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Senior Software Engineers–Systems

Los Angeles, California; El Segundo, California Job ID JR2025468243 Category Security Clearance Role Type Onsite Post Date Aug. 22, 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.

The Boeing Company is currently seeking Senior Software Engineers–Systems to support our Flight Software team located in El Segundo, California. This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Defense Services (BDS) business organization.

The ideal Senior Software System Engineers will be passionate about space and excited to work in a multi-disciplined, collaborative engineering environment that supports the design, development, and implementation of software for existing and emerging Boeing commercial and government space programs.

This exciting position requires demonstrated experience with the software development full life cycle (requirements, design, code, test), ability to lead a team, and the clear exhibition of superior judgment and decision making to engineer new solutions and support existing capabilities for multiple software programming projects.  Demonstrated critical thinking and troubleshooting skills are required.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Software development tasks including requirements analysis, software architecture, designs, integration, and formal qualification.

  • Assisting with the development, documentation and maintenance of architectures, requirements, algorithms, interfaces and designs for software systems.

  • Developing software verification plans, test procedures and test environments

  • Working and interfacing with a technically diverse user community and a multi-disciplined integrated product team (systems and software).

  • Highly motivated and must work well in a team environment

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):

  • Ability to Obtain U.S. Secret – Interim Pre-Start & Final Post Start

  • 10+ years of classroom or work-related experience with the Software Development lifecycle (including Requirements Analysis, Design, Code, Integration & Test)

  • 3+ years of experience in software development using languages such as Go, Java, C/C++, Rust, or Python

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

  • Experience using team collaboration tools including GitLab, Bitbucket, JIRA, and Confluence

  • Experience with the full software development lifecycle that includes requirements analysis through Formal Qualification

Travel: No travel is anticipated for this position

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace (DFW) 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.

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 for Senior Level: $136,850 - $185,150


Applications for this position will be accepted until Sept. 05, 2025


Export Control Requirements: 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.

Export Control Details: US based job, US Person required

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

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 U.S. Secret Clearance Pre-Start and final U.S. 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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