Senior Real-time Software Engineer - Direct Attack

Senior Real-time Software Engineer - Direct Attack

Company:

The Boeing Company

Job ID:

00000427389

Date Posted:

2024-08-01

Location:

USA - Saint Charles, MO

Job Description Qualifications:

The Boeing Direct Attack Weapons organization in St. Charles, MO, is seeking a Senior Real-Time Software Engineer to develop, integrate, test, and deliver complex software solutions.  The Direct Attack Weapons organization is a strong and growing business that produces world-class precision-guided munitions, which are employed around the world to support the defense of the United States and more than 30 U.S. allied countries.

The Direct Attack, Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) software team develops and maintains the Operational Flight Programming (OFP) software and other real-time embedded software products that fulfill the mission processing functionality of the weapon systems.  The OFP software is written in Ada and the team performs development using the Agile methodology and the Secure Digital Transformation Environment tool stack (Jira, BitBucket, Confluence, Artifactory).

The selected engineer will work with a multi-discipline engineering team to design, develop, and deploy operational flight software on precision-guided munition weapon systems! The engineer will perform software leadership and engineering activities in all phases of the software development lifecycle to implement real-time embedded software applications for guidance, navigation, and mission management.

The Boeing St. Charles campus is 25 miles from downtown St. Louis, MO. From catching a Cardinals game at Busch Stadium to riding to the top of the Gateway Arch, the nation’s tallest monument, the list of activities in St. Louis is endless. The city has access to outstanding outdoor recreation activities like mountain biking, rock climbing, kayaking, and more. The state park system makes Mark Twain National Forest accessible through trail systems and conservation. With incredible restaurants, a free zoo, a vibrant arts scene, family-friendly activities, and parks, the Gateway City is your gateway to fun!

Join Us. Build the Future.

Boeing offers a comprehensive benefits package including generous Paid Time Off (PTO), flexible work environment, paid parental leave, 401k matching, very generous tuition assistance for earning advanced degrees, and paid medical leave programs.  For more information, click here.

Position Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with a multi-discipline engineering team to create and implement Operational Flight Program software solutions.

• Contribute in all phases of the software development lifecycle in an Agile development environment.

• Develop solutions using Ada, C#, and Python.

• Test your software and assist system level testing to verify correct software functionality.

• Analyze problem reports and troubleshooting software defects.

• Develop leadership skills and experience.

• Opportunity to work directly with United States Air Force and Navy customers.

This position is expected to be 100% onsite.  The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options. (St. Charles, MO)

This position requires the ability to obtain a US Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship.  An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skill/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 or more years of experience with developing software using Object Oriented principles

• 1 or more years of experience in real-time embedded software development.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Experience with Ada, Python, or C#.

• Experience working in an Agile software development environment.

• Experience with Git or a similar version control system.

• Experience developing and tracing software requirements.

• Experience working in a team environment.

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