Lead Software Systems Engineer

About the role

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Lead Software Systems Engineer to join the P-8 Missions System Software Engineering team in Kent, WA. The P-8 Mission Systems Software architecture team needs a strong software architect on-site to lead a software product baseline team.

The P-8 Poseidon program is the premier Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) platform for the US Navy and several international partners. Candidates will belong to an Agile software engineering development team that supports architecture, requirements, framework, operating system, and application development.

Responsibilities

• Leads the planning of software development tasks including detailed software design, coding, and unit/integration/functional/system testing of customer desired features/user stories, ensuring successful achievement of acceptance criteria
• Leads and oversees the design, architecture, prototyping, and development of mission computing and software modernization
• Partners with software and hardware stakeholders to inform system definition and oversees translation of system-level requirements into software requirements to meet Navy customer capability requests
• Provides cross-team architecture level guidance for P-8 Mission Systems Software including estimation of new business and opportunities
• Reviews completion of software system-level analyses to identify risk, issues and opportunities; leads integration and deployment of mitigation actions throughout the software lifecycle
• Leads code reviews to ensure alignment to requirements and standard
• Mentor’s junior engineers and provide cross-training within the team by implementing and documenting standard design, test, and execution processes and procedures

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required)
• 9+ years’ experience with software development on Windows or Linux
• 5+ years’ experience with Java or C++

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science and 9+ years of related work experience
• Strong systems thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Practical experience with requirements decomposition, requirements tracing and configuration management
• Familiar with standard engineering tools such as requirements management, MBSE, test management, and common collaboration tools
• Experience with mission systems, avionics, command & control architectures, embedded systems, sensor systems, or related defense/space programs
• Experience with Agile or SAFe practices, including daily standup, User Stories, Sprints, and Release Planning
• Experience using dependency management and automation services

Skills

• Java or C++
• Windows or Linux
• Agile or SAFe practices
• Dependency management and automation services

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 competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

Pay

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. Summary Pay Range: USD $158,100 - $213,900

Schedule

This position is expected to be 100% onsite and is for 1st shift. Position may require travel up to 10% of the time.