Principal Software Engineer - Developer, Phantom Works

Principal Software Engineer - Developer, Phantom Works
** Company:
** The Boeing Company The Boeing Company is currently seeking a
** Principal Software Engineer / Developer** (Level
5) to support our
** Phantom Works Software Engineering
** team located in
** Berkeley, MO (St. Louis area).
** This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business organization.

You will be part of the
** Phantom Works Open Architecture Systems Integrated Software (OASIS) Solutions
** team, where you will define, develop, and lead software development for real-time air and/or space systems in an Agile environment. This role requires close collaboration across teams to integrate software and hardware components, supporting mission-critical Defense infrastructure. Due to the scope and responsibilities of Phantom Works, this position requires a
** U.S. Top Secret security clearance*
* ** for which the US Government requires US Citizenship.
**** Join Us. Build the Future.
** You’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact early in the software development lifecycle while working alongside exceptional Boeing engineers in a collaborative, inclusive team environment.
** This position is expected to be 100% onsite.
** The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options. (Berkeley, MO / St. Louis, MO area)
*
* Position Responsibilities:

*** Own and maintain the software architecture with focus on interface clarity, stability, and versioning to minimize integration risk, with a focus on production type software that is easily maintainable.
* Partner with appropriate stakeholders to inform system definition and oversee translation of system-level requirements into software requirements and models that meet customer, operational and performance requirements and have clear traceability to design, code and test artifacts.
* Manage supplier/subcontractor software deliverables to ensure they meet team processes and integration requirements.
* Lead the software engineering team’s agile delivery: facilitate sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews/retrospectives, and remove impediments to flow.
* Serve as the Agile/Delivery lead for software—own backlog prioritization with product/system owners, define sprint goals, and ensure timely delivery of integration-ready increments.
* Define, document, and enforce software integration contracts (ICDs or equivalent living artifacts), data models, and message definitions in coordination with Integration & Test and Systems leads.
* Ensure software is designed for testability: require unit, component, integration, SIL/HIL test artifacts with code deliveries, include observability hooks, and ensure failures are diagnosable.
* Lead Dev Sec Ops  and CI/CD practices for the team: ensure pipelines support repeatable builds, automated testing, artifact traceability, and consistent deployments across dev, integration, and test environments.
* Collaborate with Integration & Test to align delivery cadence to integration increments and controlled configuration baselines.
* Drive verification & validation execution for software components: support development of test strategies, analyze test results, and triage defects with the team.
* Establish and track delivery metrics (velocity, cycle time, quality metrics, technical debt) and use them to improve predictability and quality.
* Coach and mentor engineers on agile practices, test automation, CI/CD, code quality, and observability.
* Contribute to risk and issue management that affects software delivery and integration readiness; escalate when necessary to protect integration milestones.
* Document integration results, test findings, and provide inputs for design reviews and…