
Software Engineer - Developer (Associate or Experienced)
El Segundo, CAFull-time$106–144K/yrPosted todayStill listed today
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Boeing is hiring an Associate or Experienced Software Engineer - Developer in El Segundo, California, to develop Special Test Equipment software for Boeing Test and Evaluation supporting Space Mission System. The role develops software for test execution, instrument control, and automated test orchestration for satellite hardware and subsystem testing, working closely with hardware and mission operations. The position is 100% onsite.
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Software Engineer - Developer (Associate or Experienced)
Company: The Boeing Company
The Boeing Company has an exciting opportunity for an Software Engineer - Developer to develop Special Test Equipment (STE) software in El Segundo, CA for Boeing Test and Evaluation (BT&E) supporting Space Mission System (SMS).
Our teams is currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including Associate and Experienced Software Engineer - Developers.
The software engineer will develop and support software for test execution, instrument control, and automated test orchestration for satellite hardware and subsystem testing. This role requires strong software engineering experience in object-oriented design (C#/.NET) and embedded real-time systems (C/C++).
This role is ideal for a software engineer who enjoys working close to hardware and mission operations, cares about data correctness and performance, and wants to grow in the domain of spacecraft test telemetry and command (T&C) systems.
Position Responsibilities:
- Develops code and integrates complex software components into a fully functional STE system
- Develops test architecture for software products (Test Executives, T&C Engine, Tools)
- Develops new interfaces for instruments in C, C#/.NET and/or C++
- Develops and executes software verification plans and testing
- Follows appropriate software development workflows using task tracking (Confluence/Jira) and version control systems (Gitlab/SVN)
- Troubleshoots software/hardware integration issues in factory environments
- Improves test framework architecture for satellite bus and Radio Frequency (RF) product testing
This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Ability to obtain a U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. Ability to obtain Top Secret U.S. Security clearance post-Start is required
- 2+ years’ experience in full software development life-cycle
- 2+ years’ experience in software programming with C, C++, C#, .NET coding, debug, and development
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
- Level 3: 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Active U.S. Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance
- Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Computer Science or Software Engineering
- Experience in Aerospace, Space Systems, Satellite Test & Evaluation, or Avionics
- Experience working with Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS), SIL (Software-in-the-loop), or HIL (Hardware-in-the-loop) testing
- Experience using task tracking tools and version control systems such as Jira, Confluence, GitLab, or SVN
- Experience developing software verification requirements, plans, and test procedures
- Experience building Continuous Integration and Continuous Development (CI/CD) using appropriate code versioning, build and test automation tools
- Experience in telemetry and command formats and radio frequency (RF) test measurement techniques for satellite communication processing
- Familiarity with Model-Based Engineering (MBE) and/or Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), including experience in a configuration-managed environment and compliance with standards
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity
- Strong communication skills and ability to work with cross-functional engineering teams
Conflict of Interest: Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.
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.
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.
Total Rewards: 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 Associate level (Level 2): USD $ 106,250 - $ 143,750 Summary Pay Range for Experienced level (Level 3): USD $ 135,150 - $182,850
Language Requirements: Not Applicable
Education: Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent
Relocation: Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.
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. Top 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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How this job compares
Set against the 8,933 open Software Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$106–144K/yr
- California median$187–280K/yr1,317 salary ranges
- US median$146–253K/yr6,854 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $125K, is 46% below the California median midpoint ($231K) — in the lowest quarter of Software Engineering salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,794 open Software Engineering jobs in California and 8,933 across the US. 9% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Software Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 6,743 postings).
- Education
- 2,157 of the 8,933 open Software Engineering jobs (24%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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