Software Chief Architect

At Boeing,⠀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.⠀Find your⠀future⠀with⠀us.

The⠀Boeing⠀Company is⠀looking⠀for a⠀Chief⠀Software⠀Architect⠀to join⠀our team⠀in Kent,⠀WA.

This⠀position⠀will work⠀within the⠀Boeing⠀Defense,⠀Space &⠀Security⠀(BDS)⠀group and⠀specifically⠀the Rapid⠀Space⠀Capabilities⠀(RSC)⠀Satellite⠀Flight⠀Software⠀team.

The⠀RSC⠀business⠀strategy⠀is to⠀rapidly⠀develop⠀and deploy⠀innovative⠀experimental⠀products⠀necessitating⠀highly-advanced⠀and novel⠀approaches⠀to achieve⠀never-before-attempted⠀missions.⠀The⠀software⠀architectures⠀must⠀incorporate⠀products⠀from⠀multiple⠀functional⠀domains⠀and meet⠀high⠀levels of⠀difficulty⠀to bring⠀together⠀customer⠀confidence⠀and pass⠀flight⠀certification.⠀The⠀successful⠀candidate⠀will own⠀the effort⠀to craft⠀and build⠀the next⠀generation⠀of onboard⠀satellite⠀software.⠀The⠀Software⠀Chief⠀Architect⠀will own⠀and drive⠀architecture⠀across⠀these⠀first-in-type⠀satellites.

Position Responsibilities:

• Independent⠀technical⠀Subject⠀Matter⠀Expert,⠀developing⠀sophisticated⠀software⠀architecture⠀for⠀unique,⠀first-in-type⠀satellite⠀systems
• Lead⠀development⠀and⠀documentation⠀of⠀satellite-wide⠀software⠀requirements⠀and⠀software⠀interfaces⠀for⠀open-ended⠀mission⠀profiles
• Define⠀Software⠀Development⠀and⠀Verification⠀Plans in⠀order to⠀deliver⠀high-assurance,⠀certified⠀flight⠀software
• Ensure⠀compliance⠀with all⠀Software⠀Quality,⠀Product⠀Security,⠀and⠀Enterprise⠀Design⠀Practices⠀throughout⠀the⠀software⠀lifecycle
• Resolve⠀sophisticated⠀and⠀seamless⠀software⠀interactions⠀between⠀satellite⠀bus, power⠀and⠀thermal⠀systems,⠀communications⠀and⠀encryption,⠀command⠀and data⠀handling,⠀guidance⠀and⠀navigation,⠀on-board⠀autonomy,⠀ground⠀control,⠀mission⠀operations,⠀and⠀systems⠀duplications
• Lead⠀geographically-diverse⠀business⠀partners⠀through⠀integration⠀of⠀developmental⠀software⠀products⠀into RSC⠀satellite⠀architectures
• Advise⠀program⠀customers⠀on⠀system-level⠀architecture;⠀establish⠀and⠀maintain⠀frequent⠀and open⠀communication⠀with key⠀partners
• Lead⠀software⠀research⠀and⠀development⠀projects
• Author⠀tech-volumes⠀and advise⠀proposal⠀activities⠀across⠀multiple⠀product⠀lines
• Serve⠀as⠀consultant⠀to RSC⠀leadership⠀team in⠀long-range⠀planning⠀for⠀technology⠀research⠀and⠀advancement,⠀critical⠀to driving⠀and⠀acquiring⠀future⠀business
• Train⠀and mentor⠀others

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

• Bachelor⠀of Science⠀degree⠀from an⠀accredited⠀course of⠀study in⠀Computer⠀Engineering,⠀Software⠀Engineering,⠀Computer⠀Science,⠀or other⠀technical⠀degree
• 14+⠀years⠀demonstrated⠀ability in⠀software⠀architecture⠀and design⠀of⠀embedded⠀software⠀systems
• 10⠀+ years⠀proven⠀experience⠀with⠀software⠀requirements,⠀design,⠀development,⠀integration,⠀and⠀testing
• 10+⠀years⠀proven⠀experience⠀with C/C++⠀(C++⠀Preferred)
• 10+⠀years⠀demonstrated⠀ability⠀working⠀with⠀Real-Time⠀Operating⠀Systems⠀(RTOS)⠀(Wind⠀River⠀Systems⠀VxWorks,⠀DDC-I Deos⠀or Green⠀Hills⠀Software⠀Integrity)⠀and Linux⠀operating⠀system, in⠀an⠀embedded⠀systems⠀environment
• Experience⠀with⠀configuration⠀management⠀and⠀teamwork⠀tools such⠀as (or⠀similar⠀to) Git,⠀VersionOne,⠀and Beyond⠀Compare⠀(Git⠀preferred)
• Experience⠀with⠀Scaled⠀Agile⠀Framework⠀(SAFe) or⠀Agile⠀Scrum⠀methodology

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• 10+ years⠀of⠀experience⠀developing⠀Space⠀domain⠀software⠀products
• 10+⠀years of⠀experience⠀in LOR⠀1/2/3 (DAL⠀A/B/C)⠀critical⠀flight⠀software
• 10+⠀years of⠀experience⠀in Network⠀Programming;⠀TCP/IP⠀protocols
• 10+⠀years of⠀experience⠀developing⠀scientific⠀algorithms⠀or⠀simulations⠀using⠀auto-generated⠀code with⠀Julia⠀and/or⠀MATLAB
• 10+⠀years of⠀experience⠀leading or⠀mentoring⠀people in⠀a⠀technical⠀environment
• 10+⠀years of⠀experience⠀working on⠀responses⠀to⠀requests⠀for⠀proposal⠀(RFP) and⠀contract⠀support
• Experience⠀with cyber⠀security⠀concepts⠀and⠀compliance,⠀encryption,⠀red-black⠀architecture
• Experience⠀with⠀satellite⠀GN&C⠀concepts⠀(orbital⠀mechanics,⠀control⠀theory,⠀etc.)
• Experience⠀with⠀vehicle⠀automation,⠀mission/contingency⠀management,⠀fault⠀management
• Experience⠀with⠀Enterprise⠀Standard⠀Gated⠀Process⠀(EGSP) and⠀Gate⠀Incremental⠀Checkpoints⠀Assessment⠀(GICA)

Typical Education/Experience:

Education/experience⠀typically⠀acquired⠀through⠀advanced⠀technical⠀education⠀from an⠀accredited⠀course of⠀study in⠀engineering,⠀computer⠀science,⠀mathematics,⠀physics or⠀chemistry⠀(e.g.⠀Bachelor)⠀and⠀typically⠀14 or more⠀years'⠀related⠀work⠀experience⠀or an⠀equivalent⠀combination⠀of⠀technical⠀education⠀and⠀experience⠀(e.g.⠀PhD+9⠀years'⠀related⠀work⠀experience,⠀Master+12⠀years'⠀related⠀work⠀experience).⠀In the⠀USA, ABET⠀accreditation⠀is the⠀preferred,⠀although⠀not⠀required,⠀accreditation⠀standard

This⠀is a union⠀represented⠀position.

Current⠀Boeing⠀employees⠀working in⠀Puget⠀Sound and⠀Portland⠀must⠀submit an⠀Employee⠀Request⠀Transfer⠀(ERT) to⠀be⠀considered⠀in the⠀eligible⠀candidate⠀pool.⠀Resumes of⠀current⠀Puget⠀Sound⠀Boeing⠀employees⠀submitted⠀via⠀Careers at⠀Boeing⠀will not⠀be⠀considered.

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⠀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.

Salaries⠀are based⠀upon⠀candidate⠀experience⠀and⠀qualifications,⠀as well as⠀market and⠀business⠀considerations.

Summary⠀Pay⠀Range:

$161,500⠀–⠀218,500