Embedded Flight Software Engineer (Clearance Required)

About the Role

Find out more about this role by reading the information below, then apply to be considered.

Do you enjoy developing new products and services? Join us! Our Software Engineers work in an agile, collective environment.

You will be using your skills and expertise to define, design, develop, test, certify and improve cutting-edge software products.

These cover a very wide range from advanced mission payloads and electronic systems through highly integrated aircraft to orbital and space exploration systems.

You'll perform coding, debugging, testing, and troubleshooting of systems and software throughout our development process.

Your technical duties involve the design and development of new software products throughout the product lifecycle.

Sierra Space's Orbital Mission and Services (OMS) division focuses on the design, build, and operations of small satellites in support of commercial services and national security space and offers two work locations : Louisville, Colorado and Centennial, Colorado.

As an Embedded Flight Software Engineer, your primary responsibility will be designing and developing flight software for spacecraft missions for both civilian and DoD applications.

These designs stem from understanding, analyzing and evaluating satellite and constellation capabilities, mission concepts, and system requirements.

Your work will ensure we meet customer requirements by making data-driven decisions in architecting, implementing and testing the design in a testbed prototype and subsequent delivery of the flight code.

Along the way, you will contribute to analyses of various architectures that include space vehicles, satellites, sensors, communications, and ground infrastructure;

evolving or creating new approaches based on analysis results. You will also contribute to evaluating the mission effectiveness of the candidate approaches, balancing mission objectives against factors such as development and lifecycle costs.

The Software Engineer participates in all portions of the software life cycle (concept development, requirements definition, design, development, testing, and deployment) of flight software to support ongoing and future small satellite programs.

This individual must have a strong working knowledge of embedded software development using C++ and must have a strong background in developing flight code on embedded processors.

The ideal candidate will have recent experience with at least one real-time operating system (such as VxWorks) and be familiar with both asymmetric and symmetric multiprocessing architectures.

The candidate must also be comfortable working in an Agile Scrum environment.

About You

Our mission is driven by the unwavering passion to push the boundaries of what is possible. We seek those who Dare to Dream - to envision the extraordinary and pursue it relentlessly - to join us on this transformational journey.

We're looking for dreamers who align with our values, vision, and audacious goals - while also meeting the minimum qualifications below.

The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum Qualifications :

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or other related discipline and typically 6 or more years of relevant experience
• Related experience may be considered in lieu of required education
• A higher-level degree may substitute for experience
• Basic knowledge of Computer Aided Engineering tools
• Conceptual understanding of engineering principles and practices
• Familiarity working in multi-disciplinary teams
• An active Top Secret with SCI eligibility U.S. Security Clearance is required

Preferred Qualifications :

• Strong technical understanding of C++
• Knowledge of memory, timing and throughput constraints in an embedded system and the ability to create robust and sound designs that address these issues
• Familiarity with industry standard software languages such as Python
• Experience with spacecraft flight software development
• Demonstrated experience leading a team developing software
• Experience with software tools for requirements tracking, code reviews, static analysis, library and artifact repository, and automated build
• Knowledge of software development methodologies such as Agile / Scrum
• Experience and knowledge of Software Design Patterns
• Experience using SysML / UML to create Software Designs
• Experience testing and debugging on both Software in the Loop (SITL) and Hardware in the Loop (HITL, on target platform) environments
• Experience with Configuration Management platforms (GIT, SVN)
• Experience developing on a Real Time Operating System (VxWorks preferred)

Estimated Salary Ranges :

Software Engineer III - $104,827.91 - $144,138

Sr Software Engineer - $138,635 - $190,623

Principal Software Engineer - $159,430 - $219,216

Physical / Mental / Emotional Requirements :

• Frequently walk, sit, stand, climb stairs and steps
• Frequently repeat same hand, arm, and finger motion many times to include finger and hand dexterity
• Rarely lifting or carrying up to 20 lbs.

Working Conditions :

• Rarely exposed to outdoor elements (high / low temperatures, sun, rain / snow, etc.)
• Rarely exposed to fumes or hazardous chemicals / materials
• Rarely exposed to loud noises

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