Lead Software Engineer, Phantom Works

About the role

The Boeing Company is currently seeking a Lead Software Engineer to support our Phantom Works Software Engineering team located in Berkeley, MO. This position is based in Berkeley, MO; however, it may also be performed from other Boeing U.S. locations, including Mesa, AZ; Colorado Springs, CO; Arlington, VA; or El Segundo, CA, with significant travel required to Berkeley, MO.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the software architecture with focus on interface clarity, stability, and versioning to minimize integration risk, with a focus on production type software that is easily maintainable.
• Partner with appropriate stakeholders to inform system definition and oversee translation of system-level requirements into software requirements and models that meet customer, operational and performance requirements and have clear traceability to design, code and test artifacts.
• Manage supplier/subcontractor software deliverables to ensure they meet team processes and integration requirements.
• Lead the software engineering team’s agile delivery: facilitate sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews/retrospectives, and remove impediments to flow.
• Serve as the Agile/Delivery lead for software—own backlog prioritization with product/system owners, define sprint goals, and ensure timely delivery of integration-ready increments.
• Define, document, and enforce software integration contracts (ICDs or equivalent living artifacts), data models, and message definitions in coordination with Integration & Test and Systems leads.
• Ensure software is designed for testability: require unit, component, integration, SIL/HIL test artifacts with code deliveries, include observability hooks, and ensure failures are diagnosable.
• Lead DevSecOps and CI/CD practices for the team: ensure pipelines support repeatable builds, automated testing, artifact traceability, and consistent deployments across dev, integration, and test environments.
• Collaborate with Integration & Test to align delivery cadence to integration increments and controlled configuration baselines.
• Drive verification & validation execution for software components: support development of test strategies, analyze test results, and triage defects with the team.
• Establish and track delivery metrics (velocity, cycle time, quality metrics, technical debt) and use them to improve predictability and quality.
• Coach and mentor engineers on agile practices, test automation, CI/CD, code quality, and observability.
• Contribute to risk and issue management that affects software delivery and integration readiness; escalate when necessary to protect integration milestones.
• Document integration results, test findings, and provide inputs for design reviews and readiness assessments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Active Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship.
• 5+ years of experience in leading efforts in analyzing and translating requirements into system architecture, hardware and software designs and interface specifications.
• 5+ years of experience as an Agile Systems or Software Development Team Lead.
• 5+ years of experience with the DevSecOps lifecycle.
• 5+ years of experience of DevOps experience (Git, Jenkins, or other CI/CD tools).
• 5+ years of experience with configuration management and collaboration tools such as (or similar to) Git, JIRA, Collaborator, Beyond Compare, and VersionOne.
• 1+ years of Proficient with scripting/programming languages used for automation and testing (e.g., Python, Bash).

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):
  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Active Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship.
  • 5+ years of experience in leading efforts in analyzing and translating requirements into system architecture, hardware and software designs and interface specifications.
  • 5+ years of experience as an Agile Systems or Software Development Team Lead.
  • 5+ years of experience with the DevSecOps lifecycle.
  • 5+ years of experience of DevOps experience (Git, Jenkins, or other CI/CD tools).
  • 5+ years of experience with configuration management and collaboration tools such as (or similar to) Git, JIRA, Collaborator, Beyond Compare, and VersionOne.
  • 1+ years of Proficient with scripting/programming languages used for automation and testing (e.g., Python, Bash).
• Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
  • Level 5 / 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 and 14+ years of related work experience OR Bachelor’s Degree and 18+ years of directly related work experience OR 22+ years of related, relevant experience.
  • Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in a relevant field.
  • Practical experience with requirements tracing and configuration management.
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), SAFe Agilist, or equivalent agile certification.
  • Prior leadership on aerospace, defense, avionics, or other safety‑critical systems.
  • Experience with cloud-native infrastructures (Docker/Kubernetes, AWS GovCloud, Azure Government).
  • Experience with model-based design/verification and SIL/HIL testing environments.
  • Experience managing subcontractor software deliveries.
  • Significant experience with real-time embedded software (C/C++), low-level driver development, network stacks, and hardware/software testing/debugging for microcontrollers and/or FPGAs.
  • Possess strong analytical skills, knowledge & proficiency with physical modeling and simulation tools.
  • Knowledge & proficiency with applied physics, modeling, and/or simulation using MATLAB, Python, and or Jupyter, etc.
  • Experience in real-time embedded systems and low-level driver development with microcontrollers, single board computers, and/or FPGAs.
  • Perform control system logic/algorithm, hardware, and software development tasks.

Benefits

Work alongside exceptional Boeing engineers in a collaborative, inclusive team environment. Lead the Mission. Build the Future.