What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Embedded Software Engineer (SMES) position at Catapult Federal Services?
Responsibilities include the translation of requirements into working and maintainable solutions for our client's C5 and Cyber Solution Centers. The selected candidate will apply technical proficiency across various stages of the clients SDLC, gather requirements and work closely with stakeholders to prioritize and scope tasks. The selected candidate will be working as a key team member on a Scrum team and will be instrumental in setting our direction and strategy for product and infrastructure development.
Job Requirements
U.S. citizenship with a Active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret clearance
Bachelors or Masters degree in computer engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
6 years of experience developing applications on simulated and target hardware
Usage of a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS), such as Green Hills Integrity, VxWorks, or similar
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Essential Functions
Support the engineering team members as a subject matter expert in embedded software application development, through guidance and direction to one or more software engineers
Investigate root cause of complex issues, and implement solutions, working independently or with a multi-discipline team
Apply computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis concepts and principles in the development of software for the target hardware
Work closely with cross functional members of the engineering organization to develop and evaluate interfaces between hardware and software, and operational performance requirements and design of the overall system
Support and participate in all phases of the software development life cycle, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, hardware-software integration, and formal test
Develop software test plans and procedures, and other relevant technical documentation
Utilize modeling tools and equipment to establish operating data, conduct experimental tests, prototype, and evaluate results
Participate in peer reviews, identify, track and repair defects
Utilize a variety of software languages (primarily C / C and Python), implementing software for embedded real time operating systems
Preferred Additional Skills
Object-oriented design and implementation experience, with exposure to software modeling and UML tools such as IBM Rhapsody or MagicDraw / Cameo
Experience developing device drivers and Board Support Packages for real time embedded systems
Experience with Modern C techniques
Experience with Information Assurance and / or cryptography
Experience with NSA Type 1 certification or other SW certification such as DO-178
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