Software Engineer (Experienced or Lead)

Job Description

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.

The Boeing Company has an exciting opportunity for a Digital Twin Software Simulation and Deployment Engineer to support Strategic Space Communications Programs in El Segundo, CA. This position will support the Boeing Defense Services (BDS) business unit.

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

Our team builds software and hardware-based satellite simulators and emulators in support of the world’s highest-performing satellite systems for U.S. government and commercial customers.

In this role you will design, implement, test, and maintain software models and system-level simulators that reproduce operational conditions (i.e., simulated scenarios) to enable mission rehearsals and spacecraft operator training. This is an opportunity to support multiple software-based projects in a rapid, agile CI/CD environment using modern technologies and tools. We’re looking for skilled developers who thrive in collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams, like to try new things, and aren’t afraid of a challenge.

Position Responsibilities:

• Review, analyze, translate, and implement customer requirements for software-based simulation products
• Designs, Integrate, modify, test, and debug simulation models and scenarios
• Interface with a technically diverse user community and a multi-disciplinary integrated product team (Systems and Software)
• Works independently and collaboratively to deliver innovative, high-impact solutions to complex technical challenges
• Designs and write custom tools and processes to support configuration automation

Security Clearance:

This position requires an active U.S. 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
• 3+ years’ experience with real-time/near real-time simulations packages and development
• 3+ years’ experience with modern programming and scripting languages such as C++, Java, JavaScript, Perl, Python, Visual Basic
• Experience with CICD implementation experience for both infrastructure and software deployments with tools such as Ansible, Chef, Jenkins, Puppet, and Azure DevOps

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Level 4: 9 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 developing satellite simulations
• Experience with the full software development lifecycle that includes requirements analysis through Formal Qualification
• Experience with implementing infrastructure and deployment environment related software/tools (e.g., containerization, message brokering, software APIs, etc.)
• Experience with automating software builds, unit tests, and integration tests using a DevOps tool chain

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.

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility. Basic relocation will be offered for eligible internal candidates.

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 of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary Pay Range for Experienced level (Level 3): USD $135,150 – $182,850

Summary Pay Range for Lead level (Level 4): USD $171,700 – $232,300

The Boeing 401(k) helps you save for your future, with contributions from Boeing that can help you grow your retirement savings. Our best-in-class retirement benefit features:

1. Best in class 401(k) plan: we'll match your contributions dollar for dollar, up to 10% of eligible pay with immediate 100% vesting

2. Student Loan Match: The Boeing 401(k) Student Loan Match allows eligible enrolled U.S. employees to have their qualified student loan debt payments counted, along with any match-eligible contributions they make, for purposes of determining the Company Match to employees' Boeing 401(k) accounts.

Applications for this position will be accepted until Aug. 06, 2026

Export Control Requirements:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details:

US based job, US Person required

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Security Clearance

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

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

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.