Software Engineer Developer 3 (Development)

Job ID- 64885-1

Title- Software Engineer Developer 3 (Development)

Location- Manassas, VA Onsite/hybrid Onsite preferred, hybrid for the right candidate

Duration: 12 mo. Possible extension

General Information

We are seeking Software Engineers to contribute to the development of next-generation autonomous aircrafts. Our contributions to the aerospace industry include the world-record breaking Orion aircraft, the first fully autonomous helicopter (AACUS), a flying taxi, underwater vehicles and a solar plane to name a few.

In this role, you will be part of a highly collaborative environment in which you will work independently on a multi-disciplinary team to test and perform other V&V activities on flight and/or mission-critical onboard software for autonomous systems. As such, candidates must have excellent analytical, communication and organizational skills and the desire to take on new tasks and develop new skills.

Responsibilities:

• Review and understand system & software requirements to meet defined and anticipated system performance and testing standards.
• Collaborate with other engineering disciplines in planning and development of test strategies to ensure software and hardware performance and compatibility
• Write test plans and test cases, execute test procedures for integration and system-level testing
• Write test scripts for robustness and failure injection tests
• Use an integrated Hardware in the Loop simulator to exercise timing critical interfaces.
• Report on testing results and identify risk areas.

Minimum Requirements:

• B.S. degree in Aerospace, Systems, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or relevant degree from an accredited university.
• Understanding of Systems Engineering Verification and Validation model
• Proficiency in Model Based Simulation Software development (Simulink).
• Demonstrated use of test platforms for complex HW/SW integrated systems
• Interest and working knowledge of a mix of:
• UAS or Autonomous Vehicles
• Navigation and Control
• Ground or Airborne Mission Systems
• General Aerospace Flight Control or Cockpit Avionics Systems
• User / Ground Stations

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience with SW development and verification
• Experience in Modeling and Simulation
• Knowledge of Model-Based Design and/or Model-Based Test
• Mathworks Simulink/Stateflow Auto-Coder Toolchain
• Human Machine (HMI) Interactions