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Software Engineering Manager

Herndon, Virginia Job ID JR2025450200 Category Engineering - Software Post Date Apr. 03, 2025
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Job Description

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 looking for a Software Engineering Manager to join our Space Mission Systems (SMS) Denali team in Herndon, VA.  This manager will help lead a 40-person team, including ~15 direct reports, providing software engineering management functions for the design, development, and maintenance of complex, multi-tiered application software systems used to support the command and control of space vehicles. This manager will work day to day with software, system, and Test Engineers in order to successfully lead software projects to implement, test, and document new features and improvements for both web services and applications supporting distributed computing solutions.

Boeing is the world's largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial airplanes and defense, space and security systems. We are engineers and technicians. Skilled scientists and thinkers. Bold innovators and dreamers. Join us, and you can build something better for yourself, for our customers and for the world.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Manage staffing needs and grow the skills/capabilities of the organization

  • Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders and partners, provide oversight of technical approaches, products and processes

  • Must have the ability to solve complex problems and the ability to work multiple tasks simultaneously, and must be familiar with managing development projects and industry equivalent practices

  • Experience supporting New Business Campaigns and have the technical ability to work with the engineering community

  • Forecast, obtain, and manage personnel to meet project and organizational requirements; acquire, deploy and schedule personnel to meet organizational objectives

  • Determines critical skills within an organization or functional area; develops and implements staffing plans to ensure necessary skills are available within the company

  • Develops and motivates employees

  • Position will need Special Program Access prior to start

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite in Herndon, VA.

Required Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

•    3+ years of experience managing and/or leading a team either formally or informally, with the ability to provide guidance, mentorship, and support to team members
•    1+ years of experience leading projects and/or individuals in software development lifecycle tasks
•    1+ years of experience with modern software development methodologies

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):


•    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
•    Experience with space-based technologies including knowledge of system interactions and standards
•    SAFe Agile certifications including SPC, Scrum Master, Release Train Engineer, etcExperience with satellite ground mission capabilities
•    Experience at successfully managing and being part of a complex IPT to produce results within budget, on schedule, and to performance requirements
•    Solid understanding of object-oriented programming skills and/or software

project execution

Travel: Less than 10%


Drug Free Workplace:
Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace (DFW) 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.

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: $141,950 - $192,050


Applications for this position will be accepted until Apr. 12, 2025


Export Control Requirements: This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details: US based job, US Person required

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Security Clearance

This position requires an active U.S. Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)

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.

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