Sponsorship verdict
Posting rules out sponsorship
The posting rules out sponsorship or requires citizenship or security clearance.
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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.
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The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
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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.
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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.
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Security clearance mentionedFrom the posting’s own wording.
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Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
Details and sources
- Employer is on a government sponsor record
- 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. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- No salary bar for this route
- H-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 roles
- 11 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).
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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About the role
Experienced Product Security Engineer (Software) ***Signing Bonus Potential***
Company:
The Boeing Company
Boeing is hiring for an Experienced Product Security Engineer (Software) to join our team located in Berkeley, MO.
At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. 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 to build something better for yourself and for our customers and for the world.
Be part of a team that designs and protects our nation’s most advanced capabilities.
The Boeing Company is seeking experienced engineers to contribute to the design and development efforts for key computing assets embedded in the most advanced Boeing defense platforms. This job is an opportunity to be part of the Boeing Anti-Tamper Engineering Capability Center, which is tasked with the protection of all critical computers across all defense products developed within Boeing. Unlike most aerospace jobs where a team is focused on building a singular product for a specific customer, a career in Boeing’s Anti-Tamper Engineering Capability Center offers the opportunity to contribute to products across Boeing’s entire elite defense portfolio.
These positions are based in St. Louis, MO and are focused on software development. Experienced Software Engineers support requirements definition, create software architectures, implement software designs, and test our security solutions and the computing devices into which they are included. We are growing our team to ensure that new and unique protection solutions can be fielded across all of our Boeing and supplier-generated products. Expected solutions will span both hardware and software domains.
Position Responsibilities:
• Support development programs, research efforts, and strategic initiatives in the areas of Product Security / Anti-Tamper
• Develop, document and maintain architectures, requirements, algorithms, interfaces and designs for software systems
• Work with platform chief engineers, chief architects, and team leads to define platform architectures and implementations that will allow the fielding and sales of the most advanced tactical capabilities.
This position is expected to be 100% onsite.
Basic Qualifications: (Required Skills/Experience):
• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
• 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience or non-US equivalent qualifications
• Experience supporting Military/Defense customers
Preferred Qualifications: (Desired Skills/Experience):
• Experience in the anti-tamper or product security domains
• Experience in requirements analysis
• Experience or interest in cryptography, secure communications protocols and reverse engineering techniques at a system and component level
• Experience or interest in commercial off the shelf (COTS) FPGA's and COTS security features
• Experience in design, development, and integration of complex electronic systems or subsystems
• Current US Top Secret Clearance preferred
Conflict of Interest:
Successful candidates for this job must satisfy Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.
Drug Free Workplace:
Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids
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