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Experienced Hardware Emulation Software Engineer
Boeing Company · 🇺🇸 USA - El Segundo, CA
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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 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
Experienced Hardware Emulation Software Engineer Company: The Boeing Company The Boeing Company has an exciting opportunity for an Experienced Hardware Emulation Software Engineer to join our Simulation Team in El Segundo, CA. This position will support the Boeing Defense Services (BDS) business unit. 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, integrate, modify, test, and debug spacecraft dynamic models and/or interface software into a real-time simulation using existing sim infrastructures on various hardware platforms (i.e., VME based, PCIe based, etc.) which communicate with various processors and custom and COTS hardware Input/Output cards. This is an opportunity to create innovative solutions and support multiple projects in a rapid, agile CI/CD environment using modern technologies and tools. Position Responsibilities: • Plans and document all phases of development, integration, and test including acceptance testing of simulation products in accordance with standard, enterprise, and customer processes • Support software and hardware integration efforts • Produces and delivers design and test documentation / artifacts, including program CDRLs • Collaborates and supports Special Test Equipment (STE) testbed hardware teams for various emulator designs throughout the life-cycle • Works and interfaces with a technically diverse user community and a multi-disciplinary integrated product team (systems, ground, hardware, software, firmware) • Provides support to end users for simulation operation, performance, test, delivery, and maintenance 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 with real-time/near real-time simulations packages and development • 3+ years’ experience with modern programming and scripting languages such as C++, Java, JavaScript, Perl, Python, Visual Basic • Experience in development, hardware & software qualifications, and/or hardware & software delivery 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 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 developing hardware-in-the-loop test systems • Experience in real time simulation testbeds and I/O device programming • Experience in spacecraft systems and/or subsystems • Experience with the full software development lifecycle that includes requirements development through acceptance testing/certification/qualification. • Experience automating software builds, unit tests, and integration tests using a DevOps tool chain • Experience using tools such as GitLab and Bitbucket, and working in an Agile/Scrum team Conflict of Interest: Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process. Work Location: This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options. Relocation: This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility. Basic relocation will be offered for eligible internal candidates. CodeVue Coding Challenge: T