Principal Software Engineer

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Principal Software Engineer

Location:

Arlington, VA

Description:

This position offers FULLY REMOTE opportunities for candidates across the United States. Preferred locations: Arlington VA, Denver CO or Merritt Island, FL Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc offers advanced solutions to meet the most complex U.S. defense, security, space, and intelligence requirements. Celebrating over 50 years in the US, we remain a trusted government partner, leveraging world-class satellite, laser communication, rotor and fixed wing solutions to help our national security, defense and space focused customers meet their missions. Airbus U.S. looks to employ a commitment driven team, dedicated to enabling our customer's mission success. We are committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment and a welcoming and engaging staff. With competitive compensation and superior employee benefits, as well as a commitment to fostering individual career growth, Airbus U.S. is the place where top talent wants to work. Position Summary: Airbus U.S. is looking for an enthusiastic and creative software engineer to develop spacecraft flight software. We're looking for candidates who can bring exceptional embedded programming skills and strong experience in flight software to the team. Position Responsibilities: The Software Engineer's primary responsibility will be contributing to the development of Airbus U.S.'s satellite flight software. This engineer will be involved in the full lifecycle of flight software development, from requirements definition through operations. However, because we are a small team where each person takes on many roles, this engineer will also contribute to mission concept development, in-house modeling and simulation capabilities, and proposal writing. Being at the cutting edge of space technology, we need someone who is eager to learn, grow, and take on new and potentially unfamiliar challenges. There is no shortage of fascinating problems to solve. The Principal Software Engineer will lead and perform moderate and complex assignments, including providing guidance to junior Software Engineers. The Principal Software Engineer will have project and subject matter responsibility and authority. Flight Software 75% Upgrade existing flight software for new missions Contribute to the development of new satellite flight software for Airbus U.S. satellite platforms Develop in-house tools to analyze flight software performance and assess its compatibility with new mission and conops Develop and execute flight software tests at the unit, module, subsystem, and platform level Work with manufacturing engineers to support installation onto the hardware-in-the-loop test environment and eventual flight hardware Participate in anomaly resolution activities and patch existing flight software Systems Modeling 15% Contribute to the development of systems- and mission-level modeling and simulation tools Develop software models of payloads for ground testing Support development of software model of satellite platform, particularly ensuring accurate representation of the flight software Additional Responsibilities 10% Support working groups, both internal and with customers and/or vendors Support proposal writing, new business Assess the software impacts of new hardware, conops, and missions Qualified Experience / Skills / Training: Education: Bachelor's degree in STEM (Science, Technical, Engineering, Math) or related scientific areas. Preferred: Master's in STEM (Science, Technical, Engineering, Math) or related scientific areas. Experience: A minimum of 15 years with a Bachelor's degree, or 12 years with a Master's degree Proven track-record of working with aerospace hardware and/or software systems, starting from conceptual designs and tradeoffs through detailed design, development, manufacture, integration, test, deployment, and operations. Knowledge, Skills, Demonstrated Capabilities: Insatiable curiosity and a demonstrated ability to learn and work independently Proficiency in C/C++ Expertise in one or more of the following: Embedded software development Device driver development and software/hardware interfaces Real-time operating systems programming, debugging, and testing Cybersecurity GNC algorithms design, analysis, testing, and implementation Functional validation of embedded software on hardware Software safety assurance Network topology and configuration Simulators: numerical, emulator, and hardware in the loop Software requirements and configuration management Travel Required: Periodic travel (less than 20%) to Airbus U.S. facilities or partner companies Occasional International travel to collaborate with European Airbus counterparts Eligibility: US Citizenship Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a Government security clearance Active DoD security clearance at Secret or above highly desirable Physical Requirements: Vision: able to see and read computer screen and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents. Hearing: able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds including safety warnings or alarms. Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment. Carrying: able to carry documents, electronic equipment and/or supplies up to 40lbs/9kg. Lifting: able to lift documents, electronic equipment and/or supplies up to 40lbs/9kg. Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on computer. Squatting / Kneeling: able to occasionally squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items shelved on bottom shelves. Standing: able to stand for long periods of time. Walking: able to walk through office and outside areas including uneven surfaces. Equal Opportunity: AIRBUS U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. AIRBUS U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status. As a leader in our field, AIRBUS U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. provides relocation assistance for qualified positions and a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. As a matter of policy, AIRBUS U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. does not sponsor visas for US positions unless specified. Only applicants with current work authorization will be considered. AIRBUS U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. does not offer tenured or guaranteed employment. Employment with AIRBUS U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. is at will, meaning either the company or the employee can terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice. Company Website: www.airbusus.com Job Posted by ApplicantPro

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