Associate Software Engineer

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Develop features & bug fixes for SIT products with guidance from leadership and senior engineers
• Develop automated tests for multiple systems such as flight and ground software
• Translate high-level designs and requirements into high quality code
• Provide direction to more junior engineers on feature development
• Interact with other York departments to support usage of SIT products
• Support test-like-you-fly, test driven development for spacecraft flight software, ground software, and space vehicle integration
• Write and execute test plan documents and use cases with collaboration from other York developers
• Write robust and scalable features & tests to promote modularity and maximize re-use across departments
• Perform troubleshooting and debugging of SIT products, tools, and infrastructure
• Follow coding contribution standards and agile development practices
• Create documentation and user guides
• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines
• Communicate complex topics to non-technical audiences

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or greater in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• 2 Years of experience in Software Engineering or related field or greater
• Demonstrated proficiency with C++ or Python
• Demonstrated proficiency with Git and modern day Agile software development practices & tools
• Demonstrated proficiency in a Linux environment
• Demonstrated proficiency with bash scripting
• Experience with Docker, Docker Compose, & containerization
• Experience with Full Stack development
• Familiar with writing test documentation, such as test plans, procedures, and reports
• Capable of managing multiple tasks while delivering according to program milestones and deliverables
• Can proactively identify problems and communicate them clearly to leadership and/or more senior engineers
• Proficient at writing and reading technical documentation
• Understanding and experience with API usage

Nice to Have

• Experience in end to end system level automated testing
• Experience with Software in the loop test systems
• Experience with Hardware in the loop test systems
• Experience in modeling, analysis and validation of satellite subsystems
• Experience in developing Flight Dynamics and Mission Analysis models
• Experience with embedded systems, networking, and pub/sub message middlewares
• Experience with build system tools such as CMake, SWIG, and package management
• Experience with UI/UX testing and full-stack web development, including backend development support for APIs and databases
• Experience with databases (SQL, Influx, Mongo)
• Experience with modeling and simulation tools such as NASA Trick, GMAT, and MATLAB/Simulink/Coder
• Experience testing hardware systems, preferably for space flight
• Proficient with GitLab & CI/CD pipelines and using them for development
• Self starter with the ability to pick up new concepts quickly

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or greater in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• 2 Years of experience in Software Engineering or related field or greater