Flight Software Engineer

Peraton•Chantilly, VA

About The Position

This position is for a Flight Software Engineer for a large, multi-year contract supporting a cutting-edge and innovative space program. The Flight Software Engineer oversees developer progress in designing, implementing, and updating embedded software for satellite systems . This position provides Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) support to the customer’s execution of the Program wit h responsibilities that may include, but are not limited to the following:

Requirements

Must be a US citizen
Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance wit h Polygraph
BS or MS degree in relevant Science, Technology, or Engineering field of study
12+ Years of work experience in a relevant field, ideally on satellite programs (government or commercial)
Deep experience with embedded flight systems, both software and hardware
Expertise in integrating new payload functionality into existing systems
Able to assess impacts of embedded software on processor load, system reliability, and critical system activit i es

Nice To Haves

16+ years of work experience in a relevant field
Experience with various real time operating systems, MIL STD protocols, and other remote system data transfer protocols
Firmware update development experience
Experience integrating multiple real time navigation data sources
Experience with space-based embedded flight software systems

Responsibilities

Serves as Program Office technical lead for design, development, and integration of embedded flight software systems
Understands complex vehicle software architectures
Providing technical oversight throughout the project lifecycle to ensure developer progress is in alignment wit h customer mission objectives and timelines
Evaluates developer flight software updates for efficacy, efficiency, and implications for mission success
Identifies and manages risk throughout the systems engineering lifecycle by conducting risk assessments, developing mitigation strategies, and monitoring potential impacts to mission objectives
Investigates unexpected and anomalous system behavior, helping to identify root cause and corrective actions
Assesses technical solutions and recommends courses of action (CoA)
Evaluates developer test approaches and serves as the Customer Witness to integration, verification and validation (IV&V) tests, reporting results to the Program Office team
Provides technical and cost assessments of vendor proposals, reviews technical reports, design artifacts, and program plans
Creates models, simulations, and analysis tools and products to model system performance and evaluate mission effectiveness