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Associate Software Engineer
Boeing Company · 🇺🇸 USA - Huntsville, AL
Sponsorship verdict
Posting rules out sponsorship
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 roles11 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).
- Security clearance mentionedFrom the posting’s own wording.
- Last confirmed live 2 days agoWhen 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
Associate Software Engineer Company: The Boeing Company The Boeing Company has an exciting opportunity for an Associate Software Engineer to support the ADaPS organization in Huntsville, AL. ADaPS (an organization of over 100 software engineers) supports programs across the entire portfolio of Boeing products including Space Launch Systems (SLS), Satellite Efforts, and Advanced Missile Defense efforts including Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC3) and Integrated Fires Protection Capability 2nd Interceptor (IFPC – 2). ADaPS specializes in implementing rapid prototyping and development programs using small, adaptable agile teams. Position Responsibilities: • Assists with the development and fielding of flight software for seeker systems • Assists with the design and development of test software for seeker software • Assists with the development and integration of Weapons Open System Architecture Framework Domains into missile and weapons systems • Assists with the development firmware and its integration with hardware/software • Works in small agile teams composed of diverse engineering skills • Use your talents to tackle complex problems on a variety of programs • Develops technical products, plans, documentation, and briefings in support of program requirements • Assists with review, analysis and translation of customer requirements into initial design of software products • Supports development, documentation and maintenance of architectures, requirements, algorithms, interfaces and designs for software products Security Clearance: This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required. Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience): • Bachelors degree or higher • 1+ years’ experience designing and developing software using Python, C/C++, C# and/or Java • 1+ years’ experience with software development on Windows or Linux • Experience with product development life cycle 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 2+ years of related work experience OR Bachelor’s Degree and 6+ years of directly related work experience OR 10+ years of related, relevant experience • Experience with JAVA and VBA • 1+ years’ experience with TypeScript • 1+ years of progressively responsible software development experience with modern software development approach for government programs • Experience in software development for space systems and ground segments, including command and control, mission planning, and data processing • Experience in the software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, coding, integration, and test • Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines in GitLab to automate testing, builds, and deployment workflows using an Agile software development environment • Experience with missile defense sensor algorithms or algorithms for digital signal processing • Experience with sensor systems for complex conversion of analog and waveform data • Experience with optical or electromagnetic (RF - radio frequency) sensing systems • Experience with Artificial Intelligence Model (LLM, RAGs, NN. GenAI) Development 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. Trave