Senior Software Engineer–Systems
Company:
The Boeing Company
The Boeing Company is currently seeking Senior Software Systems Engineer to support our Phantom Works **Open Architecture Systems Integrated Software (OASIS) Solutions **team located in Berkeley, MO This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business organization.
We are seeking a software systems engineer with demonstrated ability to apply systems engineering principles in modern software environments, with strong understanding of DevSecOps pipelines, CI/CD practices, and cloud-native architectures. Candidates should be comfortable working across disciplines to integrate hardware, software, and mission systems in secure environments, collaborating closely with developers and test engineers to validate end-to-end functionality. Experience with containerized applications, automated build and test processes, and infrastructure as code is essential to ensuring system performance, security, and mission assurance. The integration and test team will lead system-level integration, verification, and acceptance test activities to ensure software systems meet performance, reliability, and interoperability requirements in an operational environment.
**Position Responsibilities: **
- Review, develop, document, and maintain system requirements and traceability across the lifecycle.
- Define test strategies, plans, procedures, and acceptance criteria for component, integration, and system-level testing.
- Design and execute verification & validation activities (functional, interface, performance, reliability, regression).
- Analyze test results, perform root cause analyses, and recommend corrective actions.
- Collaborate across engineering disciplines, working closely with software developers, system architects, and test engineers to validate end-to-end functionality and mission effectiveness.
- Lead integration of hardware, software, and mission systems in secure DoD environments, ensuring interoperability, performance, and mission assurance.
- Apply modern DevSecOps practices—including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, containerized deployments, and infrastructure as code—to streamline integration and test activities.
- Stand up, configure, and maintain secure test environments leveraging cloud-native and virtualized resources (e.g., AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or on-premise equivalents).
- Use model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and requirements management tools to support design, analysis, and traceability.
- Contribute to risk, issue, and opportunity management; assess and report technical readiness and critical path impacts.
- Drive continuous improvement of integration and test processes, incorporating automation, metrics, and lessons learned to increase efficiency and reliability.
- Document integration results and test findings for design reviews, readiness assessments, and formal customer deliverables.
- Mentor junior engineers; at higher levels, provide technical leadership across projects and broader mentoring responsibilities.
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):
- Bachelor Degree
- 5+ years of experience with requirements management and decomposition
- 5+ years of experience software integration, test, validation, and verification
- 5+ years of experience with test automation and scripting
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
- 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 5+ years of related work experience OR Bachelor’s Degree and 13+ years of directly related work experience OR 17+ years of related, relevant experience
- Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in Systems Engineering or related field.
- Familiar with standard engineering tools such as requirements management (DOORS or similar), MBSE (MSOSA/Cameo or similar), test management, and common collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence, Git).
- Strong systems thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Experience with mission systems, avionics, command & control architectures, embedded systems, sensor systems, or related defense/space programs.
- Prior work on software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, flight test, or distributed system integration.
- Knowledge of certification and compliance frameworks relevant to the program (FAA, DoD, NASA, etc.).
- Experience with cloud, container, and CI/CD test infrastructure (Docker/Kubernetes, AWS).
- Experience with performance and reliability testing, and statistical test methods (DOE).
Travel:** 20%**
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.
CodeVue Coding Challenge:
To be considered for this position you will be required to complete a technical assessment as part of the selection process. Failure to complete the assessment will remove you from consideration.
**Pay & 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.
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 is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
Summary Pay Range: $147,900 - $200,100
Potential signing bonus for eligible/qualified external candidates.
Language Requirements:
Not Applicable
Education:
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent
Relocation:
This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.
Export Control Requirement:
This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.
Safety Sensitive:
This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.
Security Clearance:
This position requires an active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)
Visa Sponsorship:
Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.
Contingent Upon Award Program
This position is not contingent upon program award
Shift:
Shift 1 (United States of America)
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