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Embedded Software Engineer (Associate, Experienced, or Senior)
Boeing Company · 🇺🇸 USA - El Segundo, CA
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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. 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).
- Security clearance mentionedFrom the posting’s own wording.
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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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
Embedded Software Engineer (Associate, Experienced, or Senior) Company: The Boeing Company The Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) Space Mission Systems (SMS) software capability is seeking multiple Embedded Software Engineers (Associate, Experienced, or Senior) in El Segundo, California. We are seeking real-time software engineers for our next generation of space-based computers. The selected candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and testing low level software/firmware that allows the operating system (OS) and application to interact with hardware devices connected to an ARM-based system-on-chip (SOC). The candidate will work with the electronics products and software application team to ensure engineering excellence and achieve program objectives. Position Responsibilities: • Design, develop, integrate, test and debug low level software to initialize devices for board bring up • Design, implement, and validate BSP components for Linux/RTOS on RISK processor • Write and optimize device drivers for memory controllers, on-chip peripherals, DMA controllers, interrupt controllers, and security engines • Collaborate with hardware engineers to define register maps, timing requirements, and recommended initialization sequences • Architect and implement software abstractions for memory-mapped accelerators, interconnect fabric (AXI, NoC), and coherent cache architectures • Write and maintain detailed documentation: SoC boot flow, software initialization sequences, register-level programming guides, and integration checklists • Review, analyze, and translate customer requirements for software products for embedded devices and systems • Drive software execution to deliver products on-cost and on-schedule to program • Produce design and test documentation and artifacts • Design and write custom tools to support configuration automation and improve development Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience): • Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship • Bachelor’s degree • 2+ years of experience reading and interpreting C/C++ code • 2+ years of experience working with real-time operating systems (RTOS) • 2+ years of experience with embedded Linux kernel and BSP development Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience): • 3 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience • 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience • 2+ years of experience in assembly • 2+ years of hands-on experience designing, verifying, and integrating SoC components including processors, memory controllers, peripherals, and interconnect fabrics (AXI, NoC) • Experience developing embedded software on ARM Cortex-A, -R, and/or -M cores • Experience designing cache coherence protocols, memory hierarchies, and bus arbitration mechanisms • Experience with automating software builds, unit tests, integration tests, deployment, and installations using a DevOps tool chain using Artifactory and/or Gitlab • Experience with AXI bus protocol and NoC architecture: ability to configure, instantiate, and validate interconnect switches • Experience with creating software-driven test plans for SoC validation: boot validation, memory stress tests, peripheral functional tests, and power/clock domain isolation checks • Experience with new product development with small, agile teams on fast-paced, dynamic customer-funded programs Drug Free Workplace: Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies. CodeVue Coding