Senior Software Engineer

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of embedded software and firmware for sensor applications and programs.
• Participate in development phases from detailed requirements flow down, trade studies, processing architecture design, hardware selection, firmware and software development, sensor and payload integration and test, spacecraft integration and test, and on-orbit support.
• Actively work with a multi-domain team of engineers including software, firmware, electrical, optical, and test engineers to coordinate software efforts across multiple programs, including embedded software, ground support software, test equipment software, and software-in-the-loop (SWIL) and hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) simulators.
• Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
• Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components.
• Interface with system engineers and hardware engineers to derive software requirements and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.
• Integrate existing sensor-based software into new or modified sensors or operating environments.
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools.
• Conduct design trades of complexity and performance between the payload's optical front end, algorithm implementation, firmware architecture, and software architecture.
• Investigate potential processing architectures that may incorporate GPUs, CPUs, FPGAs, SoC, and other cutting-edge technologies.
• Mentor Junior software engineers in good engineering practices.

Requirements

• Degree in Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics with 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience leading a team of 3+ software engineers.
• Experience working with a multi-domain team of engineers including software, firmware, electrical, optical, and test engineers.
• Understanding and experience with Agile Principles and the Scrum framework.
• Experience with software code development using C, C++, Java, and Python with the ability to write, maintain, and troubleshoot code.
• Understanding and experience with MatLab or Simulink.
• Knowledge of real-time architectures, interrupts, ISRs, and tasks, as well as how to apply object-oriented concepts to embedded systems.
• Understanding Memory architecture - static vs dynamic memory and their relationship to stack, heap, and cache memory.
• Experience with UART, SPI, I2C and PCIe busses.
• Strong debugging skills to analyze, identify, and isolate software defects and issues in a systematic methodology.
• Experience with Integration & Test, including test automation.
• Familiarity with and understanding of security test tools and practices to identify vulnerabilities in software and static code analysis.
• Proficient in using version control systems (e.g., GitLab, SVN) to manage source code in a defined branching structure.
• U.S. citizen and ability to obtain and maintain a DoD SECRET clearance.

Nice to Have

• Experience working on SDA, MDA, AFRL, and Air Force space programs.
• Understanding of software programming at the OSI Layer 1 – Physical layer.
• Understanding of FPGA, General Purpose Processors (GPP), and Graphical Processor Units (GPU).
• Understanding of containerization such as PodMan or Docker.
• Knowledge of performance testing tools and methodologies to assess the performance and scalability of software applications.
• Experience with image processing algorithms, Kalman filtering, and closed-loop control systems.
• Proficiency in lab tools such as scopes and logic analyzers.
• Experience implementing interfaces such as 1GE Ethernet, 40G QSFP+, LVDS, and serial busses.
• Experience with adaptive signal processing.
• Experience with embedded C and RTOS.
• Green Hills expertise.
• Ability to obtain a top-secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.

Benefits & Perks

• Pay Range $104,650.00 - $189,175.00
• Opportunities to contribute to cutting-edge space technology projects.
• Work in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team environment.