Flight Software Test Engineer – Lead Space Verification

Boeing; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

The Boeing Company in California seeks Flight Software Test Engineers at Associate to Senior level to lead software test and verification for satellite programs. You will work within Boeing Defense Services, growing test capabilities, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and mentoring junior engineers on automation strategies.

Ideal candidates have hands-on experience across CI/CD, test planning, and risk-based testing, with strong problem solving and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 2+ years of experience in software integration, test, validation, and verification.
• Experience with real-time or non-real-time software development.
• Proficiency with C, C++, Java or Python.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and execution of software test and verification activities to ensure quality.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define test objectives, strategies, and testability.
• Design test plans, cases, and scenarios aligned to requirements.
• Set up test environments replicating production conditions.
• Execute manual and automated tests for functionality, performance, safety, and compliance.
• Document defects and provide actionable feedback to developers.

Skills

C

C++

Java

Python

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

GitLab

Bitbucket

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

The Boeing Company in California seeks Flight Software Test Engineers at Associate to Senior level to lead software test and verification for satellite programs. You will work within Boeing Defense Services, growing test capabilities, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and mentoring junior engineers on automation strategies.

Ideal candidates have hands-on experience across CI/CD, test planning, and risk-based testing, with strong problem solving and communication skills.