F-22 System Test Tools & Automation Software Engineer (Associate, Experienced, or Senior)

Job Description

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The Boeing Company is looking for an F-22 System Test Tools & Automation Software Engineer(Associate, Experienced, or Senior) to join the F-22 Simulations and Testing Infrastructure team located in Berkeley, MO.

This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) Software Engineering organization. This organization designs, develops, and demonstrates avionics solutions for the F-22 Raptor, the premier 5th gen air superiority fighter flown only by the United States Air Force (USAF). Your role will require you to work as a member of an agile team to create and maintain the simulation environment and testing infrastructure used to support the development and test of advanced capabilities of the F-22 Raptor. This role will have tasking directly supporting our lab customer for developing analysis tools, automation scripts, and other support software to continue modernization of our system-level labs. This role will also partake in a considerable amount of software / hardware integration.

Position Responsibilities:

• Coordinates with our system lab partners to identify needs and participate in solution generation for lab modernization

• Self-starts on problem identification and strong communication skills to bring ideas and problem statements to leadership and other technical personnel

• Supports the design, architecture, and development of simulation models, simulation visualizations, virtual environments/platforms, and frameworks to enhance test performance, safety, and durability of software and hardware systems throughout the entire product lifecycle

• Supports partnership with stakeholders to review and identify simulation requirements and dynamics of the systems being simulated

• Supports designing, modeling, simulation, testing, and analysis to assess and optimize overall system performance and capabilities

• Contributes to data collection and processing for use in simulations

• Supports 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

• Contributes to documenting and maintaining technical code, algorithms, specifications, and descriptions of simulation models

• Supports partnership with cross-functional engineering teams to enable integration of simulation software with hardware devices and systems

• Supports implementing current and emerging technologies, tools, frameworks, and methods in the software engineering simulation environment

• Supports modernizing, migrating, sustaining, and updating simulation software to adapt legacy systems to new operating systems

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):

• This position requires the ability to obtain a US Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship as a condition of employment (An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start may be required)

• Bachelor’s Degree

• Ability to obtain access to Special Access Programs (SAP)

• 2 or more years’ of experience with software development and/or troubleshooting software

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Level 2: 2 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• Level 3: 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• Level 4: 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• Experience with software development using C, C++ or Ada

• Experience with Go, Java, C/C++, Rust, or Python

• Experience with Linux and Windows development

• Experience with hardware / software integration

• Experience in designing, developing, integrating, applying, and testing software models, simulations, framework environments, tools, and applications with higher order programming languages, assembly, and auto-code

• Experience with performing Application Programming Interface (API) design, implementation, and testing

• Experience in real-time software architecture and design methodologies to synthesize models and simulation frameworks that meet real-time requirements; this includes knowledge of real-time target environments, its processor and network architecture, communication protocols, and electrical interfaces

• Experience with building and execution environments that include hosts, processors, operating systems, and networks

• Experience with verification, validation, certification, and qualification processes

• Experience with containerization technologies which includes understanding how to manage containers, deploy applications in a containerized environment, and troubleshoot issues

• Experience in the understanding of networking concepts, including IP addressing, subnetting, routing, and security (focus on security best practices and technologies)

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.

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:

• Associate (Level 2): $99,450 - $134,550

• Experienced (Level 3): $126,650 - $171,350

• Senior (Level 4): $160,650 - $217,350

Applications for this position will be accepted until Jul. 03, 2026

Export Control Requirements:

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.

Export Control Details:

US based job, US Person required

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

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. This position requires ability to obtain program access, for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship only.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.