The Software Products Engineering (SPE) organization develops software applications, including integration and test on missiles, launchers, radars, naval systems, fire control and other complex systems. Our precision software and firmware integrate operating systems, device drivers, networking, and control software to bring together sensor, guidance, and flight control processing features to complete the mission. Our 2000+ software engineers design, develop, and build innovative solutions for our customers. Experience all aspects of a software development life cycle as a member of a fast-paced agile team.

Job Summary:

The Missile Defense and Surveillance Systems Department is committed to leading-edge software solutions for advanced sensor technology. Our people use domain knowledge, technology, and customer relationships to be the best-value source for quality advanced sensor and missile defense software. Some key aspects of our culture include:

• Trust and respect, while holding one another accountable, in a collaborative and innovative environment

• Professional development through mentoring, training, and growth-oriented assignments

• Agile and DevSecOps principles, and continuous improvement

We value diverse skills and experience, so don’t hold back. Your qualification could add tremendous value to our team. Our customers come from all different backgrounds, and so do our employees. If you’re passionate about what you could accomplish here, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities to Anticipate:

As a Principal Software Engineer, you are ready to perform as a key contributor, or seasoned leader, within a major software development program. You may also oversee, plan, or review the work of others.

• Develop software solutions in C/C++ running within bare metal or embedded Linux environments.

• Develop robust and scalable applications in C/C++ running Linux operating systems using Agile development methods.

• Develop or maintain DevSecOps tooling such as build pipelines, test automation, deployment processes, and configuration management.

• Plan work of a small team and provide feedback.

• Support or lead software integration and verification activities.

• Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute ideas to our technology, algorithms, products, and teaming.

• Work in a team environment with the product and design teams to understand end-user requirements, formulate use cases, and translate these into a pragmatic and effective technical solution.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of relevant work experience OR in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant work experience is required. An advanced degree in a related field may be substituted for additional years of experience.

• Experience developing, testing and/or integrating real-time software.

• Experience with embedded software development (e.g., Green Hills, Integrity, Wind River VxWorks, Linux, etc.).

• Experience using C/C++ language.

• Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Value:

• Bare metal development on MPSoCs

• Device Driver Development

• Development targeting embedded Linux platforms

• Broad real-time, multi-threaded software development experience

• Experience with Agile Software development methods (e.g., Scrum, continuous integration, etc.)

• Familiarity with a breadth of software tools, such as git, CMake, Eclipse, Rational Rhapsody, Atlassian Suite, Rational Team Concert, Jenkins, DOORS, Google Test, Qt, etc.

What We Offer:

Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the superior benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

Additional Details:

Employee Referral Award Eligibility: Only employees currently within RMD and RI&S have the potential to receive a Referral Award for submitting a referral to RMD and RI&S roles. ALL eligibility requirements must be met (see guidelines) to receive the Referral Award.

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