Phantom Works Software Architect

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Company is currently seeking Software Architects to support our Phantom Works Software Engineering team located in Berkeley, MO or Mesa, AZ. This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business organization.

This role will be part of the Phantom Works Open Architecture Systems Integrated Software (OASIS) Solutions team. This position is responsible for defining and developing the software architecture for real-time software air and/or space systems in an Agile software development environment. Integration across other teams of software and hardware components will be required. You will be working with some of the best engineers at Boeing in an inclusive team environment. 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 where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth.

Position Responsibilities:

• Develop, own and maintain the software architecture with focus on interface clarity, stability, and versioning to minimize integration risk, with a focus on production type software that is easily maintainable.
• Partner with appropriate stakeholders to inform system definition and oversee translation of system-level requirements into software requirements and models that meet customer, operational and performance requirements and have clear traceability to design, code and test artifacts.
• Manage supplier/subcontractor software deliverables to ensure they meet team processes and integration requirements.
• Lead the software engineering team’s agile delivery: facilitate sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews/retrospectives, and remove impediments to flow.
• Serve as the Agile/Delivery lead for software—own backlog prioritization with product/system owners, define sprint goals, and ensure timely delivery of integration-ready increments.
• Define, document, and enforce software integration contracts (ICDs or equivalent living artifacts), data models, and message definitions in coordination with Integration & Test and Systems leads.
• Ensure software is designed for testability: require unit, component, integration, SIL/HIL test artifacts with code deliveries, include observability hooks, and ensure failures are diagnosable.
• Lead DevSecOps and CI/CD practices for the team: ensure pipelines support repeatable builds, automated testing, artifact traceability, and consistent deployments across dev, integration, and test environments.
• Collaborate with Integration & Test to align delivery cadence to integration increments and controlled configuration baselines.
• Drive verification & validation execution for software components: support development of test strategies, analyze test results, and triage defects with the team.
• Establish and track delivery metrics (velocity, cycle time, quality metrics, technical debt) and use them to improve predictability and quality.
• Coach and mentor engineers on agile practices, test automation, CI/CD, code quality, and observability.
• Contribute to risk and issue management that affects software delivery and integration readiness; escalate when necessary to protect integration milestones.
• Document integration results, test findings, and provide inputs for design reviews and readiness assessments.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

• Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering discipline or 22 years equivalent related experience
• Active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance, or clearance active within past 24 months (U.S. Citizenship required)
• 5+ years of experience in leading efforts in analyzing and translating requirements into system architecture, hardware and software designs and interface specifications
• Experience as an Agile Systems or Software Development Team Lead
• 5+ years of experience with the DevSecOps lifecycle
• 5+ years of experience of DevOps experience (Git, Jenkins, or other CI/CD tools)
• 5+ years of experience with configuration management and collaboration tools such as (or similar to) Git, JIRA, Collaborator, Beyond Compare, and VersionOne
• 1+ years of Proficient with scripting/programming languages used for automation and testing (e.g., Python, Bash)

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in a relevant field.
• Practical experience with requirements tracing and configuration management.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), SAFe Agilist, or equivalent agile certification.
• Prior leadership on aerospace, defense, avionics, or other safety‑critical systems.
• Experience with cloud-native infrastructures (Docker/Kubernetes, AWS GovCloud, Azure Government).
• Experience with model-based design/verification and SIL/HIL testing environments.
• Experience managing subcontractor software deliveries.
• Significant experience with real-time embedded software (C/C++), low-level driver development, network stacks, and hardware/software testing/debugging for microcontrollers and/or FPGAs
• Experience & ability to implement real-time embedded hardware, firmware & software
• Possess strong analytical skills, knowledge & proficiency with physical modeling and simulation tools
• High level software development experience for applied physics, modeling, and/or simulation using MATLAB, Python, and or Jupyter, etc.
• Experience in real-time embedded systems and low-level driver development with microcontrollers, single board computers, and/or FPGAs
• Perform control system logic/algorithm, hardware, and software development tasks
• 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.

Travel: 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: $177,650 - $240,350

Potential signing bonus for eligible/qualified external candidates.
 

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Not Applicable

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 an active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)

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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