Software Engineer - Developer 3

This posting is for a contract assignment and is not a full-time employment offer with Boeing. Candidates selected for roles will be employed as contract workers through a Boeing approved 3rd party for the duration of the specified project.

The ideal candidate will be an independent contributor who supports lifecycle activities - design, development, integration, verification, process/tool deployment, supplier and project coordination, research, and troubleshooting - under minimum direction from technical leads, product owner, and functional manager. This is a high-impact and high-influence role where you will own project goals and their relationship to the big-picture and business context; identify and suggest improvements to potential issues in architecture, design, and code; drive technical direction and influence processes while handling ambiguity under tight constraints; and mentor other engineers on team direction and technical skills.

Position Responsibilities

Designs, develops, tests, and maintains embedded software throughout the end-to-end lifecycle that meets industry, customer, safety, and regulation standards.

Reviews, analyzes, and translates customer requirements into initial design of software products.

Develops, maintains, enhances and optimizes software products and functionalities for systems integrations.

Develops, documents and maintains architectures, requirements, algorithms, interfaces and designs for software products.

Debugs and resolves issues identified to ensure the reliability and efficiency of software products.

Handles user inquiries, troubleshoots technical issues and user feedback analysis.

Implements current and emerging technologies, tools, frameworks and changes in regulations relevant to software development

Develops, establishes, monitors and improves software processes, tools and key performance metrics that align projects with organizational goals and industry benchmarks.

Executes and documents software research and development projects.

Advises on software domains, system-specific issues, processes and regulations.

Performs software project management activities and software supplier management functions.

Tracks and evaluates software team and supplier performance to ensure product and process compliance to project plans and industry standards.

Requried Qualifications

Five (5) or more years of professional experience in software development lifecycle including design, development, integration, verification, process/tool deployment, supplier and project coordination, research, and troubleshooting

Experience in Agile software development and workflow tools such as VS Code and platforms such as Gitlab

Experience developing embedded real-time software with Ada (must have) and/or C, C++, Java, Python, Rust (nice to have)

Experience working with real-time operating systems (RTOS)

Ability to work effectively in a team environment and communicate with stakeholders of different backgrounds and skill levels

Understanding of the interactions between hardware, software, and system safety

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering technology (e.g., computer engineering, computer science, or software engineering)

Experience leading major programs or complex designs for avionics or control systems for commercial and military applications

Knowledge of how to derive and allocate requirements (e.g., system, sub-system, software) and show traceability throughout the product lifecycle

Knowledge of software architecture and design methodologies including ability to synthesize software architectures and designs to meet product requirements, characteristics and constraints

Knowledge of implementation, validation, and verification processes, practices, and guidelines to ensure software development quality, performance, and safety

Understanding of the relationship between specifications/standards and aircraft/product certification systems

Experience leading software development efforts in compliance with established internal and industry standards, guidelines, and best practices in the development, testing, and deployment of software

Experience with defining and executing verification and validation plans for safety-critical systems

Familiarity with aerospace standards (e.g., DO-178C, DO-331, MIL-HDBK-516C, and MIL-STD-882)

Experience mentoring other engineers and leading the implementation of complex systems