Principal Software Engineer - Flight Test & Integration

21 hours, 45 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
Software Development
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

Description

  • Develop and execute flight software verification tests using proprietary digital twin software and Hardware-in-the-Loop FlatSat environments.
  • Establish and document test methodologies, compliance criteria, and test plans for customer requirements.
  • Develop software and tools for ground support equipment used to test and validate flight software.
  • Oversee official validation testing and contribute to unit-, module-, subsystem-, and platform-level verification and validation.
  • Upgrade existing flight software for new missions and contribute to new satellite flight software development.
  • Develop in-house tools to analyze flight software performance and evaluate compatibility with new missions and concepts of operations.
  • Support installation and integration of hardware into hardware-in-the-loop test environments and eventual flight hardware.
  • Participate in anomaly resolution activities and patch existing flight software as needed.
  • Support working groups with internal teams, customers, and vendors.
  • Support proposal writing and new business activities.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in STEM or a related scientific field; master's degree 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 across the full lifecycle from concept through operations.
  • US citizenship is required.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.
  • Active DoD Secret clearance or higher is highly desirable.
  • Proficiency in C/C++.
  • Experience with one or more of the following: embedded software development and testing, test scripting (TCL/Python), device driver development, real-time operating systems, cybersecurity, GNC algorithms, functional validation on hardware, software safety assurance, network topology/configuration, simulators, or software requirements/configuration management.
  • Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and work independently.
  • Periodic travel of less than 20% within the U.S. and occasional international travel is required.

Benefits

  • Salary range of $150K-$220K.
  • Fully remote work option.
  • Preferred work locations include Denver, CO, Arlington, VA, Merritt Island, FL, and Houston, TX.
  • Mentorship and career growth opportunities.
  • Comprehensive benefits package.
  • Equal opportunity employment and an inclusive hiring policy.
  • Pre-employment drug screening is required as a condition of hire.

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