Software Engineer (Experienced, Senior)

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 looking for Software Engineers (Experienced, Senior) for a Phantom Works Proprietary program located in Berkeley, MO . This position will focus on developing Vehicle Management System (VMS) software to support the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business organization. The Vehicle Management System provides flight and subsystem control for the platform.

Join Phantom Works at The Boeing Company in Berkeley, MO to design and deliver the Vehicle Management System (VMS) that provides flight and subsystem control for advanced defense platforms. If you enjoy solving hard real‑time embedded problems, working with multi‑discipline teams, and seeing your code run on flight hardware, this is an opportunity to make high‑impact contributions in a mission‑driven environment.

About the team

• Phantom Works delivers advanced, high‑value capabilities for Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS).
• We work in a collaborative, casual but professional environment where engineers take pride in integrating, testing, and delivering novel solutions.
• Long‑term career paths include technical leadership and management — we value curiosity, tenacity, and creative problem solving.

Why you’ll love this role

• Build flight‑critical software that directly affects aircraft safety and performance.
• Own designs end‑to‑end: architecture, implementation, verification, and integration.
• Work alongside systems, hardware, and test engineers on a cutting‑edge proprietary program.
• Mentor teammates and shape software processes, tools, and metrics.

Our teams are currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including; Experienced and Senior Software Engineers.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, document, and maintain architectures, requirements, algorithms, interfaces, and designs for the VMS software.
• Implement, integrate, and maintain C/C++ software components for real‑time embedded systems.
• Create and execute software development plans, verification plans, and test procedures; document results to demonstrate requirements satisfaction.
• Provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise for software domains and system‑specific issues.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of software processes, tools, and metrics.
• Track team progress and ensure product/process conformance to project plans and industry standards.
• Train and mentor other engineers.

We work in a casual but professional environment with multi-disciplined teams of engineers that take pride in developing, integrating, testing and delivering innovative solutions. There is long-term potential for career growth into technical leadership or management positions, and we value the curiosity, tenacity and imagination our engineers bring to our teams each day.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

• Bachelors Degree
• 5+ years of experience with C/C++
• 5+ years of experience with software development lifecycle (SDLC)

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/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
• Level 4: 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 9+ years of related work experience OR Bachelor’s Degree and 13+ years of directly related work experience OR 17+ years of related, relevant experience
• 9 or more years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5+ years of experience designing and developing software for Real-Time or Non- Real-Time systems
• 3+ years of experience Safety Critical Software Development Experience
• Experience with LOR-1, LOR-2 or DAL-A, DAL-B software processes
• Active Secret Clearance
• Real-time embedded software experience
• Agile Software development
• Familiarity with MIL-HDBK-516C, MIL-STD-882E, JSSSEH, DO-178C
• Python, C# and/or Assembly Language experience
• Experience with GreenHills Integrity or other Real Time Operating Systems
• Experience with fault tolerance, signal processing or control system design
• Experience with tools such as Jira, ClearCase and Git

Travel: 10%

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.

Conflict of Interest:

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

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 Experienced: $126,660 - $171,350

Summary pay range for Senior: $160,650 - $217,350

Potential signing bonus for eligible/qualified external candidates.

Applications for this position will be accepted until Aug. 07, 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.