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Lead Software Engineer (Test & Verification)

Boeing

Company websiteboeing.com (Boeing, opens in new tab)

Base salary $118,150  to $159,850

Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Oklahoma City, OK

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  • LocationOklahoma City, OK
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About this job

Lead Software Engineer (Test & Verification)

Company:

The Boeing Company

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Lead Software Engineer (Test & Verification) to join the B-52J CERP Test team in Oklahoma City, OK  

This position involves leading and directing other test engineers, determining the requirements, writing the tier three tests, and executing the tests. The successful candidate will design, develop, test, and maintain non-embedded software throughout the end-to-end lifecycle that meets industry, customer, safety, and regulation standards.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Leads the design, development, and completion of test and verification of software products to ensure quality, reliability, and functionality

  • Partners with stakeholders and leads the review and identification of software requirements, test objectives, test strategies, and testability

  • Leads the design of test plans, cases, and scenarios to meet software requirements and specifications

  • Advises on the set up and configuration of test environments, including hardware, software, and network configurations to replicate production environments

  • Leads executing test cases and scenarios to verify functionality, performance, and safety of software systems, identifying and reporting defects, issues, and potential vulnerabilities found during testing processes

  • Advises on test results and feedback on software design and functionality to resolve defects, issues, and potential vulnerabilities

  • Leads creating, documenting, and maintaining test plans, procedures, cases, artifacts, metrics, and data in accordance with data privacy and security protocols and standards

  • Leads developing and maintaining automated test scripts and frameworks to improve efficiency and effectiveness of testing processes

  • Leads software project management functions across test and verification activities involving multifunctional teams

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options. 

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

  • Bachelor’s Degree

  • Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. Ability to obtain Secret U.S. Security clearance Post-Start is required

  • 9+ years of experience with requirements, test development, and/or verification testing

  • Professional experience with C, C++, C#, Python, Java, or Ada

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 9+ years of related work experience OR Bachelor’s Degree and 13+ years of directly related work experience OR 17+ years of related, relevant experience

  • Experience developing STR, STD, SUM, test requirements, test cases, test procedures, and program tailored work instructions

  • Experience programming in Ada

  • Ability to develop/use Manual and Automated Test procedures.

  • Ability to perform analysis on test results

  • Experience overseeing activities in DOORS

Conflict of Interest:

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

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 Challenge:

To be considered for this position you will be required to complete a technical assessment as part of the selection process.  Failure to complete the assessment will remove you from consideration.

Total Rewards:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent.  Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.  

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.  

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary Pay Range: USD $118,150 - $ 159,850

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Export Control Requirement:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

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.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

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Pay in context

This role's base floor ($118,150) is above 9% of the 10,342 Software Engineering roles nationwide listed on this site; 1 other lists the same floor. Their median floor is $161,000; the middle half runs from $140,000 to $191,000.

Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 6, 2026.

This range next to 6 other live Boeing roles with the nearest advertised base floor
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This range next to 6 other live Boeing roles with the nearest advertised base floor
RolePublished base
Lead Software Engineer (Test & Verification) (this listing)$118,150 - $159,850
Senior Contract Management Specialist$118,150 - $159,850
F/A-18 Transactional Spares, Repairs, Fleet & Depot Program Management Specialist$118,150 - $159,850
F/A-18 & EA-18G Senior Project Manager$118,150 - $159,850
Learning Delivery and Integration Manager$118,150 - $171,350
Senior F-22 Modernization Project Management Specialist$118,150 - $159,850
F/A-18 & EA-18G Senior Project Manager$118,150 - $159,850

Same $100K to $400K scale as every card. All Boeing roles · How to read the bar

Observed changes

  1. First observed on the employer's board
  2. Absent from the employer's board; confirmation pending
  3. Closure observed on Oct 14, 2026
  4. Reappeared on the employer's board
  5. Absent from the employer's board; confirmation pending
  6. Closure observed on Oct 29, 2026
  7. Reappeared on the employer's board
  8. Began meeting the published-salary criteria
Observed since
Employer-stated posting date
2026-09-29
Where this pay comes from

Location as the employer wrote it: USA - Oklahoma City, OK

Summary Pay Range: USD $118,150 - $ 159,850

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