Specialist, Software Engineer (Functional Lead) (Evergreen)

Key Responsibilities

• Accountable for software engineering tasks for Surveillance development projects in a dynamic environment. This will include coordination with offshore engineers with our partner suppliers.
• Partner with Product Owners, Project Leads, and Systems Engineering to manage priorities, dependencies, and commitments
• Actively remove impediments and drive predictable execution aligned with program milestones
• Track and communicate delivery metrics (e.g., plan vs actuals, throughput, risk burndown)
• Reviews outputs and provides direction on process compliance aspects
• Makes moderate to substantial improvements to processes, systems, and solutions. Plans and establishes goals and objectives for a team with direct impact on the short-term operational results for the department.
• Influence and drive incorporation of Artificial Intelligence and increase the utilization of automation tools, methodologies in the existing software engineering development environment, processes and lifecycle artifacts seeking:
• Measurable outcomes (cycle time, quality, compliance)
• Guardrails for DO 178 / safety-critical contexts
• Explains, interprets, and gains cooperation on policies, practices, and processes to others within the organization.

Required Qualifications

• BS Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent fields required
• 4 - 9 years of related experience developing real time embedded software
• Requires practical knowledge in leading and managing the execution of processes, projects, tactics, and employees within a team
• Previous experience with DO-178 development is highly desired
• Experience developing with C programming language
• Knowledge of engineering design standards for commercial aviation industry
• Good written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and team-working skills required
• Action oriented, results driven, high energy, self-starter, innovative with new approaches to design work, influential with peers and demonstrate critical thinking skills to drive to root cause
• This position requires access to information subject to U.S. export control laws. To meet eligibility requirements, applicants must be a U.S. Person as defined by U.S. law

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Real Time Operating Systems such as Green Hills, VxWorks or CentOS.
• Experience with C++, Python, Visual Basic, Pascal
• Experience using Linux
• Experience with Configuration Management and Change Control Tools (such as Git, Bitbucket, ClearCase, Subversion, ClearQuest)
• Experience with Requirement Management tools such as DOORS
• Experience with Agile software development lifecycle
• Experience with emerging AI tools, including prompt engineering and introducing these concepts into existing rigorous safety critical software development environments
• Experience with DevOps concepts and implementations, especially with Continuous Integration and Continuous Testing aspects
• Experience with Jenkins is a plus
• Experience managing software engineers with a servant leadership mindset