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Director, Software Engineering - Millennium Space Systems

Los Angeles, California; El Segundo, California Job ID JR2025489768 Category Security Clearance Role Type Onsite Post Date Dec. 26, 2025 Security Clearance Required
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Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Director, Software Engineering

As Director of Software Engineering, you will inspire, coordinate, and lead the software engineering team to deliver the technical work products, schedules, and budgets. The director is the advocate for the functional engineering team to ensure they have the required resources to exceed customer expectations. You will work with the other directors and the VP of engineering as a team representing the companies’ technical leaders. You will develop and sustain a vision for continued growth and improved efficiency for the software engineering

Position Responsibilities:

Engineering Communication & Strategic Alignment

  • Communication with Engineering Teams: 
    • Provide overall company happenings and provide context to get ahead of swirl. Explain situations in context of the employee, the team, and Millennium 
    • Provide rationale and background for higher level decisions 
    • Sets the technical direction and standards for engineering teams 
    • Establish and maintain the standardization of project management tools to drive commonality in how we implement our design (e.g. template IMS and WBS) 
    • Establish Objectives and KPIs that align with company goals and measure engineering performance across the organization 
    • Implement organizational initiatives and corrective actions to meet and improve upon performance targets 

Program Execution & Technical Oversight

  • Functional Oversight and Support of Program Execution 
    • Coordinates risk management across teams; escalates and prioritizes critical risks 
    • Oversees program-level schedules, ensures resource balancing, and approves staffing plans 
    • Reviews and approves proposal labor estimates and technical baselines; manages bid efforts 
    • Manages communication with program directors and PMs regarding technical work products and performance, as well as communicating impacts due to corporate prioritization 

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Cross-team collaboration to enforce commonality of tools, analysis, processes, and standards 
  • Partner closely with Quality and Safety team to ensure risk posture is well understood and standards are up to date with your team's processes 
  • Work closely with Manufacturing leadership teams to provide support in designing for manufacturability and resolution of complex non-conformance resolution during all working shifts 
  • Work with Manufacturing team to scale design as required across program portfolios – establish processes and standards within your team to support this effort 
  • Work in conjunction with Program Management to meet execution milestones and address blockers/help needed 

Process Improvement & Operational Efficiency

  • Process Improvement: look for cross-team relationships and help set priorities on what ETLs recommend 
  • Establish & maintain interview processes 
  • Approves tools/software for efficient use across engineering teams; manages associated costs 
  • Manage OH budget across engineering teams (managers, meetings, software, training, tools & equipment), including approval of software with means for efficient use across teams 

Talent Development & Leadership

  • Mentoring and Performance Reviews of Front Line Managers ETLs and any other direct reports: 
    • Providing regular 1:1 meetings with direct reports 
    • Providing formal feedback and raise requests per company guidelines 
    • Identification of talent for Technical Fellow positions and career growth paths 
  • Sponsors cross-team initiatives to drive innovation; identifies and supports transformational technologies

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience): 

  • Minimum of 14 years of experience as an engineering professional, with experience in functional or project management in the aerospace defense industry
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or similar with focus on software development 
  • 7+ years of experience in C and C++ programming 
  • 5+ years of experience with Linux in an embedded environment and/or baremetal C on a microcontroller 
  • 5+ years having served as or currently serving as a Project Lead, and/or functional manager in spacecraft development
  • Knowledge of satellite systems and components
  • Demonstrated ability in flight software design and test of spacecraft.
  • This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance post start for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Top Secret Clearance Post-Start is required. 

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Background that exhibits the ability to conduct sense making of multifaceted challenges through the use of data 
  • 5+ years of project management experience 
  • 5+ years of experience crafting and developing strategy plans  

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.

Drug Free Workplace:

Milllenium Space Systems 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. 

Pay & Benefits: 

Millennium Space Systems offers a very competitive benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, and 401k

Summary Pay Range: Level L: $165,750 - $243,750


Applications for this position will be accepted until Mar. 31, 2026


Export Control Requirements:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details:

US based job, US Person required

Relocation

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this 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. Top Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift


Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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