Associate Software Engineer

Associate Software Engineer Company:

The Boeing Company The Boeing Company is seeking an Associate Software Engineer to join the Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) team and Advanced Avionics and Production Software (ADaPS) organization supporting development of test equipment software, hardware/software integration activities, and validation testing of the PAC-3 seeker in Huntsville, AL.The PAC-3 is designed to intercept tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, advanced threats and aircraft.  

The software engineer will join a team developing and testing complex test equipment for the PAC-3 capacity, development, and production programs. This role will have emphasis on understanding and enhancing testing of the next generation missile defense. The work entails requirements development, software development, integration with hardware, test development, execution, and troubleshooting production issues. ADaPS (an organization of over 100 software engineers) supports programs across the entire portfolio of Boeing products including Space Launch System (SLS), Integrated Air Missile Defense efforts including PAC-3, and a variety of weapons, aircraft, and space programs across the Boeing Enterprise.  

The position will support the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business organization.  Join Us.  Build the Future!

Position Responsibilities:

Supports the design, development, test, and integration of software models to emulate the behavior and functionality of hardware components or systems to provide an all-software test and integration environment

Partners with hardware engineers by contributing to the identification and review of requirements and specifications for the hardware being emulated

Supports the development, automation, test, integration, and administration of emulation strategies and technologies

Supports the development of verification plans, test procedures and test environments, executing the test procedures and documenting test results for emulation technologies

Supports collecting and analyzing in-use product data to design new or enhance existing products

Contributes to the identification, debugging, and resolution of issues to ensure the reliability and efficiency of software products

Supports advising on software domains related to emulation technologies

Supports creating and updating policies, practices and processes for emulation and virtualized resource management

Supports implementing current and emerging technologies, tools, frameworks and changes in regulations relevant to hardware emulation

Supports hardware emulation project management activities

Security Clearance:

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship.  An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

Bachelor’s Degree or higher1+ years’ experience in Software Engineering1+ years’ experience with software development using either Java, C++, or Python Experience in development, hardware & software qualifications, and/or hardware & software delivery

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 2+ years of related work experience OR Bachelor’s Degree and 6+ years of directly related work experience OR 10+ years of related, relevant experience

Experience with LabVIEW/Test Stand development or equivalent model based programming language

Experience or coursework in optical or electromagnetic (RF) sensing or communication systems such as…