Overview
The Senior Embedded Software Engineer position is a full-time exempt position. The successful candidate will work as part of a team to design and integrate embedded software for a flight computer utilizing a Xilinx MPSoC on an innovative missile flight research concept. The individual will be responsible for executing technical design and integration and will report to a Program Director.
Responsibilities
- Perform a software engineering role for design and implementation of a missile electronic control unit (ECU) to interface with all required sensors, propulsion, and actuation and implement guidance and flight control laws to achieve flight-test objectives. This includes initial concept definition, implementing development hardware in a hardware in the loop (HWIL) laboratory, test development, and design updates.
- Support creating software requirements, developing architecture, software development, and software/hardware test activities.
- Work closely with the electrical and software engineering team members on collaborative elements of the design and implementation.
- Implement disciplined coding standards to ensure robust, reliable, and maintainable software.
- Document and present technical results to tech leads, management, and/or customers.
- Support other duties as assigned
Skills and Competencies
- BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- 8-10 years’ experience required
- Software development experience for real-time embedded flight applications on multi-core architectures
- Leadership experience in all phases of Software Engineering including requirements development, design, implementation, test, and integration
- Experience writing bare metal embedded applications on multi-core MPSoC processors with integrated FPGA architectures desired
- Experience with C, C++ embedded environments required
- Experience working in an Agile Scrum software development environment using Jira is required
- Experience with C#, Java, Python, or MATLAB desired
- Experience with FPGA development desired
- Ability to periodically work in a dynamic team environment
- Ability to adapt to changing requirements and design implementations
- Good oral and written communication skills are required
- Ability to organize work and deliver on time work products
Clearance
- Active Secret Clearance Required
Location: Huntsville, AL
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