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Flight Software Engineers (Associate / Experienced / Senior)

Boeing logoBoeing$106,250–$143,750/yrFull timePosted 1w ago
  • US citizenship
  • Secret clearance

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California

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This posting states $106k–$144k a year. Open software engineer jobs in California post a median of $180k a year, the middle half $155k–$212k, across 449 jobs that state their pay, so this one is below the middle half of what they post.

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About the job

Flight Software Engineers (Associate / Experienced / Senior) ## Company The Boeing Company The Boeing Company is currently seeking Flight Software Engineers (Associate / Experienced / Senior) to support our Flight Software Team located in El Segundo, CA.

In this role, the individual will lead a team with design, implementation, and test of flight software with a focus on leadership, quality, earned value, and development of new capabilities for current and future satellite programs. This position will support the Boeing Defense Services (BDS) business organization.

We are seeking Software Engineers that are 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 software engineer position requires demonstrated experience within the software ecosystem, a diverse background of project experience, and the clear exhibition of superior judgment and decision making to engineer new solutions and support existing capabilities of multiple software programming projects.

Demonstrated critical thinking and troubleshooting skills are required. ## Position Responsibilities (P2) - Support the design, integration, modification, test, and debugging of software that is integrated into embedded devices and systems and meets industry, customer, safety and regulation standards - Assist with review, analysis, and translation of customer requirements for software products for embedded devices and systems - Support building and writing code for embedded systems software to run on specific specialized hardware. - Contribute to integration of embedded software with hardware components - Support analysis, monitoring and improving the efficiency and stability of embedded software systems. - Participate in testing and debugging software for embedded devices and systems - Responsible for satellite and payload software safety, assurance, quality, and engineering excellence. - Assist in producing design and test documentation and artifacts - Assist in conducting Cyber Vulnerability Analysis (CVA) for multiple processing platforms in the satellite vehicle architecture - Assist in designing and implementing cyber monitoring algorithms. - Assist in designing and writing custom tools to support configuration automation and improve development workflow - 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 ## Position Responsibilities (P3) - Design, Integrate, modify, test, and debug software that is integrated into embedded devices and systems and meets industry, customer, safety and regulation standards - Review, analyze, and translate customer requirements for software products for embedded devices and systems - Build and write code for embedded systems software to run on specific specialized hardware - Integrate embedded software with hardware components - Analyze, monitor and improve the efficiency and stability of embedded software systems - Test and debug software for embedded devices and systems - Drive software execution to deliver products on-cost and on-schedule to program - Responsible for satellite and payload software safety, assurance, quality, and engineering excellence - Produce design and test documentation and artifacts - Conduct Cyber Vulnerability Analysis (CVA) for multiple processing platforms within the satellite vehicle architecture - Design and implement cyber monitoring algorithms - Design and write custom tools to support configuration automation and improve development workflow. - 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 ## Position Responsibilities (P4) - Lead the design, integration, modification, test, and debugging of software that is integrated into embedded devices and systems and meets industry, customer, safety and regulation standards - Lead review, analyses, and translation of customer requirements for software products for embedded devices and systems - Review code for embedded systems software to run on specific specialized hardware - Lead integration of embedded software with hardware components - Lead analyses, monitoring and improvement of the efficiency and stability of embedded software systems - Lead testing and debugging of software for embedded devices and systems - Advise on software and hardware integration domains - Lead tracking and evaluation of internal and supplier software team performance to ensure product and process compliance to project plans and industry standards - Lead software project management functions - Drive software execution to deliver products on-cost and on-schedule to programs - Responsible for satellite and payload software safety, assurance, quality, and engineering excellence - Produce and deliver design and test documentation and artifacts including program CDRLs - Conduct Cyber Vulnerability Analysis (CVA) for multiple processing platforms within the satellite vehicle architecture - Design and implement cyber monitoring algorithms - Design and write custom tools and processes to support configuration automation and improve development workflow - Interface with product stakeholders including software and hardware development teams, Systems Engineering, Product Security Engineering, and Testbed Engineering - 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 ## Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience) - This position requires the ability to obtain a SECRET US Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship.

Ability to obtain Interim- SECRET US Security clearance Pre-Start and Final- SECRET US Security clearance Post-Start - Bachelors Degree - 2+ or more years of experience designing and developing software for a real-time or non-real-time system - 2+ years of experience in software development using languages such as C, C++, Java or Python ## Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience) - Level 3: 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience - Level 4: 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience ​ - Active Interim Secret Clearance or higher - Experience with the full software development lifecycle that includes requirements analysis through Formal Qualification - Experience using team collaboration tools including GitLab, Bitbucket, JIRA, and Confluence - Experience in embedded real-time software development - Experience with Wireshark or other network analysis tools and Debuggers - Experience automating software builds, unit tests, and integration tests using a DevOps tool chain Travel: No travel is anticipated for this position. ## Relocation This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Basic relocation will be offered for eligible internal candidates. ## 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

From Boeing's job posting for El Segundo, CA, checked 7 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.

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