Software Architect Lead

Software Architect Lead

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Company is looking for a Software Architect Lead to join the Battlespace Simulation Management team located in Hazelwood MO. This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) & Boeing Global Services (BGS) Software Engineering organization.

This position will serve as the Software Architect for the Visual Systems Software Team leading the development and advancement of visualbased products for government pilot training. This position will help lead in the development of MMRS (Multi Mode Radar Simulation) and JHMCS (Joint Helmet Mounting Cueing System) software products. This role will focus on innovation on advancing existing visual simulation technologies (including Image Generation software) and innovations in Mixed Reality (MR) / Virtual Reality (VR) ensuring robust scalable and highperformance solutions. This position will contribute to the design integration and optimization of visual software products supporting training environments.

BSM is responsible for the design development manufacture and maintenance of training devices for a wide variety of commercial and military aircraft everything from F15 fighter jets to Apache attack helicopters and even NASAs Starliner spacecraft. Software engineers on our team are responsible for all phases of the software lifecycle including architecture design implementation and test. They are also directly involved in planning their own work as part of the agile methodology with a focus on technical excellence.

The BSM team is a large software development team comprised of several smaller agile teams some with specialized skills. Our backlog includes everything from new feature development using cuttingedge technology to maintenance of legacy software baselines. The successful candidate will need to be comfortable working in an often fastpaced environment within a twoweek sprint schedule.

As a Senior Software Architect you will act as an independent technical SME developing software architecture for Visuals core products. You will lead on planning designing developing integration and maintaining of Visuals core products to meet program objectives. You will provide technical leadership for the entire tech stack of solutions needs for programs. You will lead software research and development projects ensuring its feasibility in the next gen products and services and advise program customers on softwarelevel architecture and establish and maintain frequent and open communications with agile teams.

Position Responsibilities:
Designs architects and develops simulation models simulation visualizations virtual environments/platforms and frameworks to enhance test performance safety and durability of software and hardware systems throughout the entire product lifecycle.
Partners with stakeholders to review and identify simulation requirements and dynamics of the systems being simulated.
Performs design modeling simulation testing and analysis to assess and optimize overall system performance and capabilities.
Performs data collection and processing for use in simulations.
Validates verifies and refines simulation software code models simulations test procedures and test environments executing test procedures and documenting test results and models against realworld data test data benchmarks or other similar models.
Documents and maintains technical code algorithms specifications and descriptions of simulation models.
Partners with cross functional engineering teams to enable integration of simulation software with hardware devices and systems.
Implements current and emerging technologies tools frameworks and methods in the software engineering simulation environment.
Modernizes migrates sustains and updates simulation software to adapt legacy systems to new operating systems.
Performs simulation software project management functions.

This position is expected to be 100 onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

15 years of experience in working on major government training and services platforms simulators instructor stations etc.
10 years of experience with Go Java C/C Rust or Python
10 years of experience with software development on Windows or Linux

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

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
Knowledge of aircraft systems including weapons night vision system mechanics hydraulics electronics flight controls etc.
Knowledge of cloud architecture including the different types of clouds (public private and hybrid) the different cloud platforms and the various components involved (computing storaging and networking). Ability to automate and script skills. Knowledge of containerization technologies which includes understanding how to manage containers deploy applications in a containerized environment and troubleshoot issues. Knowledge of understanding of networking concepts including IP addressing subnetting routing and security (focus on security best practices and technologies).
Knowledge of specification format requirements guidelines and change control processes. Understanding of relationship between specifications/standards and aircraft/product certification systems.
Knowledge of various engineering disciplines such as electrical mechanical and systems. The ability to communicate with technical personnel from multiple skill areas and functions to evaluate technical information and issues impacting design production and support of products services or other deliverables.
Knowledge of how to derive and allocate requirements (e.g. system subsystem software) and show traceability throughout the product lifecycle.
Knowledge and ability to design develop integrate apply and test software models simulations framework environments tools and applications with higher order programming languages assembly and autocode. Ability to perform Application Programming Interface (API) design implementation and testing. Knowledge of realtime software architecture and design methodologies to synthesize models and simulation frameworks that meet realtime requirements; this includes knowledge of realtime target environments its processor and network architecture communication protocols and electrical interfaces.
Knowledge of software architecture and design methodologies. Ability to synthesize software architectures and designs that meet requirements characteristics and constraints.
Knowledge of build and environments that include hosts processors operating systems and networks. Ability to build integrate test and troubleshoot software components comprising simulation models and build/ frameworks. Knowledge of verification validation certification and qualification processes.
Ability to design and develop software testing processes for different units modules or components of a software application as a combined and integrated entity. It includes deep knowledge of integrationtesting tools.
Ability to apply knowledge of 2D and/or 3D computer graphics to generate data representation and to communicate information. Ability to build animated graphicsgraphic simulations simulating how systems work. Understanding of visual analytics tools and research. Background and familiarity with algorithms for image processing. Knowledge of multiple programming languages and operating systems to develop prototypes in this technology area. Ability to integrate hardware and software components into demonstrations.

Travel: Occasional travel may be required (less than 10

Drug Free Workplace:
Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace (DFW) where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for opioids amphetamines PCP and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

CodeVue Coding Challenge:
To be considered for this position you will be required to complete a technical assessment as part of the selection process. Failure to complete the assessment will remove you from consideration.

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: $161500 $218500

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Not Applicable

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Export Control Requirement:

This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements a U.S. Person as defined by 22 C.F.R. 120.15 is required. U.S. Person includes U.S. Citizen lawful permanent resident refugee or asylee.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance PostStart is required.

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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