T-7 Chief Software Engineer

T-7 Chief Software Engineer

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Company is currently seeking a Chief Software Engineer to join the T-7 System Software team located in Berkley, MO. This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business organization.

The successful candidate will have a passion for working with people and for delivering exceptional products and services to our customers. The candidate will be responsible for full life-cycle software development of the Mission Systems and Vehicle Management software products to meet T-7 program milestones. In addition to the completion of the Engineering Manufacturing Development contract, this role is also responsible for the execution of work on future T-7 contracts. This position in the software organization is an existing position on the program.

The T-7 Red Hawk is a state-of-the-art trainer being developed for the U.S. Air Force. This all-new training platform brings advanced training capabilities to prepare pilots for fifth-generation combat. The T-7 delivers leading-edge technology that will revolutionize pilot training.

The successful candidate for this role will drive the execution of real-time embedded C++ and Ada software for the T-7 Vehicle Management Systems Computers (VMSC) and the T-7 Mission Management Processors (MMP). The candidate will collaborate and coordinate with internal partner teams and with external customers. This position requires project, people, and technical leadership excellence; customer engagement; championing Lean-Agile best practices; process alignment and adherence; metrics development; and consistent collaboration and coordination to meet program milestones.

Position Responsibilities:

• Oversees the design, development, test, and maintenance of non-embedded software throughout the end-to-end lifecycle that meets industry, customer, safety, and regulation standards

• Oversees the review, analysis, and translation of customer requirements into initial design of software products

• Reviews the development, maintenance, enhancement and optimization of software products and functionalities for systems integrations

• Oversees development, documentation and maintenance of architectures, requirements, algorithms, interfaces and designs for software products

• Oversees debugging and resolution of issues identified to ensure the reliability and efficiency of software products

• Oversees handling of user inquiries, troubleshooting technical issues and user feedback analysis

• Oversees research and implementation of current and emerging technologies, tools, frameworks and changes in regulations relevant to software development

• Leads development, establishment, monitoring and improvement of software processes, tools and key performance metrics that align projects with organizational goals and industry benchmarks

• Reviews planning, execution and documentation of software research and development projects

• Consults on software domains, system-specific issues, processes and regulations

• Oversees software project management activities and software supplier management functions

• Oversees tracking and evaluation of software team and supplier performance to ensure product and process compliance with project plans and industry standards

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

• Bachelor’s Degree

• Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. Ability to obtain Secret U.S. Security clearance (Post-Start)

• 15+ years of Software Engineering experience

• 10+ years of experience developing embedded real-time software

• 3+ years of programming experience in C++

• Experience with Agile software development

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Level 5 / 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 14+ years of related work experience OR Bachelor’s Degree and 18+ years of directly related work experience OR 22+ years of related, relevant experience

• Experience leading small (5+ people) teams for embedded software projects

• Experience leading avionics supplier-developed projects

• Experience in all phases of the software development life cycle

• Experience working with software version control tools such as Git

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