Contract Embedded Systems Engineer, Space Emulation

Boeing Future of Flight; El Segundo (CA); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 103,000; Full time

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Job summary

Boeing is seeking a Computer Systems Engineer on a contract basis to develop and integrate space payload emulators in El Segundo, CA. The role focuses on hands-on hardware/software for embedded systems (Xilinx SoC/FPGA) and UI/UX interfaces.

You will work in a multidisciplinary lab with hardware, firmware, software, and test engineers to bring up hardware, integrate software, and build emulator interfaces. Relevant Xilinx tools and front-end development are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline.
• 5-9 years of embedded hardware/software development and integration experience.
• Hands-on experience with Xilinx SoC/MPSoC architectures (Zynq UltraScale+, Versal).
• Proficiency with Xilinx toolchains (Vivado, Vitis, PetaLinux, SDK).
• Experience with PS/PL integration, embedded Linux/RTOS, board bring-up, and device drivers.

Responsibilities

• Develop, configure, and maintain embedded software and firmware on Xilinx SoC platforms (Zynq UltraScale+, Versal).
• Implement and debug PS/PL interfaces, AXI interconnects, and memory maps.
• Develop and validate BSPs, PetaLinux, device drivers, and low-level interfaces (PCIe, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, UART).
• Lead hands-on board bring-up, hardware/software integration, and system-level debugging in a lab environment with test equipment.
• Design and implement responsive front-end GUIs using Java or modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Build control dashboards, telemetry displays, and interfaces for payload emulation testbeds.
• Integrate UI with embedded back-end services and hardware endpoints for real-time monitoring.

Skills

Embedded software development

FPGA debugging

Lab equipment troubleshooting

Team collaboration

Front-end GUI design

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science

Tools

Xilinx Vivado

Xilinx Vitis

PetaLinux

SDK

Git/GitLab

Docker

Job description

Boeing is seeking a Computer Systems Engineer on a contract basis to develop and integrate space payload emulators in El Segundo, CA. The role focuses on hands-on hardware/software for embedded systems (Xilinx SoC/FPGA) and UI/UX interfaces.

You will work in a multidisciplinary lab with hardware, firmware, software, and test engineers to bring up hardware, integrate software, and build emulator interfaces. Relevant Xilinx tools and front-end development are required.