Software Engineer (Associate or Experienced)

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 Software Engineer (Associate or Experienced) to support our KC-46 A3R/CRONUS team located in Tukwila, Washington.

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

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, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

In this role, the individual will be part of the Software Engineering team that designs and maintains a production-grade computer vision system, with responsibility for system architecture, performance, and reliability.

We are seeking an individual that is passionate about aerospace and excited to work in a multi-disciplined, collaborative engineering environment that supports the design, development, and implementation of software for existing and emerging government and international programs.

Our team is currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including: Associate or Experienced Engineers.

Position Responsibilities:

• Designs, develops, tests, and maintains non-embedded software throughout the end-to-end lifecycle that meets industry, customer, safety, and regulation standards.

• Reviews, analyzes, and translates customer requirements into initial design of software products.

• Develops, maintains, enhances and optimizes software products and functionalities for systems integrations.

• Develops, documents and maintains architectures, requirements, algorithms, interfaces and designs for software products.

• Debugs and resolves issues identified to ensure the reliability and efficiency of software products.

• Handles user inquiries, troubleshoots technical issues and user feedback analysis.

• Implements current and emerging technologies, tools, frameworks and changes in regulations relevant to software development.

• Develops, establishes, monitors and improves software processes, tools and key performance metrics that align projects with organizational goals and industry benchmarks.

• Executes and documents software research and development projects.

• Advises on software domains, system-specific issues, processes and regulations.

• Performs software project management activities and software supplier management functions.

• Tracks and evaluates software team and supplier performance to ensure product and process compliance to project plans and industry standards.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

• Bachelor's Degree

• Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship

• 2+ years of experience in C, C++, Python, Java, or Ada

• 2+ years of experience setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines on public cloud platforms (e.g., Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Azure)

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Level 2 / 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

• Level 3 / 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 5+ years of related work experience OR Bachelor's Degree and 9+ years of directly related work experience OR 13+ years of related, relevant experience

• Experience in GPU-accelerated computing using CUDA and NVIDIA platforms

• Supports research and implementation of current and emerging technologies, tools, frameworks, and regulations in the engineering Artificial Intelligence environment and contributes to Artificial Design Practice(s)

• Experience with embedded systems development, DO-178 certification, avionics data busses, FPGA development, and Unreal Engine

• Experience in software development processes in compliance with established internal and industry standards, guidelines, and best practices in the development, testing, and deployment of software

• Knowledge of the full software development life cycle (requirements, design, code, test and certification)

Conflict of Interest:

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace 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.

Total Rewards & Pay Transparency:

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 Associate: $106,250 - $143,750

Summary pay range for Experienced: $135,150 - $182,850

Applications for this position will be accepted until Jun. 11, 2026

Export Control Requirements:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a "U.S. Person" as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required.

"U.S. Person" includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details:

US based job, US Person required

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent 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.

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.