The Boeing Company

aerospace

LeadSoftwareEngineerEmbedded

$212–286k Long Beach, California, United States; Plano, Texas, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Lead Software Engineer – Embedded at The Boeing Company. Skills: Embedded Software, Real-time Systems, Software Development, Leadership. Oversees design, development, test, debugging, maintenance of software. Meets industry, customer, safety, regulation standards”

What You'll Achieve.

ensure product and process compliance

Industry & Context.

aerospace
Problems you'll solve

tackle challenging problems; independently identify and solve problems; isolate issues

Eligibility Requirements

Ability to obtain an active U. S. Security Clearance, U. S. Citizenship required, U. S. Person required, Export Control Requirement

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's Degree, Ability to obtain an active U. S. Security Clearance for which the U. S. Government requires U. S. Citizenship, 10+ years of experience leading software development, 10+ years of experience leading or supporting trade studies, business case development, work transfers, and/or statement of work management, 10+ years of experience developing and implementing automated test strategies, 5+ years of experience in leadership roles driving developer productivity or DevSecOps adoption

Nice to Have

Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in computer engineering or similar engineering discipline, Ability to effectively lead, communicate and collaborate with key stake holders across multiple organizations, Experience with software architecture and design methodologies, Ability to synthesize software architectures and designs that meet requirements, characteristics and constraints, Ability to independently identify and solve problems encountered by the team using both creativity and established engineering principles, analytical skills, including the ability to isolate issues with logs and test results, Experience debugging, integrating, and testing software in emulated and hardware-in-the-loop environments, Experience identifying software vulnerabilities and implementing effective measures to protect the software, Understanding of fundamental cyber security concepts, such as secure boot, encryption, and key management, Experience with general and real-time software development and testing tools, capability and usage, Real-time tool examples include cross compilers, target debuggers and test/performance instrumentation, Experience with domains, characteristics, constraints and products that require real-time software and influence architecture, requirements, interfaces, designs, and integration/test approaches

What You'll Do.

maintenance of software

Translates customer requirements into software design

Oversees code review for embedded systems software

Oversees integration of embedded software with hardware

Reviews efficiency and stability of embedded software systems

Oversees research and implementation of technologies

Oversees tracking and evaluation of team performance

Oversees embedded software project management

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

collaborating across engineering disciplines; collaborate with key stake holders

Communication Scope

communicate effectively

Process & Methodology

project management functions, project plans

Full Job Description

Lead Software Engineer – Embedded **Company:** The Boeing Company At Boeing, we are at the forefront of aerospace innovation, shaping the future of flight and space exploration. We are seeking talent for a **Lead Software Engineer – Embedded** to join the AvionX Software Engineering Team focused on developing embedded real-time software for our avionics in **Long Beach, California and Plano, Texas.** We are particularly interested in engineers who are passionate about one or more of the following areas: • **Low-Level Development** : Creating kernel and user mode drivers for Linux and real-time operating systems. Leading and collaborating across engineering disciplines to define, develop, and debug hardware/software interfaces for avionics systems. Experience with board bring-up, bootloaders, and on-target debugging is a plus. • **High-Integrity Software Development** : Deriving and allocating requirements with traceability throughout the software lifecycle. Designing solutions that meet requirements and defining application interfaces. Developing, reviewing and optimizing code that adheres to necessary safety and quality standards. • **Integration and Test Automation** : Integrating software components on emulated and target hardware. Identifying vulnerabilities and ensuring software resilience. Developing and executing test strategy, including automated tests for safety-critical software. A successful candidate will be able to independently tackle challenging problems, communicate effectively, and take responsibility for the complete software lifecycle. All candidates are expected to possess working knowledge of modern software engineering tools and practices, such as VS Code, Git, Markdown, YAML, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps, and a bias towards automation. **Position Responsibilities:** * Oversees the design, development, test, debugging and maintenance of software that is integrated into embedded devices and systems and meets industry, customer, safety and regulation

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