Application Software Engineer, Phantom Works - Saint Louis
Boeing · Saint Louis, MO
$126,650–$217,350
Jul 5, 2026
Saint Louis, MO
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
Mid level · 3+ years · St. Louis, MO-IL · Secret clearance · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $131,867 (middle half $103,906–$159,758).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The Secret clearance is a hard gate ('We need an active U.S. Secret Security Clearance'); the ability to obtain Top Secret and Special Program Access is also stated as required but is framed as a future capability rather than a current possession.
The degree requirement states 'bachelor's degree or equivalent,' meaning equivalent experience is explicitly accepted — treated as no hard degree gate.
The '5+ years of related experience' bullet is framed as 'We value' (preferred language) rather than a hard minimum; the hard floor is the 3-year requirement repeated across specific skills.
Several items in the requirements section — knowledge of host environments, ability to build/integrate/troubleshoot, software design methods, compliant development processes, development/testing tools, software domains, and validation/verification practices — are stated with 'prefer,' 'value,' 'look for,' 'seek,' or 'familiarity with' language and are treated as preferred rather than hard gates.
The role is located at Boeing's Phantom Works facility in Berkeley, Missouri (St. Louis metro). Relocation assistance is offered for eligible candidates.
U.S. Person status is required for export control compliance; the company does not sponsor employment visas.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): software architecture, embedded software development.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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