Principal / Senior Principal Software Engineer

Description

The company provides mission-enabling solutions for global security, and its Engineering and Sciences group focuses on pushing innovation, rethinking engineering methods and advancing scientific work.

The team builds critical national defense products and capabilities, and it is moving its enterprise to digital methods using Model-based Engineering and Agile practices.

The team values adapting to change, moving fast, continuous innovation, shared ownership, flexibility, ongoing learning and automation.

The role may be filled at either the Principal or the Senior Principal Software Engineer level.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test and debug software for navigation systems.
• Build your skills in software design and code development within a strong engineering team.
• Carry out software and system integration on current hardware.
• Learn Model Based Engineering (MBE) and other modern development methods while working in an agile, collaborative setting.
• Work with peers across the organization and with internal and external customers.
• Bring new ideas that question how work has traditionally been done.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 5 years of hands-on software development experience for the Principal level, or 8 years for the Senior Principal level.
• Master's degree in a STEM field with 3 years of hands-on software development experience for the Principal level, or 6 years for the Senior Principal level.
• PhD in a STEM field with 1 year of hands-on software development experience for the Principal level, or 4 years for the Senior Principal level.
• Experience developing software in MATLAB or Simulink.
• Experience programming in at least one of C, C++ or Python.
• Experience with at least one of ClearCase, Git, ClearQuest or Jira for software management and workflow automation.
• Demonstrated strong leadership skills.
• A track record as an effective communicator and problem solver, able to build and keep good working relationships with internal and external customers.
• A demonstrated commitment to ethics and integrity, and the ability to innovate.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance.
• Required to work on site full-time.
• Preferred: Current or active U.S. Government Secret clearance.
• Preferred: Excellent communication, analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Preferred: Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Preferred: Experience using MATLAB to create, process and analyze data, visualize it, and run simulations.
• Preferred: Experience using Simulink to model dynamic systems.
• Preferred: Experience with code analysis tools such as Polyspace and software test tools such as LDRA and VectorCast.
• Preferred: Experience with navigation systems, including INS/GPS Kalman filter design and requirements definition.
• Preferred: Experience managing software requirements in DOORS.
• Preferred: Experience developing, verifying, certifying and releasing mission and safety-critical software that complies with RTCA DO-178B/C or similar guidelines.
• Preferred: Ability to turn formal software requirements into software designs.
• Preferred: Working knowledge of sensor fusion for navigation systems.
• Preferred: Working knowledge of embedded INS (Inertial Navigation System) and GPS (Global Positioning System) navigation systems.
• Preferred: Familiarity with Kalman filter design and requirements definition.
• Preferred: Familiarity with communication protocols such as MIL-STD-1553, ARINC-429 or RS-422.

Conditions

Based in Woodland Hills, CA, working on site full-time.

Travel is required about 10% of the time.

No security clearance is needed to start, but a Secret clearance is the clearance type for the role.

Relocation assistance may be available.

Base salary ranges: Primary Level $114,000.00 to $171,000.00; Secondary Level $142,200.00 to $213,400.00. These are general guidelines, and the final offer depends on the role's scope and responsibilities, the candidate's experience, education and skills, and current market conditions.

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

Benefits

• Depending on the position, possible eligibility for overtime, shift differential and a discretionary bonus on top of base pay.
• Annual bonuses that reward individual contributions and share company results.
• Long Term Incentives may be available for Vice President or Director roles.
• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, paid company holidays, and paid time off for vacation or personal business.