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Software Engineer (Experienced or Lead)
Boeing Company · 🇺🇸 USA - El Segundo, 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 roles3 certified filings for “Systems Engineer (Reliab, Maintain & Sys Health)” (Information Technology Project Managers) in CA: $145k–$145k, median $145k. 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
Software Engineer (Experienced or Lead) Company: The Boeing Company The Boeing Company has an exciting opportunity for a Digital Twin Software Simulation and Deployment Engineer to support Strategic Space Communications Programs in El Segundo, CA . This position will support the Boeing Defense Services (BDS) business unit. Our teams are currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including; Experienced and Lead Software Engineers. Our team builds software and hardware-based satellite simulators and emulators in support of the world’s highest-performing satellite systems for U.S. government and commercial customers. In this role you will design, implement, test, and maintain cyber security and zero-trust environment controls for system-level simulators. This is an opportunity to support multiple software-based projects in a rapid, agile CI/CD environment using modern technologies and tools. We’re looking for skilled architects and developers who thrive in collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams, like to try new things, and aren’t afraid of a challenge. Position Responsibilities: • Review, analyze, translate, and implement customer CyberSecurity and Zero-Trust Environment requirements for software-based simulation products • Architect, design, integrate, modify, test, and debug simulation software that is or will be integrated and deployed in a Zero-Trust Environment • Conducts cyber vulnerability analysis (CVA) for the Digital Twin Software Simulation application • Interfaces with a technically diverse user community and a multi-disciplinary integrated product team (i.e., Systems, Software, and Cyber Security) • Works with simulation team and customer to provide evidence of product’s ability to meet cyber security controls • Performs periodic CyberSecurity compliance assessments and remediation (e.g., STIGs or RMF) to support continuous monitoring and authorization efforts • Works independently and collaboratively to deliver innovative, high-impact solutions to complex technical challenges • Designs and writes custom tools and processes to support configuration automation Security Clearance: This position requires an active U.S. Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active) Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience): • Bachelor’s degree or higher • 3+ years’ experience in Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, Information Technology Management or Systems Engineering • 3+ years’ experience with modern programming and scripting languages such as C++, Java, JavaScript, Perl, Python, Visual Basic • Experience using Git in a Linux environment • Experience in all aspects of design and implementation of cybersecurity controls, processes, and procedures Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience): • Level 4: 9 or more years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and 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 5+ years of related work experience OR Bachelor’s Degree and 9+ years of directly related work experience OR 13+ years of related, relevant experience • Experience with the full software development lifecycle that includes requirements analysis through formal qualification and deployment • Experience with successfully bringing products through interim authorization to test and authorization to operate (ATO) • Experience with implementing infrastructure and deployment environment related software/tools (e.g., containerization, message brokering, software APIs, etc.) •