Software Engineer
Location: St. Louis, MO
Hourly rate: $70.00 - $75.00
Contractor benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental, 401k
This position requires an active US Security Clearance. (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.)
Position Responsibilities:
• Opportunity to work directly with the operator interface to launch Harpoon missiles.
• Develop leadership skills and experiences.
• Contribute in all phases of the software development lifecycle.
• Develop software on both Windows and Linux platforms in both unclassified and classified environments.
• Create real-time operator-in-the-loop embedded systems, weapons systems, and weapon interfaces.
• Apply knowledge and experiences with algorithms, human/machine interfaces, and launch protocols.
• Use an agile process following a set of standard engineering processes.
• Develops, documents, and maintains architectures, requirements, algorithms, interfaces, and designs for software systems.
• Develops and maintains code and integrates software components into a fully functional software system.
• Develops software verification plans, test procedures, and test environments, executing the test procedures and documenting test results to ensure software system requirements are met.
• Performs software project management and software supplier management functions.
• Develops, selects, tailors, and deploys software processes, tools, and metrics.
• Executes and documents software research and development projects.
• Serves as a subject matter expert for software domains, system-specific issues, processes, and regulations.
• Tracks and evaluates software team and supplier performance to ensure product and process conformance to project plans and industry standards.
• Collaborate with several engineering teams to identify software products needed.
• Develop software verification plans and ensure software and system level testing is performed to verify correct software functionality.
• Perform software baseline audits to ensure products contain only the approved content.
• Coordinate with program Configuration Management to ensure appropriate release and distribution of software products.
• Maintain the Direct Attack Software team’s processes and command media.
• Contribute in an Agile development environment using Jira, BitBucket/git, and Confluence.
• Collaborate with a multi-discipline engineering team to create and implement Operational Flight Program software solutions.
• Contribute in all phases of the software development lifecycle in an Agile development environment.
• Test your software and assist system level testing to verify correct software functionality.
• Analyze problem reports and troubleshooting software defects.
• Develop leadership skills and experience.
• Opportunity to work directly with United States Air Force and Navy customers.
Required Qualifications: (Required Skills/ Experience):
• Bachelors’ of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or other technical degree.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience developing software.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience utilizing Linux and/or Windows operating systems.
• Experience in embedded real-time software development.
Preferred Qualifications: (Desired Skills/Experience):
• Experience with weapon and/or aircraft interfaces.
• Professional experience with Visual Studio, JIRA, Green Hills AdaMULTI, VxWorks, and/or Ada.
• Previous role that used a software development process.
• Experience with ClearCase and ClearQuest.
• Experience with Jenkins.
• Experience programming in Ada.
• Experience with Python, or C#.
• Experience with C or C++.
• Experience with Git or a similar version control system.
• Experience working in an Agile software development environment.
• Experience working in a team environment in a professional environment.
Must be U.S. Person for purposes of Export Compliance.
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