Jobs / United States / Boeing Company
Software Architect
Boeing Company · 🇺🇸 USA - Long Beach, CA
Sponsorship verdict
Posting rules out sponsorship
The posting rules out sponsorship or requires citizenship/clearance.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 72 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 7 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Boeing Company paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Computing Architect 5” (Software Developers) in CO: $180k–$180k, median $180k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Security clearance mentionedFrom the posting’s own wording.
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
A verdict summarises public evidence; it is not legal advice and never a guarantee — the employer and the immigration authority decide. Sign in to factor in where you can already work.
Or apply yourself on the official page →
Why not apply?
The posting mentions a security clearance — usually restricted to citizens of that country.
SponsorApply flags time-wasters so your applications go where they can land. These come from the posting's own wording — read the original listing to confirm. See better-fit alternatives →
Sponsor Radar — Boeing Company
The US Department of Labor certified 72 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 7 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
Past sponsorship or register membership never guarantees sponsorship for this vacancy or for you. Full Sponsor Radar for Boeing Company →
About the role
Software Architect Company: The Boeing Company The Boeing Company is currently seeking a Software Architect to lead the Software Architecture Team for the AvionX Mission Systems Software organization located in Long Beach, CA. Our engineers create systems to help pilots navigate through complex and nuanced situations to safely achieve their mission. We accomplish this by solving difficult problems in optimal path planning, estimation, and control, as well as autonomous fault protection. We strive to work from first principles and develop powerful abstractions to maximize capability while minimizing complexity. We're looking for team members who will collaborate with humility and curiosity. Position Responsibilities: • Directs the design, development, test, debugging and maintenance of software that is integrated into embedded devices and systems and meets industry, customer, safety and regulation standards. Directs the review, analyses, and translation of customer requirements into the design of software products for embedded devices and systems. • Consults on code for embedded systems software to run on specific specialized hardware. • Provides consultation on integration of embedded software with hardware components. • Oversees analyses, monitoring and improvement of the efficiency and stability of embedded software systems. • Directs testing and debugging of software for embedded devices and systems. Influences current and emerging technologies, tools, frameworks, and changes in regulations relevant to software development and hardware technologies. • Influences company approach regarding software and hardware integration domains. • Oversees tracking and evaluation of internal and supplier software team performance to ensure product and process compliance to project plans and industry standards. • Provides technical leadership for embedded software project management functions. • Advises management on a wide range of topics related to the embedded software engineering environment. Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience): • Bachelor’s Degree • This position requires the ability to obtain a US Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship • 5+ years of experience leading a software development team through the full software life cycle • 5+ Years experience in software architecture and design of embedded software systems 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 Ability to effectively lead, communicate and collaborate with key stake holders across multiple organizations • Experience with software architecture and design methodologies. Ability to synthesize software architectures and designs that meet requirements, characteristics and constraints • Ability to independently identify and solve problems encountered by the team using both creativity and established engineering principles • Experience with domains, characteristics, constraints and products that require real-time software and influence architecture, requirements, interfaces, designs, and integration/test approaches • Experience with flight management systems and/or civil navigation • Experience with certifying software in alignment with DO-178C • Experience developing software for motion planning, estimation, and/or control • Experience developing software or simulations with MATLAB and/or Simulink • Experience developing software or simulations with C++ Travel: 5% Drug Free Workplace: Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace (DFW) where post offer applicants and employees are su