Flight Software Engineer (Experienced/Senior)
BOEING EMPLOYEES · Los Angeles, CA
📍 USA - El Segundo, CAvia workdayFirst listed here 2026-09-28
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Flight Software Engineer (Experienced/Senior)
Company:
The Boeing Company
The Boeing Company is currently seeking a Flight Software Engineer (Experienced/Senior) to support our Flight Software Team located in El Segundo, CA or Mountain View, CA . This position will support the Boeing Defense Services ( BDS ) business organization.
We are seeking a Software Engineer that is 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 (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
This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at El Segundo, CA or Mountain View, CA.
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):
Bachelor’s Degree
Ability to obtain Secret U.S. Security Clearance post-start for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship
5+ years of experience in software development using languages such as C, C++, Java, or Python
5+ years of experience designing and developing software for a real-time or non-real-time system
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
Level 4: 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
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
Conflict of Interest:
Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.
Travel: No travel anticipated
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.
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