Senior Systems Software Engineer

Job Description

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The Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) organization is seeking a Senior Systems Software Engineer to join the P-8 Missions System Software Engineering team in Kent, Washington
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The P-8 Mission Systems Software Operating Systems (OS) team needs a strong software architect on‑site to lead a variety of products including the Virtual Integration Platform (VIP). The P-8 Poseidon program is the premier Anti‑Submarine Warfare (ASW) platform for the US Navy and several international partners. Candidates will belong to an Agile software engineering development team that supports operating system, hardware, platform, and application development.

This engineer shall lead, oversee, and direct the design, development, analysis, and maintenance of software systems, possess applicable domain experience, and work with internal and external teams across the P‑8 Program to support Operating Systems development. Duties include, but are not limited to: developing requirements, creating design documentation, technical coordination/cross‑training, software development, and software validation and testing.

• Lead and oversee the design, architecture, development, and maintenance of P-8 Operating Systems products including the Virtual Integration Platform (VIP) and P-8 Trainer variants
• Lead and oversee the design, architecture, prototyping, and development of mission computing and software modernization
• Partner with software and hardware stakeholders to inform system definition and oversee translation of system‑level requirements into software requirements to meet Navy customer capability requests
• Provide cross‑team architecture level guidance for P-8 Mission Systems Software including estimation of new business and opportunities
• Mentor junior engineers and provide cross‑training within the team by implementing and documenting standard design, test, and execution processes and procedures for the OS and VIPs

• 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
• 10+ years of experience with C, C++, C#, Python, Java, or Ada
• Experience with requirements analysis, management, and decomposition
• Experience with standard engineering tools such as MBSE/PLE, Cameo, DOORS and common collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence, Git)

• 20+ years related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience
• Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science
• Experience with mission systems, avionics, command & control architectures, embedded systems, sensor systems, or related defense/space programs.
• Prior work on software‑in‑the‑loop, hardware‑in‑the‑loop, flight test, or distributed system integration.

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To be considered for this position you will be required to complete a technical assessment as part of the selection process. Failure to complete the assessment will remove you from consideration.

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