Entry-Level Software Engineer – Developer

Join Boeing on the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) team for the Special Projects Dallas (SPD) P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft Advanced Airborne Sensor (AAS) program in Richardson, TX (onsite). This entry-level role supports full lifecycle development for non-embedded mission systems software, working through design, development, integration, and maintenance support while aligning with industry, customer, safety, and regulatory standards.

Total rewards include a pay range of USD 83,300 - 112,700 per year (summary pay range), along with an opportunity to enroll in benefit programs that generally include health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, and life and disability insurance.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the design, development, test, and maintenance of non-embedded software across the end-to-end lifecycle, meeting industry, customer, safety, and regulation standards
• Gather information to review, analyze, and translate customer requirements into initial software product design
• Support development, maintenance, enhancement, and optimization of software products and functionalities for systems integrations
• Assist with creating and maintaining architectures, requirements, algorithms, interfaces, and designs for software products
• Participate in debugging and issue resolution to improve reliability and efficiency
• Handle user inquiries through troubleshooting and participate in user feedback analysis
• Assist in implementing current and emerging technologies, tools, frameworks, and regulation changes relevant to software development
• Help develop, establish, monitor, and improve software processes, tools, and key performance metrics aligned to organizational goals and industry benchmarks
• Provide information to execute and document software research and development project work
• Gather information to support software project management activities and software supplier management functions
• Track and evaluate software team and supplier performance to support product and process compliance to project plans and industry standards

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). An active clearance within the past 24 months is considered active
• Experience in software development
• Experience using Java

Preferred Qualifications

• 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, with 0+ years of related work experience; or Bachelor’s Degree with 4+ years directly related work experience; or 8+ years of related, relevant experience
• Active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance
• Experience with development of C/C++ and/or Linux Operating Systems
• Experience with development of OpenGL
• Experience with AGILE/DevOps methodologies
• Experience in Real-Time Algorithm implementation
• Experience in development, documentation and maintenance of architectures, requirements, interfaces and designs for software systems

Benefits

• Generous 401(k) match
• Industry-leading tuition assistance program that pays your institution directly
• Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits
• Up to $10,000 gift match when you support your favorite nonprofit organizations

Additional details: relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position; visa sponsorship is not available; this role is for 1st shift. Applications are accepted until Oct. 28, 2026.

Assessments and compliance: you will be required to complete a technical assessment as part of the selection process. Successful candidates must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process and meet U.S. export control requirements, with “U.S. Person” status as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62. Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace, with post-offer testing when criteria is met as outlined in company policies.

Equal opportunity: Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer.