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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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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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- 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
Senior Software Engineer
Company:
The Boeing Company
The Boeing Company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead development of the future of Production/Test Equipment Software for the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Production Test Software team as a part of the Advanced Avionics and Production Software (ADaPS) organization in Huntsville, AL .
The lead will be responsible for developing the architecture and plans for replacing obsolete test equipment, adopting DevSecOps principles and other design practices into program execution, and developing production improvements to improve capacity and quality of the IAMD products. In addition, the lead will (1) plan, coordinate, and drive updates in software development approaches to allow for more rapid deployment to the factories and higher production rates across the whole IAMD portfolio and (2) be a single software technical lead that supports the IAMD Chief Engineers in making decisions, performing trade studies, communicating with customers, and driving technical approaches to resolve issues across the programs. A significant business goal will be to identify and enable factory automation leading to less rework and/or to factory capacity improvements on the Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) seeker. The PAC-3 is designed to intercept tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, advanced threats and aircraft.
ADaPS (an organization of over 100 software engineers) supports programs across the entire portfolio of Boeing products including Integrated Air Missile Defense, weapons, aircraft, and space programs. The position is in Huntsville, AL and is part of the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business organization. Join Us! Build the Future!
Position Responsibilities:
• Leads, oversees, and defines requirements, designs and develops test equipment software and simulations, tests and verifies adherence to requirements, and supports validation of test equipment
• Mentors and supports training and development of team members to include troubleshooting issues and planning and executing improvements in processes and products to support factory automation
• Plans and implements development and sustainment improvements of test equipment SW including implementation of DevSecOps principles
• Integrated architecting of solutions across current and future test equipment platforms
• Supports research and development planning and execution of future factory efforts
• Senior support to Integrated Product Teams and Chief Engineers involving major subcontractor integration, and HW design integrations
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
• 10+ years’ experience in Software Engineering
• 5+ years’ experience designing and developing software using Python, C/C++, C# and/or Java
• Experience with software development on Windows or Linux
• Experience in Missile Defense Programs
• Experience programming in LabVIEW
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
• PAC3 or other missile defense interceptor vehicle sensor processing
• Experience in PAC-3 test equipment software development
• Strong debugging skills in hardwa
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