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Lead Embedded Software Engineer – AvionX

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Lead the development and verification of safety-critical embedded real-time software for Boeing AvionX avionics systems.

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Location

Long Beach, California, United States

Work mode

On-site

Employment

Full-time

Experience

Lead

Visa support

No Visa Sponsorship

Salary

$2,11,650 – $2,86,350 per year

Official Boeing summary pay range. Actual compensation depends on experience, qualifications, location and market considerations.

Application deadline: 4 September 2026

Opportunity

Job Description

The Lead Embedded Software Engineer will join Boeing’s AvionX Software Engineering team and lead the development of embedded real-time avionics software. The position covers low-level development, hardware and software interfaces, bootloaders, operating-system drivers and safety-critical application software. The engineer will own significant portions of the software lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through implementation, integration, automated testing and verification on target avionics hardware.

Responsibilities

• Lead embedded real-time avionics software development.
• Develop Linux and real-time operating-system kernel or user-mode drivers.
• Define and debug interfaces between avionics hardware and embedded software.
• Support board bring-up, bootloader development and on-target debugging.
• Derive software requirements and maintain lifecycle traceability.
• Design application and hardware-abstraction interfaces.
• Develop and review safety-critical embedded code.
• Integrate software components on emulated and target avionics hardware.
• Develop automated unit, integration and system tests.
• Identify software vulnerabilities and improve system resilience.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor other software engineers.

Eligibility

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
• Extensive professional experience developing embedded or real-time software.
• Ability to independently own complex software-development work.
• Ability to meet United States export-control requirements.
• Ability to obtain the required United States security clearance.
• Employer will not provide employment-visa sponsorship.

Required Skills

Embedded software developmentC or C++Real-time operating systemsHardware-software integrationSoftware requirements and traceabilityEmbedded-system testing

Preferred Skills

Linux device driversBootloader developmentBoard bring-upSafety-critical avionics softwareAutomated test development

Application Instructions

Apply through Boeing’s official careers page and submit the requested résumé and application information. Review the export-control and security-clearance requirements before applying.

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