Software Engineering Lead

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Defense • Intel • Sensors • Health Systems • Enterprise IT

10,000+

Description

• Lead the development of embedded software and firmware for sensor applications and programs • Coordinate software efforts across multiple programs, including embedded software, ground support software, test equipment software, and software-in-the-loop (SWIL) and hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) simulators • Interface with the engineering teams to design, develop, and integrate sensor hardware and software, including sensor electronics, FPGA processing boards, DSP/ARM/PowerPC boards, PCI & VPX busses, health, and status circuits, cryocoolers, and sensor data interfaces • Participate in development phases from detailed requirements flow down, trade studies, processing architecture design, hardware selection, firmware and software development, sensor and payload integration and test, spacecraft integration and test, and on-orbit support • Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements • Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components • Interface with system engineers and hardware engineers to derive software requirements and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces • Integrate existing sensor-based software into new or modified sensors or operating environments • Collaborate with signal processing engineers, software leads, and FPGA designers • Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools such as Jenkins Agents or GitLab Runners • Conduct design trades of complexity and performance between the payload’s optical front end, algorithm implementation, firmware architecture, and software architecture • Investigate potential processing architectures that may incorporate GPUs, CPUs, FPGAs, SoC, and other cutting-edge technologies • Mentor Junior software engineers in good engineering practices

Requirements

• Masters Degree in Electrical, Computer or Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics with 15+ years of relevant experience • U.S. citizen and must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD SECRET clearance • Experience with Software Development LifeCycle (SDLC) • Understand and experience with Agile Principles and the Scrum framework • Understand and perform software code development using C, C++, or Java with the ability to write, maintain, and troubleshoot code • Understand and experience with MatLab or Simulink • Understand and use different Real-time Operating Systems (RTOS), such as Windows, Linux OS or Greenhills OS • Strong debugging skills to analyze, identify, and isolate software defects and issues in a systematic methodology • Familiarity with and understanding of security test tools and practices to identify vulnerabilities in software and static code analysis • Experience with Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA) programming, familiarity with QT and Boost Libraries, and build systems such as CMake • Proficient in using version control systems (e.g., GitLab, SVN) to manage source code in a defined branching structure

Benefits

• Competitive compensation • Health and Wellness programs • Income Protection • Paid Leave • Retirement