Mission Systems Software Developer (Experienced & Senior)

Description

The company's defense, space and security unit, based in Daytona Beach, Florida, designs, builds, maintains and upgrades fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft, commercial and government satellites, human spaceflight programs and weapons. Its main markets are aeronautics, space and weapons, and its core work is developing, producing and upgrading integrated solutions so they support missions.

The Daytona Beach site is the newest facility of its kind and is built around engineering quality. Florida has no state income tax.

The Air Dominance software group designs, develops and demonstrates avionics for the platforms the company builds and upgrades. The work brings new technologies into those platforms to keep them effective for decades, and the group also supports the flight simulation products linked to them.

Engineers take part in every stage of these programs, including requirements, design, coding and testing. The team works in an agile way, so new hires can have an impact quickly.

The team is hiring at several levels, including experienced and senior software developers.

Responsibilities

• Support agile teams that integrate solutions onto a platform.
• Build high-fidelity simulation and environment software and tool sets so high-quality software for the war-fighter and others can be developed, tested and deployed quickly.
• Apply analytical problem solving to issues raised by the company and its suppliers.
• Use engineering skills to improve weapon system capabilities for customers.
• Apply engineering knowledge to keep improving processes and tools.
• Carry out engineering analysis using core engineering principles.
• Document engineering practices so they can be repeated, scaled and improved.
• Work with program stakeholders and subject matter experts from several engineering disciplines, such as operational analysis, software engineering, mission systems hardware and flight simulation.
• Provide technical leadership to junior engineers.

Requirements

• Hold a bachelor's degree.
• Have 4+ years of professional experience in at least one of Ada, C, C++, Java or Python.
• Have 3+ years working on a project that uses different software development methodologies.
• Preferred: Hold a Bachelor of Science from an accredited program in computer engineering, software engineering, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or another technical field.
• Preferred: Level 4, with 9+ years of related work experience or an equivalent mix of education and experience.
• Preferred: 5+ years of higher education and/or related work experience, which can include college, university, technical school, or licensing and certification programs.
• Preferred: Hold the highest U.S. security clearance you currently have or have held in the past 24 months.
• Preferred: Work well in a team and communicate with stakeholders of varied backgrounds and skill levels.
• Preferred: Have developed embedded real-time software.
• Preferred: Have developed models and simulations.
• Preferred: Have developed Operational Flight Program (OFP) software for an aircraft platform.
• Preferred: Have worked with Real-time Operating Systems (RTOS).
• Preferred: Have used object-oriented analysis and design (OOAD) methods.
• Preferred: Have worked with Agile software development.
• Preferred: Have worked with open architecture standards such as Open Mission Systems (OMS) and Open Communication Standard (OCS), using the Universal Command and Control Interface (UCI).
• Preferred: Have developed and documented software architecture with Cameo or a similar Model Based Systems Engineering tool.
• Preferred: Have used configuration management and collaboration tools such as Git, JIRA, Collaborator, Beyond Compare and VersionOne, or similar.
• Preferred: Have led a project or technical team.

Conditions

The role is 100% onsite in Daytona Beach, Florida.

The role is based in the United States, Shift 1.

Pay is based on experience, qualifications, market conditions and business considerations. The summary pay range for experienced candidates is $118,150.00 to $159,850.00.

Relocation assistance is not negotiable for this role.

No language requirements apply. A bachelor's degree or equivalent is required.

This is not a safety sensitive position.

This role is not contingent upon program award.

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

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

You must complete a technical assessment during selection. Not completing it removes you from consideration.

The role must meet U.S. export control requirements, so you must be 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 be able to obtain a U.S. security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret clearance is required after you start.

The employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Eligible employees can enroll in benefit programs that generally include health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Available programs depend on factors such as location, hire date and collective bargaining agreements.