About the position
The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, it is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high-performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end-to-end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule requirements and designs to consistently exceed expectations - with an unrivaled record of on time and on (or under) budget deliveries. SNC has led thoughtful and disruptive change in the aerospace and defense industry for the past 60 years and now, we're applying this tenacity and expertise to the U.S. Air Force's (USAF) Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) mission. Join the SNC-led SAOC team and be a part of exciting and meaningful work to modernize and deliver the next-generation SAOC aircraft trusted by the President, Secretary of Defense and Chairs of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to ensure continued critical command, control and communication during national emergencies. If you're passionate about building the airborne command post of the future, consider SNC for your next mission. Learn more about NC3 and SAOC here. Do you enjoy developing new products and services? Join us! Our Software Engineers work in an agile, collective environment. You will be using your skills and expertise to define, design, develop, test, certify and improve cutting-edge software products. These cover a very wide range from advanced mission payloads and electronic systems through highly integrated aircraft to orbital and space exploration systems. You'll perform coding, debugging, testing, and troubleshooting of systems and software throughout our development process. Your technical duties involve the design and development of new software products throughout the product lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Collaborating with Program Management and other engineering disciplines on technical approaches
- Demonstrating willingness to work in System Integration Lab and aircraft environments
- Strong communication skills with internal and external stakeholders
- Providing software insight and technical expertise to assist with characterization of aircraft avionics systems
- Analyzing context of deliverable solution against constraints and available technology
- Developing unique tools and techniques to analyze and document existing aircraft data busses
- Exercising independent judgment on software architecture, methods, and techniques to achieve results
- Effectively collaborating with internal and external teams to develop and integrate software systems that meet DO-178C certification standards
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or other related discipline
- Typically 10 or more years of relevant experience
- The ability to obtain/maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance
- Experience with architecting and developing embedded software systems
- Familiarity with safety critical software development
- Experience integrating software with avionics data buses or serial interfaces
- Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams
Nice-to-haves
- Experience architecting, developing and integrating avionics software
- Experience integrating with existing or legacy aircraft platforms
- Experience developing software to DO-178C DAL-B/C certification
- Experience with MIL-STD-1553, ARINC-429, CAN Bus
- Experience integrating existing legacy and new avionics systems
- Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) using Cameo or similar
- Experience analyzing, characterizing and decoding avionics data busses
- Experience directing and managing subcontractors on avionics systems development
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%
- Life insurance
- 3 weeks paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Annual incentive pay based upon performance
