Principal (Embedded) Software Engineer

Summary

As a principal software engineer for DRS Naval Electronics, you will apply your technical and development experience to lead the execution of the software architecture and design-related development of flight data recorder embedded software.

The lead software engineer will provide subject matter expertise to client programs for embedded software in flight data recorder components and lead the software development operations as part of the engineering team.

This role includes software task leadership to solve software issues during design, test, transition to production, and formal deliveries.

Job focus areas include leading software engineering activities in software architecture applied to software design, development, testing, and modification of sub-systems or systems and the sustainment of these systems through the product life cycle.

Duties and Responsibilities (Overview)

In this role, the candidate will be responsible for driving technology and completion of assigned technical solutions, efficient execution, and task completion on time and within budget.

The position also involves technical management experience to lead software engineers in providing solutions for software related projects and completing software projects independently, mentoring and coaching other engineers and contributing as a key member of a new business capture team.

The selected candidate will support cross-functional teams with engineers from other disciplines. The cross-functional teams include internal and external teams.

The candidate will establish and perform extensive communication with our industrial support sub-contractors as a flight data recorder and software Subject Matter Expert.

Duties and Responsibilities (Details)

Primary and essential accountabilities include, but are not limited to :

• Provide SME guidance for embedded software activities and related documentation such as systems concept of operations, system design, implementation plans, and operational procedures.
• Interface with internal and external stakeholders and customers on software engineering topics.
• Develop and integrate embedded software using C and C++ for advanced flight data recorder systems.
• Develop and maintain software test harnesses using languages such as C / C++ and Python.
• Full software lifecycle support including analysis, requirements, design, development / implementation, testing, integration (on hardware), configuration management, deployment, and debugging of embedded software applications and / or systems.
• Support software qualification efforts, development of test software and qualification plans, test activities, and failure analysis efforts.
• Resolve field performance issues via failure analysis, debug and change management.
• Scope and estimate software effort and review software design changes for engineering change proposals and engineering change orders.
• Provide budget, cost and schedule input for design assignments and software build deliveries.
• Support and / or lead Internal Research and Development (IR&D) projects, which may include prototype design and development to retire key development risks.

Qualifications

Technical degree (Master or Bachelor of Science) in relevant field (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field of study) with at least 10 years of direct experience related to Software Engineering, flight safety processing and must have demonstrated success in solving technical problems.

Capable of achieving project objectives and be able to interface with various levels of internal management as well as program sponsors, customers, and sub-contractors.

The following skills are desired, though applicants are not required to have every skill listed :

• Thorough understanding and demonstrated skillsets in embedded or firmware development processes.
• Demonstrated experience with Unix / Linux operating system administration.
• Demonstrated experience developing software adhering to DO-178, DO-254 and Design Assurance Level A specifications.
• Fluency in developing in real-time operating systems.
• Familiarity with software lifecycle processes such as requirements, design, version control, testing.
• Fluency in C / C++ software programming languages.
• Familiarity with communication interfaces such as UART and Ethernet.
• Familiarity with Wireshark and LUA plugins.
• Knowledge of performing Root Cause Analyses to implement appropriate corrective and preventive actions.
• Experience gathering and interpreting data, generating summaries and presentations, and presenting to technical and management leaders and peers.

NEL #LI-AS1 U.S. Citizenship required. This position requires an active DOD security clearance or the ability to obtain such clearance within a reasonable time after commencement of employment.