AddressBoeing Defence Australia (BDA) provides people, expertise, process and tools to manage aircraft design, repair and continuing airworthiness capabilities supporting program execution and growth opportunities. Forward looking, the Engineering function has developed a Capability Plan to enable the Engineering workforce to meet our defence customers' evolving needs, both in Australia and internationally.
BDA is looking for Embedded Linux Principal Software Engineers who is an experienced leader and has expertise in Linux platform building. In this role, you will develop, deploy, and maintain Linux Operating Systems (OS) for Safety-Critical and non-Safety critical applications. Software Engineers will work in multi-disciplinary teams with Systems Engineers, Testers, business leaders, and customers to design and build and assure new OS features. This is a highly visible, multi-year strategic effort that impacts all areas of the enterprise.
This role can be based in Brisbane, Adelaide, or Melbourne.
About you
To be successful in this role you will be able to convey their knowledge and experience in the general, technical and behavioural competencies listed above with the most desirable experience being:
- Leads activities to develop, document and maintain architectures, requirements, algorithms, interfaces and designs for software systems. Leads development of code and integration of complex software components into a fully functional software system.
- Develops software verification plans, test procedures and test environments, executing the test procedures and documenting test results to ensure software system requirements are met.
- Provides technical leadership for software projects and leads software supplier management activities. Leads development, selection, tailoring and deployment of processes, tools and metrics. Plans, executes and documents software research and development projects.
- Serves as a subject matter expert for software domains, system-specific issues, processes and regulations. Tracks and evaluates software team and supplier performance to ensure product and process conformance to project plans and industry standards.
- 5+ Years professional development experience in the C programming language
- 5+ Years of professional experience developing in a Linux development environment
- 3+ Years professional experience projects related to embedded, device driver, or Linux kernel internals programming
- Experience contributing to Open Source Software (OSS)
- Experience in any combination of the following additional languages - C++, Python, Rust
- Experience with git, gcc, clang, bazel
- Experience with yocto or buildroot
- Experience with DO-178C software development
- Experience with bootloaders, hypervisors
- Experience in multiple processor families (e.g. x86, ARM)
- Experience debugging complex kernel issues
- Experience in aerospace and defense industry
- Experience with estimating and costing new business
Applicants must be Australian Citizens to meet Defence security requirements.
What's on offer?
Boeing values the health and wellbeing of our employees and offer true flexibility including working from home, compressed work weeks, and opportunities for part time arrangements, allowing you to balance your career with what is important to you outside of work.
Other benefits:
- Work on cutting edge projects with opportunities to work across platforms.
- Attractive remuneration and annual bonus.
- Formal mentoring and training as well as on the job learning.
- Formal reward and recognition program.
- Access discounts for health insurance, travel and accommodation.
- Paid study leave, paid parental leave and Defence leave.
- Salary packaging options available.
- Health and wellbeing benefits including annual flu vaccinations and Employee Assistance Program.
- Social and community groups.
BDA works with strong links with our global Boeing community and we strongly encourage collaboration with our international counterparts.
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. Female applicants, people of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent and veterans are encouraged to apply.
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