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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 roles3 certified filings for “Systems Engineer (Reliab, Maintain & Sys Health)” (Information Technology Project Managers) in CA: $145k–$145k, median $145k.
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- 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
- 3 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).
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
E-7 Mission Systems and Software Lead
Company:
Boeing Defence United Kingdom Limited
At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. 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.
The team: The Software Engineering and Systems Integration team in the UK is actively working across Boeing Defence, Commercial Airplanes, Global services and Uncrewed technologies.
The Software Engineering team works in the development of Synthetic Environment Sub-systems, Mission Systems Capability, Autonomous Behaviours, enhancement of Ground Control Systems, Technical Publications and various in-house proprietary tools for the Defence platforms. The team is also contributing to Commercial Modification of aircrafts, development of Onboard Network Systems, Cabin Interiors and supporting Supplemental Type Certification effort.
The Role:
E-7 Mission Systems and Software Lead
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer based in Bristol to support and grow the UK Mission Systems Capability, for sustainment of the UK E-7 Wedgetail programme within the defence portfolio.
Position Responsibilities:
• Defining capability requirements for development and sustainment of E-7 Aircraft Mission Segment (AMS) and Ground Support Segment (GSS) software components from the U.K. in collaboration with Boeing Defence Australia and Boeing Defence U.S.
• Establishing Technical scope of work to be delivered from UK in collaboration with global teams.
• Defining the tools, methods, process and people needed to deliver the defined scope of work.
• Work closely on the above objectives with Boeing U.S. and Australia counterparts currently leading this scope of work, including international travel which may include time embedded in these teams supporting execution of live work scope in support of the above objectives.
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):
• Bachelor of Science degree or higher from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science
• 10+ years of Experience in Software Development ideally with RTCA DO-178(B/C/D) Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification, with emphasis on Embedded Software.
• C/C++ or Java
• SW design experience for Near-real time SW
• OS / driver integration experience desired
• Comfortable working in LINUX / other unix’s
• Experience in failsafe design technics
• Experience with requirements and requirement breakdown
• Testing experience
• Production SW release processes
• Excellent communicator, strong stakeholder relationship building and management.
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
• HMI Experience
• Experience in AEWC SW design templates
Hiring details:
• This requisition is for a locally hired position in Bristol, Fleet, or Frimley, UK. Benefits and pay are determined at the local level and are not part of Boeing U.S. based payroll.
• This position is expected to be hybrid with 3 days working from an office. This means that the selected candidate will be required to perform some work onsite at one of the listed location options. This is at the hiring team’s discretion and could potentially change in the future.
• Business Travel Requirement: You will be required to travel up to 25% of your working time to collaborate with different stakeholders and other Boeing locations, both domestically across the UK (Bristol, Fleet and Lossiemouth) and internationally (Australia and/or USA).
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