Senior Software Engineer | Rocky Program

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- Albuquerque, NM:
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July 30, 2026 (15 days left to apply) job requisition :
JRSenior Software Engineer | Rocky Program
** Company:
** The Boeing Company
** The Boeing Company
** has an exciting opportunity for a
** Senior Software Engineer
** to support the Space Mission Systems (SMS) Rapid Space Capabilities (RSC) portfolio, focused on the Rocky program in
** Albuquerque, NM,*
* ** El Segundo, CA
** or
** Kent, WA.
** This is a Technical Leadership position focused on high-impact delivery, cross-team influence, and often hands-on development. This Software Engineering leader will drive end-to-end software development for the Rocky program, owning software design, implementation, and testing processes and best practices to meet program schedules and milestones. The role also shapes organization-wide software architecture strategy for current and future Space Mission Systems ground solutions.

These teams design and deliver the next generation of products and services for the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS)  business unit, partnering with commercial, government, and proprietary customers to advance space and ground technologies. Our group spans the full engineering lifecycle — from technology investment and concept development through proposal writing, requirements, design, build, integration, test, and operational demonstration — ensuring solutions are robust, mission-ready, and proven in their intended environments.
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* Position Responsibilities:

*** Oversees the design, development, and analyses of software systems
* Partners with appropriate stakeholders to oversee translation of software requirements and models that meet customer, operational and performance requirements
* Oversees completion of software system-level analyses to identify risk, issues and opportunities
* Leads software team to successfully complete code reviews to ensure alignment to requirements and standards
* Oversees review of product and process for alignment with project plans and industry standards
* Researches and oversees implementation of current and emerging software technologies, tools, and frameworks
* This position is expected to be 100% onsite in Albuquerque, NM (e.g. development, design, review preparation, customer coordination, closed area development, etc.)
** Security Clearance:
** This position requires an active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)
** Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):
*** Bachelor’s degree
* 10+ years of experience in foundational Computer Science knowledge and object-oriented design and software patterns
* Experience with systems engineering or software development on space-based or ground-based systems
* Experience with Software Engineering principles including, but not limited to Software Configuration Management, Software Architecture and Design, and Software Life Cycle Management
** Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
*** 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
* An Active Top Secret/SCI U.S. Security Clearance
* Experience with one or more of the following:
Java, C++, Python, JS frameworks (REACT, jQuery UI, Open Layers, etc.), Spring Framework, Hibernate, RDBMS, MongoDB, REST, and OpenAPI
* Experience using dependency management and automation services (e.g. Ivy, Maven, Gradle, Git, Jenkins, etc.)
* Experience using cloud-based infrastructure (e.g. AWS, Azure, etc.)
* Familiarity with practices such as test-driven development…