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Principal Software Engineer (Contract) - Flight Software

20 hours, 41 minutes ago
United States
Full-time
Lead
Embedded Systems Engineer
Quality Assurance and Testing
C C++ Cybersecurity
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ALTEN Technology

ALTEN Technology

ALTEN Technology is an engineering services company and consulting firm in the USA, providing tailored engineering solutions across various industries such as aerospace, medtech, robotics, automotive, and more. With a team of over 600 professionals, we...

Construction & Engineering
251-1K
Founded 1988
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Description

  • Contribute to the development of new satellite flight software for U.S. satellite platforms.
  • Support the development and integration of guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) algorithms.
  • Support development and modification of flight software hosted on new flight computer designs.
  • Develop in-house tools to analyze flight software performance and assess compatibility with new missions and concepts of operations.
  • Develop and execute flight software verification and validation tests at the unit, module, subsystem, and platform levels.
  • Develop and execute software integration and test activities using proprietary satellite digital twin software and Hardware in the Loop (HIL) FlatSat setups.
  • Establish and document test methodologies and test descriptions to verify compliance with customer requirements.
  • Develop and implement software and tools for ground support equipment used to test and validate flight software.
  • Contribute to document management, including versioning, bug reporting, and test plan documentation.
  • Support working groups, customer and vendor coordination, proposal writing, and new business efforts.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in STEM or a related scientific area; Master's degree in STEM or related scientific area is preferred.
  • 15+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 12+ years with a Master's degree.
  • Proven track record working with space hardware and/or flight software systems from conceptual design through operations.
  • Proficiency in C/C++.
  • Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and work independently.
  • Experience in one or more of the following areas: GNC algorithm design, analysis, testing, and implementation; new device bring-up; BSP implementation; embedded software development and testing; cybersecurity; device driver development and testing of software/hardware interfaces; real-time operating systems programming, debugging, and testing; functional validation of embedded software on hardware; software safety assurance; network topology and configuration; simulators including numerical, emulator, and hardware-in-the-loop; software requirements and configuration management.
  • US citizenship is required.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance; active DoD Secret or higher clearance is highly desirable.
  • Periodic travel of less than 20% to U.S. facilities or partner companies, with occasional international travel.
  • Ability to meet physical requirements including prolonged sitting, standing, walking, lifting/carrying up to 40 lbs, and operating office/electronic equipment.

Benefits

  • Fully remote work option.
  • Preferred locations include Denver, CO, Arlington, VA, Merritt Island, FL, and Houston, TX.
  • Salary range of $150K-$220K.
  • Comprehensive benefits.
  • Mentorship and career growth opportunities.
  • Opportunity to work on challenging space technology programs.
  • Equal opportunity employment environment.
  • Pre-employment drug screening required as a condition of hire.

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