Onboard Performance Tool (OPT) Software Engineer (Experienced/Senior/Lead)

Onboard Performance Tool (OPT) Software Engineer (Experienced/Senior/Lead)

Company:

The Boeing Company

Job ID:

00000420625

Date Posted:

2024-06-29

Location:

USA - Tukwila, WA

Job Description Qualifications:

The Boeing Company is currently seeking a Onboard Performance Tool (OPT) Software Engineer (Experienced/Senior/Lead) to join the Onboard Performance Tool group located in Tukwila, WA. This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Global Services (BGS) business organization.

Architect, develop and maintain new capabilities for the Onboard Performance Tool (OPT) application used by airline pilots around the world to perform real-time weight and balance, takeoff, climb out, inflight and landing calculations.  We are looking for a senior software engineer with preferred experience in airplane performance and flight operations. 

The successful candidate will have extensive experience developing applications for administrators and end users in airline operations, including flight operations and flight crew.  Airplane performance domain knowledge required.  C++ development experience is required on both MacOS and Windows; FORTRAN and SQL skills are a plus.  Experience with agile software development, CI/CD environments, and cloud hosting of applications is desirable.  Previous customer support and technical product management of airplane performance tools is desirable.  Understanding of commercial, business and military airplane performance regulations a plus.

Position Responsibilities:

• Leads activities to develop, document and maintain architectures, requirements, algorithms, interfaces and designs for software systems.
• Leads development of code and integration of complex software components into a fully functional software system.
• Develops software verification plans, test procedures and test environments, executing the test procedures and documenting test results to ensure software system requirements are met.
• Provides technical leadership for software projects and leads software supplier management activities.
• Leads development, selection, tailoring and deployment of processes, tools and metrics.
• Plans, executes and documents software research and development projects.
• Serves as a subject matter expert for software domains, system-specific issues, processes and regulations.
• Tracks and evaluates software team and supplier performance to ensure product and process conformance to project plans and industry standards.
• Works under minimal direction.

We work in a casual but professional environment with multi-disciplined teams of engineers that take pride in developing, integrating, testing and delivering innovative solutions. There is long-term potential for career growth into technical leadership or management positions and we value the curiosity, tenacity and imagination our engineers bring to our teams each day.

This position is hybrid. 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.

Security Clearance and Export Control Requirements:

This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required.  “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.  

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.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ 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 C++ development experience

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• 8 + years related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• C++ development experience is preferred on both MacOS and Windows
• Understanding of commercial, business and military airplane performance.
• FORTRAN
• SQL skills are a plus
• Agile software development
• CI/CD environments
• Cloud hosting of applications
• Previous customer support and technical product management of airplane p