Equipment Development Engineer

Support Equipment Development Engineer 4 Company:
The Boeing Company

This position reports to the Avionics Capability Delivery Manager for the AVFC organization.

The Boeing Global Services (BGS) C‑17 Avionics & Flight Controls (AVFC) team is seeking a late career (Level
4) Electrical Engineer to perform Design, Integration and Test activities in support of current and future development programs. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at the Long Beach, CA facility and will be 100% onsite. A key attribute of this role is the ability to accomplish assigned engineering tasks under minimal instruction, articulate both progress and assistance needed across geographically diverse teams, and handle areas of execution that include software development, laboratory test, hardware integration, qualification and cyber security.

• Leadership of engineers performing development and test
• Interaction with customers and users of developed software
• Developing estimates for future software tasks
• Software development, integration and test
• System qualification and test
• Migration of software components to .NET
• Cross‑functional engineering, integration and issue resolution
• Customer interfacing with project development milestones (MS PowerPoint)
• PM collaboration with project schedule and assessing impacts, risks and opportunities
• Communicating across various teams and functions, fostering collaboration and building consensus
• Aiding field sites in the resolution of software, hardware and documentation issues related to fielded products
• Redesign of graphical user interfaces for maintenance or obsolescence
• Working under minimal and strategic direction

• Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
• Experience in Project Engineering / Project Integration
• 12+ years’ experience with avionics
• A solid understanding of industry standards and processes
• Proficient in writing testable and certifiable code, as well as comprehensive documentation
• Ability to identify issues, propose effective solutions, and drive technical execution independently
• Capability of managing a subsystem or component with minimal oversight
• Strong commitment to completing projects on schedule while ensuring first‑time quality
• Experience with aircraft communications buses and protocols; knowledge of how to interface with aircraft LRUs, interpret binary data and handle custom communication protocols over avionics buses such as ARINC 429, MIL‑STD‑1553B
• Data parsing and visualization skills – ability to parse raw aircraft LRU data and display it in a meaningful way for engineering or diagnostic purposes
• Familiarity with hardware‑software integration and troubleshooting – ability to diagnose data flow, timing issues and interface mismatches using tools such as protocol analyzers, logs and signal testers
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Ability to work seamlessly with team members at different geographical locations

• Automated Test Equipment provide a good understanding of automated test equipment and ability to write unit test cases to support problem reports and test program sets
• Strong proficiency in .NET (C++ / C# / Visual Basic / WPF / Win Forms): ability to build responsive, efficient and maintainable desktop applications using modern .NET frameworks
• Experience in test program development and integration
• Avionics software development experience
• Familiarity with USAF Technical Orders
• Familiarity with aircraft ground support equipment

Shift: 1st shift. Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit; candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense. Drug‑free workplace:
Boeing is a Drug‑Free Workplace; post‑offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP and alcohol when criteria are met as outlined in our policies.

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