Senior Software Systems Engineer

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Boeing Defense Space & Security (BDS) is seeking a Senior Software Systems Engineer to join our team in one of the listed locations.

We are seeking Systems Engineers with Demonstrated ability to apply systems engineering principles in modern software environments with strong understanding of DevSecOps pipelines CI/CD practices and cloud-native architectures. Candidates should be comfortable working across disciplines to integrate hardware software and mission systems in secure environments collaborating closely with developers and test engineers to validate end-to-end functionality. Experience with containerized applications automated build and test processes and infrastructure as code is essential to ensuring system performance security and mission assurance. The integration and test team will lead system-level integration verification and acceptance test activities to ensure software systems meet performance reliability and interoperability requirements in an operational environment.

Position Responsibilities

• Review develop document and maintain system requirements and traceability across the lifecycle.
• Define test strategies plans procedures and acceptance criteria for component integration and system-level testing.
• Design and execute verification & validation activities (functional interface performance reliability regression).
• Analyze test results perform root cause analyses and recommend corrective actions.
• Collaborate across engineering disciplines working closely with software developers system architects and test engineers to validate end-to-end functionality and mission effectiveness.
• Lead integration of hardware software and mission systems in secure DoD environments ensuring interoperability performance and mission assurance.
• Apply modern DevSecOps practicesincluding CI/CD pipelines automated testing containerized deployments and infrastructure as codeto streamline integration and test activities.
• Stand up configure and maintain secure test environments leveraging cloud-native and virtualized resources (e.g. AWS GovCloud Azure Government or on-premise equivalents).
• Use model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and requirements management tools to support design analysis and traceability.
• Contribute to risk issue and opportunity management; assess and report technical readiness and critical path impacts.
• Drive continuous improvement of integration and test processes incorporating automation metrics and lessons learned to increase efficiency and reliability.
• Document integration results and test findings for design reviews readiness assessments and formal customer deliverables.
• Mentor junior engineers; at higher levels provide technical leadership across projects and broader mentoring responsibilities.

Travel may be required up to 20% of the time; Domestically depending on business needs.

This position requires an active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)

Basic Qualifications (Required 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
• 14 years related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience

• Strong systems thinking analytical and problem-solving skills
• Practical experience with requirements decomposition requirements tracing and configuration management.
• Experience writing test plans and procedures and executing system-level integration and verification.
• Familiar with standard engineering tools such as requirements management (DOORS or similar) MBSE (MSOSA/Cameo or similar) test management and common collaboration tools (Jira Confluence Git).
• Proficient with one or more scripting or programming languages (e.g. Python Bash Matlab) for test automation and data analysis.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)

• Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in Systems Engineering or related field.
• Experience with mission systems avionics command & control architectures embedded systems sensor systems or related defense/space programs.
• Prior work on software-in-the-loop hardware-in-the-loop flight test or distributed system integration.
• Knowledge of certification and compliance frameworks relevant to the program (FAA DoD NASA etc.).
• Experience with cloud container and CI/CD test infrastructure (Docker/Kubernetes AWS).
• Experience with performance and reliability testing and statistical test methods (DOE).

Conflict of Interest

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Companys Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Drug Free Workplace

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

Employee Referral

Referral to this job is eligible for bonus to qualifying candidates.

Total Rewards

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.

The Boeing 401(k) helps you save for your future with contributions from Boeing that can help you grow your retirement savings. Our best-in-class retirement benefit features:

• Best in class 401(k) plan: well match your contributions dollar for dollar up to 10% of eligible pay with Immediate 100% vesting
• Student Loan Match: The Boeing 401(k) Student Loan Match allows eligible enrolled U.S. employees to have their qualified student loan debt payments counted along with any match-eligible contributions they make for purposes of determining the Company Match to employees Boeing 401(k) accounts.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications as well as market and business pay range: $164900 $223100

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