Lead Software Systems Engineer

Lead Software Systems Engineer

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Company is looking for a Lead Software Systems Engineer for NATO (North Atlantics Treaty Organization) & OMS (Open Mission Systems) to join the Phantom Works Open C2 Mission Systems Software team located in Fairfax, Virginia. This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) Software Engineering organization.

Boeing presently supports NATO Unmanned Command and Control (C2) and Autonomy efforts, driving changes to several standards used by Boeing and all Unmanned Systems developers.  This software engineer supports direct involvement with NATO Unmanned C2 efforts. Specifically, the role’s responsibilities include:

• Establish and maintain working relationships with NATO leadership in unmanned systems working groups

• Provide guidance to Boeing programs on the use of NATO C2 Standards

• Submit recommended changes to NATO standards, review recommended changes provided by others, and ensure Boeing interests are represented in evolving standards

• Act as a focal for Boeing Company interaction with NATO standards development working groups concerning unmanned vehicles, use of autonomy and command & control

Position Responsibilities:

• Researches and oversees implementation of current and emerging technologies, tools, frameworks and changes in regulations relevant to software development.

• Partners with appropriate stakeholders to inform system definition and oversees translation of system-level requirements into software requirements and models that meet customer, operational and performance requirements and have clear traceability to design, code and test artifacts.

• Establishes and maintains working relationships with NATO leadership in unmanned systems working groups

• Provides guidance to Boeing programs on the use of NATO C2 Standards

• Submits recommended changes to NATO standards, review recommended changes provided by others, and ensure Boeing interests are represented in evolving standards

• Acts as a focal for Boeing Company interaction with NATO standards development working groups concerning unmanned vehicles, use of autonomy and command & control

• Collaborates and consults with software engineering leads, test leads, and the system design teams on Boeing programs, concerning key decisions regarding OMS functional allocations and responsibilities, software architecture, software requirements and test strategies.

• Technically represents Boeing OMS to outside organizations and discusses changes to the OMS Standard, both from within Boeing and from outside companies.

• Works with all Air Dominance Programs within Boeing to advise on NATO and OMS Standards implementations.

• Works with all Air Dominance Programs within Boeing to create and submit changes to NATO and OMS Standards.

• Serves as a subject matter expert and must have experience in Open C2 Standards development.

• Must work well in a group setting and have strong inter-personal and communication skills. Trains and mentors others.

This position is hybrid. This means that the selected candidate will be required to perform some work onsite at one of the listed location options.  This is at the hiring team’s discretion and could potentially change in the future. 2-3 days office, full travel

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

• 10+ years of experience working with any of the following Customers: Department of Defense (DoD), International Customers, NATO; or the United States Air Force (USAF)

• 10+ years of experience in Interface management to include interface control documents and interface design documents

• Experience in systems engineering (i.e. system or software requirements, development, and/or test)

• Experience defining Open Mission Systems (OMS)

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• 10+ years of experience with NATO STANAG Standards such as STANAG 4586 and 4817

• Experience Universal C2 Interface (UCI) Systems

• Master 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

• Skill and ability to: collect, organize, synthesize, and analyze data; summarize findings; develop conclusions and recommendations from appropriate data sources.

• Knowledge of company, state, federal and/or International compliance regulations (e