Flight Software Test Engineer — Space Systems Lead

The Boeing Company; El Segundo (CA); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

The Boeing Company in El Segundo, CA is seeking Flight Software Test Engineers (Associate/Experienced/Senior) to support our Flight Software Team, focusing on leadership, quality, and development of new test capabilities for current and future satellite programs.

This role leads test and verification activities, partners with stakeholders, designs comprehensive test plans, and contributes to automated testing within CI/CD pipelines for space programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Ability to obtain Secret U.S. Security Clearance post-start.
• 2+ years of software integration, test, validation, and verification experience.
• 2+ years of software development using C, C++, Java, or Python.

Responsibilities

• Supports design, development, and execution of software test and verification activities.
• Lead test environments setup for hardware, software, and network.
• Design test plans, cases, and scenarios aligned to requirements.
• Execute manual and automated test cases ensuring safety and compliance.
• Identify, document, and track defects; provide actionable feedback.
• Mentor junior engineers on test design, automation, and reporting.

Skills

C/C++/Java/Python

Software testing

Test automation

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

GitLab

Bitbucket

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

The Boeing Company in El Segundo, CA is seeking Flight Software Test Engineers (Associate/Experienced/Senior) to support our Flight Software Team, focusing on leadership, quality, and development of new test capabilities for current and future satellite programs.

This role leads test and verification activities, partners with stakeholders, designs comprehensive test plans, and contributes to automated testing within CI/CD pipelines for space programs.