Software Engineer - Level 2 (Active SCI)

Description

The Space Sector of the company is hiring a Software Engineer at Level 2 for its Western Region Software Engineering Directorate.

The group has more than 800 engineers, including software, DevOps, database and network specialists, from early-career staff to senior chief engineers and architects. Work spans several programs, with routes into higher technical or leadership roles and collaboration across programs.

This is not a current opening. If you express interest, you may be considered for future roles that frequently open up.

Responsibilities

• Build, integrate and verify software for embedded, real-time and ground systems.
• Read system requirements, work out how they shape the design, then implement and debug code until it meets the defined completion criteria.
• Investigate system behavior to resolve problems involving program intent, output requirements, data acquisition, programming methods and control strategies.
• Work with systems engineering, digital engineering, hardware, and integration and test teams in an Agile setting.
• Set your own priorities in a quick-moving program and recommend changes to Technical Leads when a task calls for it.
• Engineering and systems specialists are available to help with your primary tasks.
• This list of duties is not exhaustive.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 2+ years of software or related engineering experience, or a Master's degree in a STEM field with 0 years of required experience.
• Active SCI at application, or an active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance (or equivalent) at application and before start, plus the ability and willingness to obtain and keep active SCI before start. Your employment depends on keeping the required clearance and program access.
• C/C++ development, with a focus on object-oriented and thread-safe design.
• Experience integrating and troubleshooting software in a lab.
• Python proficiency.
• Experience building and running software on an RTOS such as VxWorks, FreeRTOS, RT-Linux or Green Hills INTEGRITY.
• Agile development experience using Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence and Git version control.
• Preferred: experience developing software in Docker containers.
• Preferred: shell scripting experience.
• Preferred: experience with the CCSDS Space Packet Protocol.
• Preferred: experience with CI/CD pipeline tools such as Jenkins.
• Preferred: experience developing for or interfacing with Optical, RF, or IR payloads.

Conditions

Full-time, onsite role in Azusa, CA, with travel about 10% of the time.

Relocation assistance may be available.

An SCI clearance is required to start.

The primary base salary range is $91,800.00 to $137,600.00. This is a general guideline, and the final offer depends on scope, responsibilities, experience, education, skills and market conditions.

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

Benefits

• Full-time employees are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage, a 401k, educational assistance, life insurance, employee assistance and work/life programs, paid time off, health and wellness resources, and employee discounts.
• Flexible schedules are available, such as a 9/80 pattern with nine-hour days Monday through Thursday and every other Friday off.
• Depending on the role, overtime, shift differential and a discretionary bonus may apply on top of base pay. Annual bonuses reward individual work and shared company results.
• Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
• Health, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company-paid holidays, and PTO for vacation or personal business.