Experienced Hardware Emulation Software Engineer

Description

The team in El Segundo, California builds software and hardware-based satellite simulators and emulators. Their work supports high-performing satellite systems for U.S. government and commercial customers.

The role sits on the simulation team and supports the defense services business unit.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, integrate, modify, test and debug spacecraft dynamic models and interface software within real-time simulations built on existing infrastructure.
• Work with hardware platforms such as VME and PCIe that connect to processors and to custom and commercial off-the-shelf I/O cards.
• Help create new solutions across several projects in a fast agile CI/CD setting using current tools.
• Plan and document every stage of development, integration and testing, including acceptance testing, following standard, enterprise and customer processes.
• Support software and hardware integration work.
• Produce and deliver design and test documents and artifacts, including program CDRLs.
• Work with Special Test Equipment (STE) testbed hardware teams on emulator designs across the life cycle.
• Collaborate with a varied group of technical users and a multidisciplinary product team covering systems, ground, hardware, software and firmware.
• Support end users with simulation operation, performance, testing, delivery and maintenance.

Requirements

• Hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
• Have 3+ years of experience building and working with real-time or near real-time simulation packages.
• Have 3+ years of experience with modern programming and scripting languages such as C++, Java, JavaScript, Perl, Python or Visual Basic.
• Have experience in development, hardware and software qualification, or hardware and software delivery.
• Preferred: a Bachelor of Science from an accredited program in engineering, engineering technology (including manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science or computer science, plus 5+ years of related work experience; or a bachelor's degree plus 9+ years of directly related work experience; or 13+ years of related, relevant experience.
• Preferred: experience developing hardware-in-the-loop test systems.
• Preferred: experience with real-time simulation testbeds and I/O device programming.
• Preferred: experience with spacecraft systems or subsystems.
• Preferred: experience across the full software lifecycle, from requirements through acceptance testing, certification and qualification.
• Preferred: experience automating builds, unit tests and integration tests with a DevOps toolchain.
• Preferred: experience using tools such as GitLab or Bitbucket and working in an Agile or Scrum team.

Conditions

Fully onsite at one of the listed location options.

An active U.S. Secret security clearance is required, and U.S. citizenship is required. A clearance active within the past 24 months counts as active.

You must meet U.S. export control rules as a U.S. Person under 22 C.F.R. §120.62, which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, refugees and asylees.

You must pass the company's conflict of interest assessment.

You must complete a technical assessment, a coding challenge, as part of selection. Not completing it removes you from consideration.

Relocation is offered based on eligibility. Basic relocation is offered to eligible internal candidates.

The company will not sponsor employment visa status.

The position is not contingent upon program award.

Shift 1, United States of America.

This is not a safety-sensitive position.

No language requirement applies.

The company is a drug-free workplace. Post-offer applicants and employees may be tested for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP and alcohol when criteria under company policy are met.

Pay depends on experience and qualifications, plus market and business considerations.

Benefits

• The 401(k) plan matches your contributions dollar for dollar up to 10% of eligible pay, with immediate 100% vesting.
• Eligible enrolled U.S. employees can have qualified student loan payments counted toward the 401(k) company match.
• Total rewards include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Eligible employees can enroll in benefit programs that generally include health insurance, flexible spending and health savings accounts, retirement savings, life and disability insurance, and paid and unpaid time away. Availability varies by location, hire date and collective bargaining agreements.