Software Systems Engineer (Associate or Experienced)

Description

The team builds the mission planning software for the satellite communication (SATCOM) program, part of the U.S. military's nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) network, which provides nuclear-survivable connectivity.

The role sits in the satellite systems software engineering group of the company's defense, space and security business and is based in Colorado Springs, CO.

The team is hiring at both Associate and Experienced levels.

The team builds software tools and services for advanced satellite and ground systems and works in Agile and CI/CD with automated testing, vulnerability scanning and quality scanning.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain requirements, architecture, algorithms, interfaces and designs for high-performance APIs linking front-end and back-end services.
• Build, design and consume APIs and backend services for the platform, with a focus on automation, testing and security.
• Integrate finished software components into a complete working system during Agile development using DevSecOps practices.
• Help build critical features and take part in the full lifecycle from design through deployment.
• Review code to keep quality high, apply best practices and confirm compliance with standards.
• Turn design mockups into working, good-looking user interfaces with modern front-end frameworks.
• Push for improvements in product quality, security and performance that benefit the team and the wider organization.
• Work well when requirements are unclear and direct your own work where needed.

Requirements

• Required: a bachelor's degree or higher.
• Required: at least 1 year of Python experience.
• Required: at least 1 year of experience with Java, JavaScript or C++.
• Required: at least 1 year of TypeScript experience.
• Preferred: Level 3, with 5 or more years of related work, or an equivalent mix of education and experience.
• 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; or a bachelor's degree plus 9+ years of directly related work; or 13+ years of related, relevant experience.
• Preferred: 3+ years of progressively more senior software development on government programs using modern methods.
• Preferred: 3+ years building intuitive user interfaces with real-time, 2D and 3D geospatial visualization.
• Preferred: 3+ years of open-source software development.
• Preferred: 3+ years tuning Kubernetes and its underlying host OS for peak performance.
• Preferred: 3+ years developing software for space systems and ground segments, covering command and control, mission planning and data processing.
• Preferred: 3+ years across the software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, coding, integration and testing.
• Preferred: 3+ years with database technologies such as Postgres and SQL or NoSQL.
• Preferred: understanding of command and control systems, mission planning, ground systems, real-time applications and their specific needs.
• Preferred: strong experience designing and building CI/CD pipelines in GitLab that automate testing, builds and deployment in an Agile setting.

Conditions

The role is 100% onsite at one of the listed locations.

Travel may be required up to 10% of the time.

You must complete a technical coding challenge on the CodeVue assessment as part of selection; not completing it removes you from consideration.

You must satisfy the company's Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment to be hired.

You must hold an active U.S. Top Secret clearance, and U.S. citizenship is required. A U.S. clearance active within the past 24 months counts as active. An interim and/or final U.S. Top Secret/SCI clearance is required after start.

You must meet U.S. export control rules, so you must be a U.S. Person under 22 C.F.R. §120.62: a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, refugee or asylee.

No visa sponsorship: the company will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

The role is not contingent upon program award and is not safety sensitive.

Relocation assistance is not negotiable for this role.

No language requirement applies. The education requirement is a bachelor's degree or equivalent.

The shift is Shift 1 in the United States.

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

Pay depends on experience, qualifications, market conditions and business factors. Associate (Level 2) pay range: USD $99,450 to $134,550. Experienced (Level 3) pay range: USD $126,650 to $171,350.

Benefits

• Total rewards include competitive base pay and variable compensation.
• Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, flexible spending and health savings accounts, retirement savings, life and disability insurance, and paid and unpaid time away. Options depend on location, hire date and any collective bargaining agreements.
• 401(k) match of dollar for dollar on your contributions, up to 10% of eligible pay, vesting immediately at 100%.
• 401(k) Student Loan Match: eligible enrolled U.S. employees can have qualified student loan payments count, together with their match-eligible contributions, toward the company match in their 401(k).