Software Engineer

Job Responsibilities

The Software Simulation and Test Environments Group at the organization designs and builds high-fidelity workstation-based and hardware-in-the-loop simulators for supporting the development and testing of the avionics systems. It is a part of the organization's Autonomous Systems Division that designs, builds, and pilots spacecraft to explore remote destinations in our solar system. Looking for an experienced and self-driven software engineer with a passion for writing simulation and ground support equipment software. As a software engineer in this group, you will design, build, and test software that simulates complex avionics hardware and physical environments.

Specific Responsibilities Include

1. Working with the project lead, system engineers, and product users to generate software requirements and design for the simulation and ground support equipment software components
2. Implementing software components in C/C++ and Python per the requirements and design
3. Developing embedded real-time application programs utilizing Real-Time Operating Systems
4. Testing software and verifying requirements and design by using well-established unit testing and functional testing methodologies
5. Preparing and conducting requirements reviews, design reviews, code reviews, and test reviews throughout the software development cycle

Required Skills

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
2. 3+ years of software engineering experience using C/C++ and Python
3. In-depth knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming concepts
4. Knowledge and hands-on programming experience in writing simulation software
5. Experience with low-level software/hardware interfaces
6. Experience with developing and debugging real-time embedded software systems
7. Good understanding of concurrent programming, multithreading, and inter-process communication mechanisms
8. Strong verbal and written communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with ability to work in a team environment
9. Experience with continuous integration and modern source configuration control

Desired Skills

1. Background in dynamics simulation and integration methods
2. System engineering experience in generating, tracking, and proving successful implementation of requirements
3. Experience with driver development for real-time embedded applications
4. Hands-on experience in developing embedded real-time application programs using the Green Hills Integrity RTOS and the associated software tool chain
5. Experience with continuous integration and modern source configuration control