Real-Time Software Engineers (Associate or Experienced)

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The Boeing Precision Engagement Systems organization in St. Charles, MO (St. Louis metro area) is seeking several Real-Time Software Engineers (Associate or Experienced) to develop, integrate, test, and deliver complex software solutions. This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) Software Engineering organization. The Precision Engagement Systems organization produces a variety of precision-guided weapons employed around the world to support the defense of the United States and more than 30 U.S. allied countries.

At the Boeing campus in St. Charles, MO, we support Direct Attack weapons and Cruise Missiles deployed on a range of military aircraft and select ground platforms. This highly skilled software team is responsible for developing and maintaining the Operational Flight Programming (OFP) software and other real-time embedded software products that fulfill the mission processing functionality of the weapon systems. We use Agile methodology and the Secure Digital Transformation Environment tool stack (Jira, BitBucket, Confluence, Artifactory) to develop the OFP software, written in Ada.

About the role

In this role, the software engineer will join a multi-discipline team to design and build software solutions. Engineers will work across all phases of the software development lifecycle and take ownership of features from design through deployment. Responsibilities include developing real-time embedded applications, creating models and simulations, implementing DevOps practices and automated development environments, building support tools, and managing software configuration and Agile release processes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a multi-discipline engineering team to create and implement Operational Flight Program (OFP) software solutions
• Contribute in all phases of the software development lifecycle in an Agile development environment
• Develop solutions using Ada and C/C++
• Test your software and assist system level testing to verify correct software functionality
• Analyze problem reports and troubleshoot software defects
• Develop leadership skills and experience
• Opportunity to work directly with United States Air Force and Navy customers

Requirements

• Ability to obtain a U.S. secret security clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, engineering technology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science
• 3+ years of experience programming in C, C++ or Ada
• 3+ years of experience in real-time embedded software development
• 3+ years of experience in developing software using Object Oriented principles
• 3+ years of experience working in a team environment

Qualifications

• 5 or more years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Level 2: Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of related work experience OR Bachelor’s Degree and 6+ years of directly related work experience OR 10+ years of related, relevant experience
• Level 3: Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of related work experience OR Bachelor’s Degree and 9+ years of directly related work experience OR 13+ years of related, relevant experience
• Active U.S. secret clearance
• Experience with Ada, Python, or C#
• Experience working in an Agile software development environment
• Experience with Git or a similar version control system
• Experience developing and tracing software requirements

Benefits

The Boeing Company 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. The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

• Summary Pay Range for Associate level: $99,450 - $134,550
• Summary Pay Range for Experienced: $126,650 - $171,350
• Potential signing bonus for eligible/qualified external candidates

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility. This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required. This is a 1st shift position. Boeing will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.