Senior Software Architect Featured

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. 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.

The Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS), Satellite Software Mission Product organization, is seeking a Senior Software Architect to join our team located El Segundo, CA additional locations Seal Beach, CA.

This position is for a software architect who enjoys being a leader, offering the opportunity to provide overall direction for major sections of our software development staff and programs.

Our team creates the software tools and services for the world’s highest performing satellite/ground systems for USG and Commercial customers. We work with space customers in the development of the next generation ground systems for all types of space systems. Our program is organized by Integrated product teams working together to launch a rapidly integrated satellite/ground system.

We seek candidates who have advanced skills in software engineering and architecture with domain experience in satellite ground systems.   

The Senior Software Architect will be a part of a high-performing program team that is engaged in a proprietary space program. This position is responsible for and has ownership of the ground segment Software Architecture ensuring performance, interfaces, and functional system needs are met. This role leads ground architecture design by engaging with other segments of the program, such as Systems Engineering and Integration and Test (SEIT).

Position Responsibilities

• Leads software development projects across multiple sub-projects for continuity

• Trains and oversees activities of the software development team

• Plans, tracks and schedules software deliverables

• Directs solutions for critical challenges involving software and hardware interfaces

• Looks for problems within software systems and resolves the issues with root cause and corrective action

Boeing is the worlds largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial airplanes and defense, space and security systems. We are engineers and technicians. Skilled scientists and thinkers. Bold innovators and dreamers. Join us, and you can build something better for yourself, for our customers and for the world.

This position allows telecommuting. The selected candidate will be required to perform some work onsite at one of the listed location options.

This position requires an active U.S. Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)

Basic (Required) Qualifications

• Bachelor, Master or Doctorate degree from an accredited course of study, in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or other technical degree

• Experience with satellite payload command and control, mission management, and/or mission processing

• Experience as a Software Architect or similar role understanding design patterns and architectural styles

• Experience with re-hosting, integrating and verifying existing software solutions

• Experience with all aspects of the software development cycle including requirements definition, traceability, testing, qualification and customer acceptance.

• Experience collaborating with developers using agile development/collaboration tools (e.g. Atlassian Suite, Bitbucket, Git, etc.) and practices including CI/CD

• Experience with Java and C++ programming languages

Preferred (Desired) Qualifications

• Experience with cloud computing and virtualization technologies (Splunk, VMware)

• Experience with SW test automation, Jenkins

• Experience with Tcl/Tk, Perl, Python, or Compass

• Experience with SUN/Sparc, VxRail/RHEL platforms

• Experience with Oracle/MySQL databases

• Experience using team collaboration tools including ClearQuest, ClearCase

• Experience with SW configuration management:  ClearCase, PIMS

Typical Education / Experience

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 14 or more years related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+9 years related work experience, Master+12 years related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

Referral

Referral to this job is eligible for bonus

Relocation

Basic relocation package is being offered for this position.

Drug Free Workplace (US Specific): 

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.

Shift (US Specific): 

This position is for 1st shift

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.