# Senior Systems Software Engineer

**Company**: Boeing Defence United Kingdom Limited
**Location**: Bristol
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Aerospace & Defence

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## Description

We are seeking a Senior Systems Software Engineer based in Bristol, UK, to support the growing BCA Seats statement of work (SoW). As a Senior Systems Software Engineer, you will contribute to the mission of certifying and delivering safe and reliable airborne software components, in collaboration with our suppliers and global Boeing sites.

Responsibilities:

- Lead software certification strategy and execution for seat-related embedded systems

- Act as the primary technical authority for DO-178C/ED-12C-based certification efforts for seat software

- Mentor junior engineers, drive process improvements, and represent Boeing in regulatory reviews and supplier negotiations

- Review suppliers' software lifecycle data throughout software lifecycle processes

- Oversee supplier software development and lifecycle processes, perform supplier audits/assessments, and ensure supplier deliverables meet Boeing standards and regulatory expectations

- Prepare and maintain certification packages and software compliance documentation submitted to certification authorities

- Perform activities to develop, document and maintain architectures, requirements, algorithms, interfaces and designs for software systems

- Perform activities to automate the certification process

- Provide subject-matter expertise during certification reviews, design reviews, and regulator meetings

Requirements:

- Bachelor of Science degree or higher from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science

- Ability to obtain security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

- 10+ years of experience applying RTCA DO-178(B/C/D) Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification

- 5+ years of Experience across Software Lifecycle Data Items, and Software standards such DO-330 and DO-331

- Lead software safety analyses (SW FMEA, SW contribution to FHA/SHA), support system safety cases, and propose architectural/mitigation strategies to reduce software-related hazards

- Prepare, present, and defend certification artifacts to internal Boeing authorities and external regulators (FAA/EASA/CAAC)

- Proven experience leading supplier oversight, audits, and resolving supplier-supplied software issues

- Strong background in real-time embedded software, RTOS, device drivers, and HW–SW integration for avionics ECUs

- Excellent technical writing and oral presentation skills for regulatory submissions and reviews

Benefits:

- Competitive salary and annual incentive plans

- Continuous learning opportunities

- Success as defined by you

- Inclusive culture

- Excellent Adoption and Parental leave options

- 23 days plus UK public holidays and a Winter Break between Christmas and New Year

- Pension Plan with up to 10% employer contribution

- Company paid BUPA Medical Plan

- Short Term Sickness: 100% pay for the first 26 weeks

- Long Term Sickness: 66.67% of annual salary from 27th week

- 6x annual salary life insurance

- Learning Together Programme to support your on-going personal and career development

- Access to Boeing’s Well Being Programs, tool and incentives

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## Skills

### Required
- DO-178C/ED-12C
- embedded systems
- software certification
- avionics
- real-time software

### Nice to have
- RTCA DO-178(B/C/D)
- software safety analyses
- supplier oversight
- agile planning tools
- version control tools

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