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At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us. The Boeing Company is currently seeking a Lead Real-Time Software Architect to support our Defense Mission Computing Team located in Hazelwood, Missouri. The ideal candidate will be hands-on, combining deep real-time and embedded systems expertise with experience in safety, security, and domain separation (cross-domain) technologies. This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) Software Engineering organization in its new headquarters. This Lead Real-Time Software Architect will own multicore embedded software architecture, evaluation, and optimization across real-time and mixed-criticality systems. The candidate in this role will drive architecture decisions, lead performance and reliability evaluations, and mentor engineering teams - with support from specialists or contractors for highly specialized certification/CDS tasks as needed.
Job Responsibility:
Lead architecture for real-time and mixed‑criticality systems
Define system decomposition, interfaces, and resource/timing goals
Ensure safety, security, and isolation across domains
Choose and integrate OS, virtualization, and middleware technologies
Oversee hardware/software co-design and performance tuning
Set V&V and certification approaches
Build CI/CD and integration test practices
Mentor team members and represent technical authority to customers and vendors
Requirements:
10+ years of experience in real-time, near real-time, or embedded systems
10+ years of experience developing software for VxWorks or other real-time operating systems
7+ years of experience developing software governed by processes for safety critical systems (DO-178B/C, etc.)
10+ years of experience with embedded systems security
10+ years of experience in software architecture and design of embedded software systems
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
Must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements
A “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required
Nice to have:
Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science
Experience with cross-domain gateway products, data diodes, and high-assurance mediation implementations
Prior experience working in cross-domain regulated environments (ITAR, DoD, aerospace, critical infrastructure) or holding relevant security clearances
Familiarity with HW/SW co‑design (drivers, interrupts, DMA, memory/cache strategies)
Strong systems architecture skills and experience producing architecture artifacts and decision records
Knowledge of mixed-criticality design, determinism, and timing/resource budgeting
Experience with separation kernels/secure microkernels/hypervisors (seL4, PikeOS, ARINC 653, Xen, QEMU/KVM, Wind River Helix Virtualization for embedded)
Familiarity with safety certification standards such as DO 178C, ISO 26262, IEC 61508, and system safety processes
Knowledge of deterministic networking protocols: TSN, AFDX/ARINC, CAN-FD, and DDS/RTPS
Experience with high assurance/safe languages and standards (Ada/SPARK, Rust, MISRA C/C++)
Exposure to formal methods, model checking, MBSE (SysML), or model-based verification tools
Experience building CI/CD and HIL test automation for embedded platforms, including trace-based observability tools (LTTng, Tracealyzer) and hardware performance counters
Background in cryptography, secure boot, TPM/SE integration, and PKI for embedded/edge devices
Experience integrating FPGA/accelerators for latency-sensitive offload
Leadership and mentoring ability
comfortable collaborating across multidisciplinary teams
Strong communication skills for customer engagements, design reviews, and vendor interactions
Practical experience integrating separation kernels/hypervisors (seL4, PikeOS, ARINC‑653, VxWorks 653) and implementing high‑assurance cross‑domain gateways or data‑diodes, including isolation validation and accreditation artifacts
What we offer:
Health insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Health savings accounts
Retirement savings plans
Life and disability insurance programs
Programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work
Relocation based on candidate eligibility
Generous company match to your 401(k)
Industry-leading tuition assistance program pays your institution directly
Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits
Up to $10,000 gift match when you support your favorite nonprofit organizations