Engineer VI

General Atomics•Huntsville, AL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) designs and manufactures first-of-a-kind electromagnetic and electric power generation systems. GA-EMS' expanding portfolio of specialized products and integrated system solutions support critical fleet, space systems and satellites, missile defense, power and energy, and process and monitoring applications for defense, industrial, and commercial customers worldwide. We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Missile Flight Software Engineer within our Flight Software Design Engineering group. In this role, you will provide remote support to the Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) Navigation, Guidance, and Control (NGC) group responsible for the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) program. This opportunity, based in Huntsville, AL, will focus on embedded software development activities that enable the integration of new capabilities, algorithms, and avionics devices. Our established DevOps culture enables staff to contribute to all areas of software design, development, and testing.

Requirements

Experience programming in C/C++ is required.
Experience in object-oriented programming is required.
Experience with Git required.
The ability to occasionally travel is required.
Experience in embedded software development is required.
Active DoD or DoE clearance required with the ability to obtain a DoD Top Secret clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing real-time operating systems is desired.
Applications experience with real-time embedded software engineering at the hardware level, including I/O driver software, interrupt service routines, and networking protocols is desired.
Familiarity with the Greenhills INTEGRITY® Real-time Operating System is desired.
Experience with Matlab, Python, Powershell or other scripting languages desired.
Experience with MISRA or AUTOSAR coding standards is desired.
Lab experience with use of common digital debugging tools (e.g. oscilloscopes, logic probes, and logic analyzers) is desired.
Experience with software unit, integration, and functional testing is desired.
Experience with Google Test is desired.
Experience in the application of software engineering standards is desired.
The ability to collaborate and contribute as a member of a multi-disciplinary team is desired.
Proven strong written and verbal communication skills are desired.
Technical task leadership experience is desired.
Must be customer focused and able to work on a self-initiated basis or in a team environment and able to work extended hours and travel as required.
Active DoD Top Secret security clearance is preferred.

Responsibilities

Implement the software development lifecycle process for the CPS program
Develop embedded software for highly reliable real-time flight systems
Write device drivers for real-time operating systems; enable integration of new avionics components
Assist with software development associated with software test fixtures such as Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) test assets
Support system-level hardware testing including participation on-console with Assembly, Integration, and Test teams
Architect and implement software test methodologies
Act as technical lead for software tasks
Contribute to software architecture design and development
Coordinate and collaborate with external program partners to meet program-level objectives and achievements
Periodic travel may be required to support system-level integration testing and flight test activities. Trip durations can range from a few days to several weeks, depending on assigned roles and responsibilities.
Performs other duties as assigned or required.