Principal or Sr. Principal Software Engineer - Embedded

Description

The role is a Principal or Sr. Principal Embedded Software Engineer in the Software Engineering organization in Rancho Bernardo, CA, within Aeronautics Systems Research and Advanced Design, the group that turns early concept work into mission-ready capabilities for future aircraft and collaborative autonomous platforms.

The team covers advanced concept work from early designs and rapid prototyping through demonstrations, tackling hard technical problems in survivability, autonomy, and battle management.

Relocation assistance may be available. Travel is 10% of the time. A Top Secret clearance is required to start.

Responsibilities

• Build, integrate, and test software on real-time operating systems for flight and mission-critical systems, with a focus on hardware/software integration and modeling and simulation software.
• Work with Systems Engineering, Real-time & Embedded Software, Guidance, Navigation & Control, DevSecOps, and Systems Test teams.
• Take software through every phase of the lifecycle in an Agile environment: requirements, design, development, integration, and test.
• Design, build, maintain, and run automated tests that qualify embedded software products.
• Work in a lab on Agile projects.
• Analyze requirements allocated to computer software configuration items (CSCIs).
• Write clear, detailed, and concise technical documentation.
• Help software developers and engineers find the root cause of problems seen during installation, integration, acceptance testing, and operations.
• File detailed problem reports for errors you find.
• Collaborate closely with system engineers, hardware designers, integration and test engineers, and program leadership across development, lab, and operational settings.
• Coordinate across several teams and manage tasks, working with the full development lifecycle under technical, schedule, and cost constraints.

Requirements

• Principal level: a bachelor's degree in a STEM field and 5 years of related engineering experience, or a master's degree in a STEM field and 3 years of related experience, or a PhD in a STEM field and 1 year of related experience.
• Sr. Principal level: a bachelor's degree in a STEM field and 8 years of related engineering experience, or a master's degree in a STEM field and 6 years of related experience, or a PhD in a STEM field and 4 years of related experience.
• The level will be set by your qualifications.
• Experience with safety-critical embedded real-time software.
• Experience writing software and scripts in C/C++ and Python.
• Experience with waterfall and/or Agile methods across the software development lifecycle.
• Experience with change control, change management, and CI/CD tools such as Atlassian tools, GitHub, GitLab, and/or Jenkins.
• Experience architecting, implementing, integrating, debugging, and testing safety-critical embedded real-time C/C++ software on real-time operating systems such as VxWorks, Integrity, and/or Real Time Embedded Linux.
• Ability to obtain, transfer, and maintain a final adjudicated US government Top Secret clearance and any required program access within a reasonable time, as the company decides. Upgraded SAP/PAR will be required once the selected candidate starts, so you must also be able to obtain and keep it.
• Preferred: experience with UAV route planning, routing algorithms, or other geometry-based algorithms.
• Preferred: familiarity with static code analysis tools such as Coverity, SonarQube, and Fortify.
• Preferred: familiarity with MATLAB.
• Preferred: prior experience with avionics systems.
• Preferred: recent experience and proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, MATLAB, JavaScript, and/or Bash.
• Preferred: recent experience and proficiency in multi-threaded C/C++ programming for real-time systems.
• Preferred: experience with SOAP and Java services.
• Preferred: current special program access.
• Preferred: demonstrated leadership, strong teamwork, and excellent oral and written communication.

Conditions

Primary level base salary range: $114,000.00 to $171,000.00.

Secondary level base salary range: $142,200.00 to $213,400.00.

The range is a general guide. Base pay depends on factors such as the scope of the role, the candidate's experience, education, skills, and current market conditions.

The application period is estimated at 20 days from the posting date and may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

Equal opportunity statement omitted for brevity.

Benefits

• Depending on the position, you may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus on top of base pay.
• Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and let you share in company results.
• Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
• Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off for vacation and personal business.