Software Engineer | Vehicle Management Systems (Associate or Experienced)

Boeing; Seal Beach (CA); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) ESG Flight Software team in Seal Beach, CA is seeking Software Engineers for Vehicle Management Systems. Collaborate across systems, flight software, and test teams to translate ICDs into robust architectures and verify with CI/CD pipelines.

Roles range from Associate to Experienced software engineers. You will develop and test software near flight hardware with emphasis on safety, reliability, and performance, in a collaborative environment that values

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher required.
• 1+ years of experience with C, C++, Python and/or shell scripts.
• 1+ years in UNIX or LINUX environments.
• Experience with DevOps tools such as GitLab CI/CD, Git Bash, Gradle, Maven, Jenkins, and Artifactory.

Aufgaben

• Define and refine vehicle management software requirements and system-level design inputs.
• Develop and integrate vehicle management software and external functions into VMS.
• Plan and execute verification and validation activities with test strategies, plans, and cases.
• Configure and manage hardware/software/network test environments for reliable validation.
• Perform manual and automated testing; build and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts.
• Support issue investigation and resolution for defects and provide design feedback.
• Maintain engineering and test documentation aligned with privacy/security standards.
• Contribute to process improvements using current tools and methods in software development and testing.
• Coordinate test and verification efforts across multifunctional teams; assist project management for test execution.

Kenntnisse

C/C++

Python

Shell scripting

UNIX/Linux

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s Degree or higher

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

Git Bash

Gradle

Maven

Jenkins

Artifactory

Jobbeschreibung

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Software Engineer - Vehicle Management Systems to join our Experimental Systems Group (ESG) Flight Software (FSW) team in Seal Beach, California. This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) Software Engineering organization.

Our teams are currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including Associate and Experienced Software Engineers.

This role is ideal for software engineers who enjoy working close to flight hardware and mission operations, care deeply about safety, reliability, and performance, and want to grow into a domain expert in Vehicle Management Systems (VMS) for advanced aerospace and autonomy platforms.

You will collaborate with systems, flight software, and integration/test teams to translate requirements and interface control documents (ICDs) into robust architectures and executable verification strategies. You will build simulation- and hardware-in-the-loop environments, author test plans and procedures, and develop automated pipelines that validate requirements, interfaces, and performance across integration, lab, and operational settings. You will write unit/integration/system tests; contribute to CI/CD pipelines, code reviews, and documentation; and deliver concise, actionable test reports for stakeholders.

Position Responsibilities

• Collaborates cross-functionally to define, review, and refine vehicle management software requirements, specifications, and system-level design inputs
• Develops and integrate vehicle management software, including supporting the integration of externally developed functions into vehicle management systems
• Plans and executes verification and validation (V&V) activities by creating test strategies, objectives, plans, cases, and scenarios aligned to requirements and compliance needs
• Configures and manages test environments (hardware/software/network) that replicate production conditions and support reliable validation
• Performs manual and automated testing, including building and maintaining automated test frameworks/scripts, executing test procedures, and reporting defects, risks, and potential vulnerabilities
• Supports issue investigation and resolution for software defects discovered in testing or during operational use, providing results and feedback to improve design and functionality
• Maintains engineering and test documentation (design artifacts, technical specifications, user documentation, test records, metrics, and data) in alignment with privacy/security standards
• Contributes to process and technology improvements by applying current and emerging tools, frameworks, and methods in software development and test
• Coordinates test and verification efforts across multifunctional teams, including project management support for test execution and delivery

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)

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience)

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher
• 1+ years of experience with C, C++, Python and/or shell scripts
• 1+ years of experience working in UNIX or LINUX environment
• Experience with application DevOps tools, such as GitLab (CI/CD), Git Bash, Gradle, Maven, Jenkins, and Artifactory

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)

• Level 3: 5 or more years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and 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 9+ years of directly related work experience OR 13+ years of related, relevant experience
• Experience working with Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS)
• Experience in testing flight critical systems via simulators and hardware-in-the-loop environment
• Experience with Agile Development
• Knowledge of techniques to help identify a customer's organization, capabilities, practices, support resources, preferences, problems, and other constraints in order to provide effective product support and technical issue resolution
• Knowledge of international simulator regulatory standards, data and database constituents, simulator motion systems, and the simulation tools and processes used to provide flight simulators to customers
• Experience in real-time software architecture and design methodologies
• Ability to synthesize real-time software architectures and designs that meet real-time requirements, characteristics and constraints
• Experience in real-time target environments, including processor and network architectures, communication protocols, simulation frameworks and electrical interfaces
• Experience building, integrating and troubleshooting software components
• Knowledge of aircraft systems (e.g., avionics, hydraulic, electrical, egress systems), components (e.g., multifunction displays wing, engine, landing gear transmission), and loadable/non-loadable software (e.g., radar operational programs, inertial navigation programs, operational flight programs)
• Experience in the implementation of software test frameworks, tools and simulations.
• Knowledge of internal and external software test frameworks, architectures, best practices and application in industry
• Knowledge of software practices (e.g., configuration control, change management, problem reporting, software design, peer review, testing, and T&E specific practices), programming languages, operating systems and computing technology applicable to laboratory and flight test systems, including real-time, non-real-time, network-centric, monitoring and control applications
• Experience in verification, validation, certification and qualification processes and procedures, including knowledge of governing regulations and compliance requirements
• Ability to assess and document test or analysis data to show compliance
• Ability to design and develop automation of software tests, execute automated tests, track results, manage test data, and utilize results to improve software quality
• Ability to understand the big picture and the inter-relationships of all positions and activities in the system, including the impact of changes in one area on another area (this includes the ability to see and understand the inter-relationships between components of systems and plans, anticipate future events, and apply the principles of systems thinking to accelerate performance)

Conflict of Interest

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Work Location

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.

Travel

Position may require travel up to 10% of the time.

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.

Drug Free Workplace

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace 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.

Total Rewards

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