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Boeing Company

Associate and Experienced Software Engineers - Secure Network & Protocols

USA - Oklahoma City, OK Posted today

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Posting rules out sponsorship

The posting rules out sponsorship or requires citizenship or security 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Security clearance mentionedFrom the posting’s own wording.
  • Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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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

Associate and Experienced Software Engineers - Secure Network & Protocols Company: The Boeing Company The Boeing Company is looking for Associate and Experienced Software Engineers - Secure Network & Protocols to join the GSOS team located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma . This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) Software Engineering organization. The selected candidate will work with the Ground Systems product team focused on the concept, requirements, architecture, design and development of an advanced ground operating system. The Operating System definition we use is broad. Besides covering multiple operating systems (Windows, Linux, Cisco IOS, CDOT, WindRiver VXWorks, ESXi, etc) it consists of the provided infrastructure necessary to provide all services of the system. We specialize in air gapped, full featured, and totally self contained systems, but have also developed WAN connected systems. Position Responsibilities: • Assists with the design, development, architecture, and maintenance of software solutions for network stack protocol software used to securely exchange data between systems. • Participates in performance analysis, testing, monitoring and software assessments of networking protocol software to assess, identify and address risks, weaknesses and vulnerabilities. • Gathers information to provide input on secure network and protocols throughout the end-to-end lifecycle development of software products. • Gathers information to support software project management activities and software supplier management functions. Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience): • Bachelor’s Degree • Experience in Linux deployment and administration including bash scripting, remote access, and deployment • Experience in Basic networking, storage administration, and package management • Experience in Basic virtualization principles • Experience in Containerization, and Kubernetes familiarity 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 • An active U.S. Secret Security Clearance (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active). • Level 2 (Associate) : 2 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience • Level 3 (Experienced) : 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience • Knowledge of communications and network concepts and principles. • Knowledge of multi-discipline integrating issues applicable to communications and network systems, including primary characteristics such as physical and functional interfaces, communications reliability, link availability, and environmental constraints. • Additional characteristics include: human factors, maintainability, testability, supportability, mechanical design, packaging, electrical, and software. • Knowledge of software programming languages and databases and the ability to apply to the software domain. Programming languages encompass higher order languages, auto-coded languages and assembly languages • Knowledge of the practical application of network technologies. Ability to solve difficult network problems like Quality of Service, multi-level security, network protocol conversion, network management problems and application optimization. • Ability to innovate in the area of new network systems modeling, simulation, and emulation. • Knowledge of programming languages used in modeling, simulation and emulation. • Knowledge of software development and testing

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