Senior Software Engineer-Embedded

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We're committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that's welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

The Boeing Company

is currently seeking a Senior

Software Engineer–Embedded

to support our

Defense Mission C

omputing

Software Team, part of the Enterprise Software Products and Capabilities (ESPC) organization

cate

in

Ha

zelwood, Missouri

This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) Software Engineering organization.

We are

seeking

a Senior Embedded Software Architect to own multicore embedded software architecture, evaluation, and optimization across real-time and mixed-criticality systems. This role prioritizes deep

expertise

in multicore / RTOS partitioning and virtualization while expecting practical familiarity (not necessarily deep day-one mastery) with avionics data-loading (ARINC 615) and Cross Domain Solution (CDS) concepts. The right candidate will drive architecture decisions, lead performance and reliability evaluations, and mentor engineering teams - with support from specialists or contractors for highly specialized certification / CDS tasks as needed

At The Boeing Company, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company built on shared values.

We're

committed to fostering an environment for every teammate

that's

welcoming, engaging, respectful and inclusive, with

great opportunity

for professional growth. Find your future with us

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.

Position Responsibilities :

Lead architecture and partitioning design for multicore embedded systems using Wind River Helix Virtualization Platform (HVP) or equivalent type-1 partitioned hypervisors (AMP / BMP)

Define and

validate

partition scheduling, resource allocation, and isolation strategies to meet real-time and mixed-criticality requirements

Lead performance evaluations, profiling, and mitigation of shared resource contention (cache, memory bandwidth, I / O); define WCET / WCRT approaches and verification steps appropriate for the program

Architect hybrid systems combining safety-certifiable RTOS partitions and containerized Linux applications; recommend practical containerization strategies for embedded contexts

Implement and automate evaluation workflows, CI pipelines, and test harnesses (Python, Bash, CI tooling) for continuous performance regression and reproducibility

Produce architecture documentation, design rationale, test plans, benchmarks, and presentations for stakeholders; mentor and guide engineering teams on multicore best practices

Integrate with avionics, security, and certification leads; oversee ARINC 615 data-loading workflows and CDS integrations via coordination with domain specialists or contractors

Recommend tooling, lab setups, and vendor selections to support profiling, HIL testing, and certification evidence collection

Stay current with emerging technologies in multicore processing, real-time systems, Wind River HVP, and container orchestration

Basic

Qualifications (Required Skills / Experience) :

9+ years of experience in software architecture and design of embedded software systems

9+ years of experience in VMWare Virtualization

9+ years of experience developing software using Docker or Kubernetes for container based applications

3+ years of experience leading technical projects with multiple real-time operating systems (RTOS), Linux kernels and / or bare metal applications

Experience with software certification processes and standards, such as DO-178C or similar, and experience supporting internal software certification activities

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

Experience with mentoring, coaching, guiding, and leading teams of junior and peer engineers

Knowledge of Cross Domain Solution (CDS) concepts and secure data mediation patterns; full CDS accreditation experience is not required

on day

one but candidate must be able to lead integration efforts with security architects and external CDS providers

Familiarity with ARINC 615 data-loading concepts and practical experience integrating data-load workflows is highly desirable; if not deep, candidate must show the ability to adapt and coordinate with ARINC specialists

Travel : Less than 10%

Drug Free Workplace :

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace (DFW) where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

CodeVue

Coding Challenge :

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.

Pay & Benefits :

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract,

engage

and

retain

the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs,

generally including

health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and

a number of

programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations

Summary pay range for Senior Level : $

132,600 - $179,400

Applications for this position will be accepted until Nov. 24, 2025

Export Control Requirements : This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a "U.S. Person" as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. "U.S. Person" includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details : US based job, US Person required

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

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.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift

Equal Opportunity Employer :

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military / veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.