Networking & Distributed Systems Researcher – Product Security Engineer

Boeing

Product Security Engineer focusing on supporting the Product Security Organization at Boeing. Engaging in networking and cyber security research and developing innovative solutions.

Posted 5/29/2026full-timeHuntington Beach • California, Montana, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $123,350 - $186,300 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecurityJavaLinuxPythonTCP/IP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as a lead product security engineer for new concepts across tactical mobile ad-hoc network protocols, sensor protocols, airborne network overlays, or network management technologies
Responsible for maturing the concepts and software to prove the feasibility of new network and cyber security technologies
Responsible for building of secure prototypes to demonstrate the capability, and the test and evaluation of prototypes in relevant environments
Drive software execution to deliver products on-cost and on-schedule to programs
Responsible for software product security, safety, assurance, quality, and engineering excellence, including alignment with PSO policies, controls, and best practices
Drive first time quality in all phases of software development lifecycle
Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to integrate security-by-design into distributed networking systems and prototypes

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology, computer science, engineering data science, mathematics, physics, or chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications.
This position requires eligibility for a US Top Secret Security Clearance, for which the US Government requires US Citizenship
3+ years of network development experience (TCP/IP, UDP, sockets, HTTPS, REST interface)
3+ years of experience designing and developing software using Python, C/C++, C# and/or Java
3+ years of experience with end-to-end knowledge of network transport technologies, systems, environments, services, protocols, performance monitoring and diagnostic analysis
1+ years of experience with Linux Kernel architecture and key areas of implementation

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Health savings accounts
Retirement savings plans
Life and disability insurance programs
Paid and unpaid time away from work

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Hard Skills & Tools

network developmentTCP/IPUDPsocketsHTTPSREST interfacePythonC/C++C#Java

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationcommunicationquality assuranceengineering excellenceproblem-solvingtime managementteamworkadaptabilityattention to detail

Certifications

Bachelor of Science degreeUS Top Secret Security Clearance