Aircraft Survivability Equipment Software Developer

Booz Allen Hamilton•Warner Robins, GA

3d•$61,900 - $141,000•Onsite

About The Position

Aircraft survivability equipment and countermeasures systems are critical technologies that provide the last line of defense for U.S. and allied pilots flying missions in harm’s way. Booz Allen needs your skills and dedication to protecting our military aviators through the sustainment and technical support to today's fielded systems, as well as performing research and development of next generation aircraft countermeasures systems and capabilities. You will play an integral role in designing, developing, testing, and fielding the complex hardware and software involved to deliver exceptional battlefield overmatch. In this role, you will apply your skills in software development, software-hardware interactions, test equipment programming, and hardware emulation and develop expertise in how these technologies interact to deliver critical defense system capabilities. You will work in a Government test facility to perform hands-on sustainment of currently fielded aircraft survivability equipment, including the air countermeasures dispensing system and its associated software, hardware, and test fixtures. You will develop software, configure hardware, and perform testing to confirm system performance. In this role you will provide software development, test equipment design, and support to fielded system operators of the ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing System and its associated test software and hardware. You will interact with US and Allied operators, troubleshoot production or test system issues, and develop improvements that meet their needs. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

10+ years of experience performing software development and hardware testing of fielded and in-production U.S military systems such as avionics systems, control systems, or countermeasures dispensing systems
10+ years of experience in software and firmware programming languages such as C, C++, 8051 Assembly, Python, or ADA
10+ years of experience working as part of a US Government and contractor engineering team, communicating and thinking critically about mission objectives, and identifying potential development pathways that could meet program needs
Experience applying modern software development best practices and techniques to develop and configure software, analyze and resolve bugs and defects, and develop associated technical manuals and codebase documentation
Experience maintaining multiple software and test equipment configurations concurrently to meet different fielded platform versions and requirements
Experience with hardware emulation systems, test equipment, developing test hardware and software, performing testing and identifying necessary changes to production software
Experience working in a US Government test facility, developing trusted relationships with stakeholders across an engineering team, and leading the development of production software modifications that meet mission needs
Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science

Nice To Haves

Experience with the ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing System
Experience with US Navy aircraft Electronic Warfare systems
Experience providing technical and engineering support to Foreign Military Sales operators of ALE-47 or related countermeasures or electronic warfare system equipment
Experience designing and utilizing test equipment to program and diagnose ALE-47 system performance
Experience creating and testing modules and components for compliance to design specifications
Experience developing and testing interfaces between software products and products of other vendors
Possession of professionalism, work ethic, and integrity
Secret clearance

Responsibilities

Designing, developing, testing, and fielding complex hardware and software for aircraft survivability equipment and countermeasures systems.
Applying skills in software development, software-hardware interactions, test equipment programming, and hardware emulation.
Performing hands-on sustainment of currently fielded aircraft survivability equipment, including the air countermeasures dispensing system and its associated software, hardware, and test fixtures.
Developing software, configuring hardware, and performing testing to confirm system performance.
Providing software development, test equipment design, and support to fielded system operators of the ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing System and its associated test software and hardware.
Interacting with US and Allied operators, troubleshooting production or test system issues, and developing improvements that meet their needs.