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Technical Lead Engineer (PMPC Software Test)
Boeing Company · 🇺🇸 USA - Berkeley, MO
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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 roles11 certified filings for “Mechanical System Design & Analysis Engineer” (Mechanical Engineers) in WA: $135k–$170k, median $143k. 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).
- Citizenship requirement statedFrom the posting’s own wording.
- 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).
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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)).
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About the role
Technical Lead Engineer (PMPC Software Test) Company: The Boeing Company The Boeing Company is looking for a Technical Lead Engineer (PMPC Software Test) to join our Air Proprietary Mission Systems team located in Berkeley, MO . This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business organization. The PMP Test Technical Lead is responsible for establishing software test plans, procedures and processes guiding software test. The test lead will be the primary software test technical point of contact for PMP. This role will be responsible for PMP Mission Systems software test across a variety of security levels, to include software developed by a variety of suppliers. The lead will be responsible for safety critical testing as well as mission critical level test strategies. This lead will help teams understand the compliance to standards and policy enforcement based on software processes. This role will also coordinate with other technical leads on the PMP software team, the Mission Systems Software test team, along with various other Missions Systems and systems test organizations on the program to ensure a cohesive test strategy. Position Responsibilities: • Develop and maintain the PMP software test plan and vision working with the Mission Systems Chief Engineer, PMP Architect, Mission Systems Software test team lead and other PMP and Mission Systems technical leads • Develops and owns PMP software verification plans, test procedures, and test environments, executing the test procedures and documenting test results to ensure software requirements are met • Determines testing strategy to include models, emulation, simulation, dev kits, and full-up hardware • Ensures software teams develop, document, and execute appropriate software level testing • Ensures compliance and supports policy enforcement for applicable processes, reference architectures, and industry standards • Plans, executes, and documents software research and development projects • Responsible for coordinating across the Mission Systems team, as well as Flight Sim Labs, SEIT and more • Trains and mentors others • Works under minimal direction This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite in Berkeley, MO. Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience): • Active Secret U.S. Security Clearance (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.) • This position requires ability to obtain Special Program Access, for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship only • Bachelor's Degree • 7+ years of experience programming with Go, Java, C/C++, Rust, or Python • 5+ years of experience in hardware / software integration, emulation, and/or testing, preferably in a lab environment • 3+ years of experience leading software teams and/or projects • 3+ experience with the Software Development Lifecycle (including Requirements Analysis, Design, Code, Integration & Test) 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 and 14+ years of related work experience or Bachelor’s Degree and 18+ years of directly related work experience or 22+ years of related, relevant experience • 3+ years of experience in software architecture • Experience with embedded software architecture/development/design • Experience developing mission systems software on aircraft platforms • Experience with distributed and containerized software architecture • Hands on experience developing on the Linux platform