs, and test orchestration tooling
Drive performance, reliability, and scalability test programs: micro-benchmarks, worst-case scenario stress tests, memory/concurrency analysis, and telemetry validation
Establish requirements-to-test traceability; document V&V artifacts required for audits and regulatory compliance
Implement static and dynamic analysis tooling in pipelines (static analyzers, ASan/TSan, memory tools) and monitor coverage and code health
Oversee test data, DB migration/rollbacks, and SQL query correctness tests; maintain representative datasets and automated reset/cleanup procedures
Mentor and coach engineers on testable design, TDD/BDD practices, and test automation best practices; grow QA capabilities across teams
Lead incident response for test/integration failures, define runbooks, and coordinate Root Cause Analysis to reduce recurrence
Track and report QA metrics (test coverage, pass rates, flakiness, cycle time, MTTR) and present quality status to stakeholders
Manage relationships with external vendors/suppliers for test tools or platform services and evaluate licensing and support tradeoffs

Benefits

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.

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