Lead Engineer

Job Description

Lead Engineer:

• Develops, maintains, upgrades, and ports embedded product software and/or product support software to enhance, implement and support project/system functionality for the assigned technical effort.

• Mentors less experienced software engineers to help develop their software development and test capabilities and troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

• Collaborates across the other engineering disciplines such as Mechanical, Electrical, Controls, and Systems.

• Ensures that technical approach is consistent with established engineering principles and practices.

• Ensures that product outcomes meet customer needs and that customer and company technical, system, performance, process, and quality requirements are met.

- First year of this position will be standing up a Lab environment

- Work with government personnel to identify and procure bench testing needs like equipment and space

- Work with OEM's, vendors and gvt customers to test and verify various systems and capabilities coming into the lab

- Work with government leadership to develop a standard that will be repeated over various platforms that come into the lab for testing efforts

- Run status meetings to get an idea from industry how things are being developed and where they stand in relation to expectation

- Provide and receive feedback on reality vs. requirements

- Present/update key stakeholders/leadership on progress and needs

- Communicate to cross functional organizations and teammates on what opportunities need attention

Skills Required

Vehicle Architecture knowledge - does not need to have experience developing the architecture but enough exposure to be fluent in discussion/troubleshooting

Systems Testing - knowledge of testing tools/suites, processes and standards

Modeling - SysML/UML understanding. Does not need to have experience developing but enough understanding to work with a lead developer to map out planning efforts as it pertains to the model

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Must have an Engineering Degree, preferably but not must - within Electrical Engineering

Must be able to obtain a US Security Clearance

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Skills Preferred • Familiarity with relevant military and commercial design standards. • Object Oriented design and development experience • UML modeling, experience with UML modeling tool • Familiarity with DOORS • Familiarity with CMMI for development • Familiarity with embedded systems • Familiarity with Ethernet based protocols (SSL/TLS, SSH, SFTP) • Familiarity with Nessus and Coverity cybersecurity scans • Familiarity with hardening of systems and applying STIG rules

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent
• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

Salary : $60 - $75