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Senior Software Engineering Manager - Experimental & Mission Systems

Seal Beach, California Job ID JR2026496405 Category Security Clearance Role Type Onsite Post Date Feb. 24, 2026 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 seeking a Senior Software Engineering Manager for the Experimental & Mission Systems (XMS) Software group to join our team in Seal Beach, CA within the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) Space Mission Systems (SMS) organization. 

The successful candidate will lead & develop a world-class Software Engineering team responsible for the implementation of state-of-the-art space software products. The candidate will work with program leaders and managers in the development and efficient execution of integrated software plans, operational software, software design artifacts, and the necessary simulators to verify and validate flight software prior to operational use. 

Boeing is the world's largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial airplanes and defense, space and security systems. We are engineers and technicians. Skilled scientists and problem solvers. Bold innovators and dreamers. Join us, and you can build something better for yourself, for our customers and for the world!

Position Responsibilities:

  • Lead all Software Engineering teams and mid-level managers within SMS Experimental & Mission Systems (XMS) organization, managing software engineering and technical activities spanning multiple disciplines in a high intensity, event-driven environment.

  • Lead technical authority and senior software manager for the X-37B Flight Software Integrated Product Team (IPT)

  • Serve as IPT Lead and Cost Account Manager (EVM): manage scope, performance metrics, risk, cost, schedule, and technical quality, ensuring projects are completed on schedule and within budget

  • Lead flight software technical strategy, architecture, design reviews, and execution of program milestones.

  • Own software requirements, formal configuration management, and software-centered qualification/sell-off activities for safety and timing.

  • Oversee embedded/real-time software development, including RTOS environments, coding standards, and toolchains.

  • Direct verification & validation activities: Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL), software integration labs, software simulations, automated test frameworks, and formal qualification testing.

  • Manage software lab build-up, maintenance, and HITL hardware integration.

  • Drive supplier technical management, negotiate and coordinate supplier deliverables, and manage interfaces with other IPTs and system stakeholders.

  • Implement and tailor Agile/Scrum practices at scale (PI planning, sprints, retrospectives) where appropriate, and shepherd automated test pipelines.

  • Define, communicate, and enforce software best practices across requirements, design, V&V, safety, cyber, and configuration management.

  • Prepare and support proposals: basis of estimates (BOEs), WBS, cost/schedule estimates, technical sections, and implementation plans.

  • Communicate effectively up and out: present technical status, risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations to customers, senior directors, and executive leadership

  • Functional Management over a complex, geographically diverse organization:

    • Build, recruit, and retain a diverse, distributed team; plan staffing and workforce allocations to meet program needs and budget constraints.

    • Provide hands-on mentoring, coaching, and technical direction to engineering leads and managers; establish succession plans, staffing-to-plan and budget, career development paths, and performance management.

    • Develop and execute a robust training and development plan

    • Perform employee performance management, hiring, retention, awards/recognition, and goal setting

    • Develop employee engagement activities to motivate and engage the workforce

    • Contribute to the development and vision of the Space Mission Systems Software organization

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

  • 10+ years of experience leading or managing a software engineering organization and software activities

  • This position requires an active TS/SCI U.S. Security Clearance with successful completion of a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) by the federal government within the last 5 years (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.) 

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

  • 12+ years of software engineering experience with at least 8 years leading software organizations or large programs.

  • Demonstrated IPT/program leadership responsibility for technical performance, cost, and schedule, and experience serving as a Cost Account Manager using EVM.

  • Proven track record driving software V&V and formal qualification/sell-off to meet certification-level requirements.

  • Hands-on experience with SIL and HITL integration and managing software labs.

  • Deep knowledge of real-time embedded software, RTOSes (e.g., VxWorks) and programming languages such as C/C++.

  • Strong supplier technical management and cross-functional coordination experience.

  • Experience implementing Agile/Scrum practices at scale and using data-driven Agile/Earned Value Management metrics to drive performance to plan.

  • Demonstrated ability to define and enforce requirements, safety, cyber, testing, and configuration management practices.

  • Excellent communication skills for both technical leadership and upward/outward communication to customers, directors, and executives.

  • Experience in people management including succession planning, staffing-to-plan and budget, career development, mentoring, coaching, and performance management.

  • Experience with software static analysis, code coverage, and metrics-driven execution.

  • Prior aerospace proposal experience (BOEs, WBS, cost estimating).

  • Experience managing multi-year, phased programs and large supplier ecosystems.

  • History of building and scaling distributed engineering teams across multiple locations and time zones.

Travel: less than 10%

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.

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: $249,900 - $338,100


Applications for this position will be accepted until Mar. 07, 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

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Security Clearance

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

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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