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Software Systems Engineer (Experienced or Senior)

Boeing
Ridley Park, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 25 Mar 2026
💰 $213,900/yr($126,650/yr$213,900/yr)

About the role

Software Systems Engineer (Experienced or Senior)

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Company is currently seeking a Software Systems Engineer (Experienced or Senior) to support our Vertical Lift Software organization located in Ridley Park, PA where we work on multiple Boeing programs, including V-22, H-47, Enterprise DevSecOps, and others. This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Defense Services (BDS) business organization.

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance.

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

Find your future with us.

The Boeing Vertical Lift organization builds and upgrades helicopters and tiltrotor aircraft to provide reliable rotorcraft for attack, transport, humanitarian and rescue missions in austere conditions. In short, it’s where Boeing brings vertical flight to life: blending rugged practicality with cutting-edge innovation to produce aircraft that can do jobs others can’t. We adapt our proven multi-mission rotorcraft to effectively address current missions while preparing for future challenges – and continue to make innovation a priority.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, analyze, and maintain software systems that support military aircraft flight software and applications.

  • Inform system definition and translate system-level requirements and models into software requirements that meet customer, operational needs, performance requirements and have clear traceability to design, code and test artifacts.

  • Provide technical solutions to difficult problems.

  • Perform code and test reviews to ensure agreement with system objectives.

  • Assist with model development, code development and/or code auto-generation from Simulink models.

  • Monitor and review test completion, verification processes, and issue resolution for software systems.

  • Develop tests to verify software design requirements are achieved.

  • Review product and process for alignment with project plans and industry standards by tracking and evaluating internal team and supplier performance. Perform software management activities.

  • Tailor and deploy processes, tools and metrics.

  • Develop and implement continuous improvements to design, tools and techniques to improve the software quality and/or team performance, leveraging design best practices.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

  • 5+ years of experience designing software systems and writing software requirements

  • 5+ years of experience with the Software Development lifecycle (including Requirements Analysis, Design, Code, Integration & Test)

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • 10 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

  • 5+ years of experience with full life-cycle Software development, modeling, simulation, testing, and/or analysis using C, C++, C#, Python, Java, Ada, or Linux

  • Familiar with DOORS

  • Experience working in Agile software development framework

  • Familiar working with and/or developing software requirements/test methodology using MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429 standards

  • Experience using and deploying automation, continuous integration, and other DevSecOps tools and techniques

  • Proven examples of implementing process or tool enhancements to benefit team-based software development, efficiency, and/or enhanced product technical outcome

  • Familiar with aircraft systems, including flight control and mission systems

  • Familiar with DO-178C requirements

Travel: up to 10%

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace (DFW) 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.

Relocation:  

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

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

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