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Senior Software Engineer

The Boeing Company El Segundo, CA On-site senior full-time

Salary

USD $211,650 - $286,350 per year

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Description

The Boeing Company has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Simulation Team in El Segundo, CA.

Our team builds software and hardware-based satellite simulators and emulators in support of the world's highest-performing satellite systems for U.S. government and commercial customers.

In this role, you will design, implement, test, and maintain real-time Attitude Control Subsystem (ACS) models and integrate them into system-level simulators. This is an opportunity to create innovative solutions and support multiple software-based projects in a rapid, agile CI/CD environment using modern technologies and tools.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Executes full life-cycle development activities, including requirements definition and analysis, software architecture, design, coding, unit test, integration, documentation, and formal qualification
  • Develops software verification plans, test procedures, and test environments
  • Interfaces with a technically diverse user community and a multi-disciplined integrated product team (systems and software)
  • Works independently and collaboratively to complete trade studies and detailed designs
  • Leads and delivers innovative, high-impact solutions to complex technical challenges

Security Clearance:

This position requires an active U.S. Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required).

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • Bachelor's degree or higher
  • 10+ years' experience leading Modeling & Simulation Activities and/or Systems Engineering, Software Development, and Sustainment Activities
  • 5+ years' experience with modern programming and scripting languages such as C++, Java, JavaScript, Perl, Python, Visual Basic
  • 5+ years' experience developing software models of physical systems and scientific phenomena
  • Experience using Git in a Linux environment

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • Strong mathematical and engineering foundation in complex physical systems (e.g., rigid-body dynamics, kinematics, numerical integration methods like Runge-Kutta)
  • Space Domain Knowledge: Direct experience modeling satellite Attitude and Orbit Control Systems (AOCS/GNC) or working with flight software
  • Experience translating MATLAB/Simulink models into optimized C++/Rust production code
  • Experience running large-scale simulation workloads using cloud infrastructure (AWS or Azure)

Benefits:

  • Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities
  • Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs
  • Boeing 401(k) plan with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 10% of eligible pay
  • Student Loan Match program

Pay Range:

USD $211,650 - $286,350

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