Software Chief Architect - AvionX

Software Chief Architect - AvionX

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Company is looking for a Software Chief Architect - AvionX to join the AvionX Software team located in Long Beach, California
. This position will focus on leading the AvionX Software Engineering organization.

The Chief Software Architect for AvionX Software Vertical is the highest software technical authority across airborne software programs from architecture definition through certification closure. This role owns the coherence, integrity, and DO-178C/LOR compliance posture of software architectures across commercial and defense platforms, bridging software engineering discipline with system-level safety objectives and regulatory strategy. This role is also responsible to work with Enterprise Software Engineering Organizations to enable SW engineering practices and processes, such as Fabric, Design Practices etc.

to be implemented across all AvionX Programs.

• Advises management on a widerange of topics related to the embedded software engineering environment
• Consults on codefor embedded systems software to run on specific specialized hardware
• Directs testing and debugging of software for embedded devices and systems.
  
  Influences current and emerging technologies, tools, frameworks, and changes in regulations relevant to software development and hardware technologies
• Directs the design, development, test, debugging and maintenance of software that is integrated into embedded devices and systems and meets industry, customer, safety and regulation standards
• Directs the review, analyses, and translation of customer requirements into the design of software products for embedded devices and systems
• Influences company approach regarding software and hardware integration domains
• Overseas analyses, monitoring and improvement of the efficiency and stability of embedded software systems
• Oversees tracking and evaluation of internal and supplier software team performance to ensure product and process compliance to project plans and industry standards
• Provides consultation on integration of embedded software with hardware components
• Provides technical leadership for embedded software project management functions

• Bachelor’s degree
• This position requires the ability to obtain a US Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship
• 15+ years of experience programming in C/C++
• 5+ years of experience developing software for embedded systems, using one or more of the following real time operating systems (RTOS):
  Wind River Systems VxWorks, DDC-I Deos or Green Hills Software Integrity
• 5+ years of experience with embedded software development, verification, or certification
• 5+ years of experience DO 178 high dal certification
• 3+ years of experience using Matlab/Simulink

• 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
• Knowledge of specification format requirements, guidelines, and change control processes. Understanding of relationship between specifications/standards and aircraft/product certification systems
• Knowledge of various engineering disciplines such as electrical, mechanical, and systems
• The ability to communicate with technical personnel from multiple skill areas and functions to evaluate technical information and issues impacting design, production, and support of products, services, or other deliverables
• Knowledge of programming languages (e.g., C#, Java, Java 2 Enterprise and Mobile Editions (J2EE, J2ME), C++, Visual Basic, C, Assembly,…