# Software Systems Engineer (Experienced/Senior)

**Company**: The Boeing Company
**Location**: El Segundo, CA
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $126,650 - $171,350 (level 3), $158,100 – $213,900 (level 4)
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Aerospace & Defence

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## Description

The Boeing Company is seeking a Software Systems Engineer (Experienced/Senior) to join the Ground Software Engineering team in El Segundo, CA or Seal Beach, CA. This role supports the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) Satellite Systems Software Engineering organization.

The team develops software tools and services for high-performance satellite/ground systems for US government and commercial customers. You will work in a rapid development environment using modern technology, architecture, and tools, within an agile methodology and CI/CD environment with automated testing, vulnerability, and quality scanning capabilities.

As a senior Software Systems Engineer, you will have proven experience in the software ecosystem, exhibit superior judgment and decision-making skills, and engineer new solutions and capabilities. Critical thinking and troubleshooting skills are essential.

**Responsibilities:**

- Develop and maintain requirements, architecture, algorithms, interfaces, and design for high-performance Command and Control (C2) software solutions.

- Lead software development activities in a scaled agile methodology utilizing a DevSecOps environment.

- Support progress demonstration presentations to customer representatives and program/IPT leadership.

- Perform day-to-day activities as Product Owner/Technical Lead, Release Train Engineer/Scrum Master, and/or Integration & Test lead.

- Implement a structured approach to defining and meeting development and integration schedules alongside a rigorously managed cost baseline.

**Requirements:**

- Bachelor’s Degree

- Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance (Interim pre-start, final post-start) requiring U.S. Citizenship

- 5+ years of experience with software development for space systems and ground segments performing command, control, mission planning, and data processing

- 5+ years of experience in the Software Development lifecycle (including Requirements Analysis, Design, Code, Integration & Test)

- 3+ years of experience leading software development projects

- 3+ years of experience with software development using Java, C++, or Python

- Experience working in an Agile software development environment and DevOps methodologies

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- 9 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

- Active TS/SCI or DoD Top Secret clearance

- Experience as a Product Owner/Technical Lead and/or Integration & Test Lead for government programs

- Understanding of Command and Control (C2) systems, real-time applications, and their specific requirements

- Experience with database technologies (SQL/NoSQL), messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, ActiveMQ), and data streaming technologies (e.g., CCSDS)

- Familiarity with containerization tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration platforms

- Strong experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines in GitLab to automate testing, builds, and deployment workflows

- Experience with various formal acceptance testing activities (e.g., Formal Qualification Test - FQT, Factory Acceptance Test - FAT, Site Acceptance Test - SAT)

**Pay & 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, and paid time off

- Summary Pay Range/level 3 Experienced: $126,650 - $171,350

- Summary Pay Range/level 4 Senior: $158,100 – $213,900

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## Skills

### Required
- software development
- space systems
- ground segments
- command and control
- agile methodology
- devops
- java
- c++
- python

### Nice to have
- database technologies
- messaging systems
- data streaming technologies
- containerization tools
- orchestration platforms
- ci/cd pipelines
- formal acceptance testing

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