Experienced Software Engineer

Boeing Global Services is currently seeking a highly motivated Experienced Software Engineer to become part of the Training Systems - Battlespace Simulation Management (BSM) team in Hazelwood, Missouri. This position will support one of our programs in the Air Dominance portfolio.

Are you ready to build the future? Build your career by helping us build the next generation of flight simulators to train our nation's military pilots. Develop subsystems for Boeing Flight Trainers such as the Instructor/Operator Station, Brief/Debrief Station, Synthetic Environments, and core building block technologies used for all our flight trainers (graphics, video, networking, mission planning, exercise management & control).

BSM is responsible for the design, development, manufacture, and maintenance of training devices for a wide variety of commercial and military aircraft - everything from F-15 fighter jets to Apache attack helicopters, and even NASA's Starliner spacecraft. Software engineers on our team are responsible for all phases of the software lifecycle, including architecture, design, implementation and test. They are also directly involved in planning their own work, as part of the agile methodology, with a focus on technical excellence.

The BSM team is a large software development team comprised of several smaller agile teams, some with specialized skills. Our backlog includes everything from new feature development using cutting-edge technology to maintenance of legacy software baselines. The successful candidate will need to be comfortable working in an often fast-paced environment within a two-week "sprint" schedule. As an experienced member of the team, you will be supporting the entire product development life cycle within BSM.

Position Responsibilities:

• Leads the design, architecture, and development of simulation models, simulation visualizations, virtual environments/platforms and frameworks
• Partners with stakeholders to lead the review and identification of simulation requirements and dynamics of the systems being simulated.
• Leads validation, verification, and refinement of simulation software code, models, simulations, test procedures and test environments, executing test procedures, documenting test results and modeling against real-world data, test data, benchmarks, or other similar models
• Leads the documentation and maintenance of technical code, algorithms, specifications and descriptions of simulation models
• Partners with cross functional engineering teams to lead integration of simulation software with hardware devices and systems
• Leads implementing current and emerging technologies, tools, frameworks, and methods in the software engineering simulation environment
• Leads simulation software project management functions
• Promotes continuous improvement with ideas for process, tool, and automation improvements
• Plans and executes work within a scrum team using scaled agile practices
• Represents the organization as the prime technical contact on contracts and projects
• Interacts with senior external personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations
• Support proposal development and lead engineering execution by identifying activities, resources, and tasks required to complete the work statement
• Mentor junior engineers and foster innovation within the team

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

• Bachelor's Degree
• Ability to acquire a U.S. Secret Security Clearance (Post-Start)
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering
• Experience with programming in C, C++ or C#
• Experience working in an Agile software development methodology environment

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 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
• Prior experience with object-oriented software architecture / design patterns
• Prior experience with Python, Lua or OpenGL is a plus
• Developing applications targeted for desktop as well as mobile/tablet environments
• Experience with tools for Continuous Integration/Delivery, Version Control, and Build Automation
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Jenkins, Gitlab, CMake, Visual Studio
• Familiarity with simulation standards such as Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS), Distributed Mission Operations (DMO), and High Level Architecture (HLA)
• Experience with aircraft platforms, aviation, simulation, and training systems is beneficial
• Strong written and verbal communication skills along with the ability and desire to work in a team environment

Travel: This position may require up to 10% travel

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.

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: $126,650 - $171,350

Language Requirements:
Not Applicable

Education:
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation:
This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Export Control Requirement:
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.

Safety Sensitive:
This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

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.

Contingent Upon Award Program
This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:
Shift 1 (United States of America)

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