What are the responsibilities and job description for the Flight Software Engineer position at Cutting Edge Communications, LLC?
Cutting Edge Communications has an opening for a Flight Software Engineer. As a member of our team, you’ll support our client in a vital role in advancing innovative technologies critical to our nation's security. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking missions and work alongside industry leaders in a fast-paced, high-energy environment.
As a Flight Software Engineer, your primary responsibility will be designing and developing flight software and algorithms solutions for spacecraft missions for both civilian and DoD applications. The Software Engineer participates in all portions of the software life cycle (concept development, requirements definition, design, development, testing, and deployment) of flight software to support ongoing and future small satellite programs. This individual must have a strong working knowledge of object-oriented design using C and must have a strong background in developing flight code on embedded processors. The ideal candidate will have recent experience with at least one real-time operating system (such as VxWorks) and be familiar with both asymmetric and symmetric multiprocessing architectures. The candidate must also be comfortable working in an Agile Scrum environment.
Qualifications:
- Strong technical understanding of C and Object-Oriented Programming
- Bachelor's of Science degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or other related discipline and typically 6 or more years of relevant experience
- Related experience may be considered in lieu of required education
- A higher-level degree may substitute for experience
- Understanding of Computer Aided Engineering tools
- The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance is required
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience implementing client-server applications using socket I/O using TCP/UDP.
- Experience implementing loosely coupled applications using PUB/SUB messaging
- Familiarity with Open Standards such as CCSDS, C2MS, Open Mission Systems (OMS), and Universal C2 Interface (UCI)
- Experience with spacecraft flight software development
- Experience developing mission management and/or payload control software
- Knowledge of software development methodologies such as Agile/Scrum
The final pay for this role will depend on years of applicable experience. Estimated pay ranges:
III - 105K - $144K
Sr - $138K - $190K
Principal - 160K - $219K
Salary : $105,000 - $144,000
