Software Certification Engineers (Senior, Lead, or Expert) (Virtual)

The Boeing Company is hiring Software Certification Engineers at Senior, Lead, or Expert levels for its Boeing Defense, Space and Security engineering team. The role supports aircraft software certification by coordinating with certification authorities, ensuring regulatory compliance and safety, preparing technical documentation, and guiding engineering teams through certification milestones.

Responsibilities:

• Cultivate a safety-first mindset within the engineering unit, ensuring that all engineering practices prioritize the well-being of flight / maintenance crew and passengers
• Collaborate closely with the Certification Authorities (FAA, DoD, NASA), to navigate the complex certification process, ensuring that all aircraft designs comply with stringent regulatory requirements and safety standards
• Develop and implement engineering strategies that emphasize safety and reliability, aligning with Boeing’s commitment to delivering the highest quality aircraft
• Oversee the preparation and submission of comprehensive technical certification documentation required for Certification Authorities (FAA, DoD, NASA), ensuring that all materials reflect the highest standards of accuracy and thoroughness
• Mentor and develop engineering staff, instilling a deep understanding of safety protocols and certification artifacts and processes to enhance their professional growth and technical expertise
• Analyze and resolve complex engineering challenges with a focus on safety, leveraging data-driven decision-making and industry best practices
• Monitor project progress and performance, ensuring that engineering solutions are delivered on time and meet all safety and certification milestones

Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree
• This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee
• 9+ years of experience in software engineering
• 5+ years of experience in software development life cycles, configuration management and best agile software engineering practices
• 5+ years of experience applying or working within guidelines of RTCA DO-178 standard, Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification
• 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
• 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 14+ years of related work experience OR Bachelor's Degree and 18+ years of directly related work experience OR 22+ years of related, relevant 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 20+ years of related work experience OR Bachelor's Degree and 24+ years of directly related work experience OR 28+ years of related, relevant experience
• 5+ years of experience leading software development projects
• Recent experience in DoD or NASA Software Certification Engineer roles or as an FAA Designated Engineering Representative (DER) or Technical Standard Order (TSO) Certification Specialist in Software or AEH
• 6+ years' experience developing, documenting and maintaining architectures, requirements, algorithms, interfaces and designs for software systems
• Experience with concurrent software and distributed systems
• Experience using common software version control tools such as Git
• Experience with Agile planning tools such as JIRA