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Embedded Software Engineer (Associate, Experienced, or Senior)

Pay
$106,250 – $232,300 per year
Location
El Segundo, CA
Listed
3 days ago

Position Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, integrate, test and debug low level software to initialize devices for board bring up
  • Design, implement, and validate BSP components for Linux/RTOS on RISK processor
  • Write and optimize device drivers for memory controllers, on-chip peripherals, DMA controllers, interrupt controllers, and security engines
  • Collaborate with hardware engineers to define register maps, timing requirements, and recommended initialization sequences
  • Architect and implement software abstractions for memory-mapped accelerators, interconnect fabric (AXI, NoC), and coherent cache architectures
  • Write and maintain detailed documentation: SoC boot flow, software initialization sequences, register-level programming guides, and integration checklists
  • Review, analyze, and translate customer requirements for software products for embedded devices and systems
  • Drive software execution to deliver products on-cost and on-schedule to program
  • Produce design and test documentation and artifacts
  • Design and write custom tools to support configuration automation and improve development

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience)

  • Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship
  • Bachelor's degree
  • 2+ years of experience reading and interpreting C/C++ code
  • 2+ years of experience working with real-time operating systems (RTOS)
  • 2+ years of experience with embedded Linux kernel and BSP development

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)

  • 3 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • 2+ years of experience in assembly
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience designing, verifying, and integrating SoC components including processors, memory controllers, peripherals, and interconnect fabrics (AXI, NoC)
  • Experience developing embedded software on ARM Cortex-A, -R, and/or -M cores
  • Experience designing cache coherence protocols, memory hierarchies, and bus arbitration mechanisms
  • Experience with automating software builds, unit tests, integration tests, deployment, and installations using a DevOps tool chain using Artifactory and/or Gitlab
  • Experience with AXI bus protocol and NoC architecture: ability to configure, instantiate, and validate interconnect switches
  • Experience with creating software-driven test plans for SoC validation: boot validation, memory stress tests, peripheral functional tests, and power/clock domain isolation checks
  • Experience with new product development with small, agile teams on fast-paced, dynamic customer-funded programs

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 for Associate Level (Level 2): $106,250 - $143,750
  • Summary Pay Range for Experienced Level (Level 3): $135,150 - $182,850
  • Summary Pay Range for Senior Level (Level 4): $171,700 - $232,300

Language Requirements

Not Applicable

Education: Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

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 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.
  • 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)

Additional information

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Company

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) Space Mission Systems (SMS) software capability is seeking multiple Embedded Software Engineers (Associate, Experienced, or Senior) in El Segundo, California.

We are seeking real-time software engineers for our next generation of space-based computers. The selected candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and testing low level software/firmware that allows the operating system (OS) and application to interact with hardware devices connected to an ARM-based system-on-chip (SOC). The candidate will work with the electronics products and software application team to ensure engineering excellence and achieve program objectives.

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