Ground Data Software Engineer - Mid-Career

Lockheed Martin•Littleton, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Ground Data Systems and Services Organization is responsible for the architecture, development, deployment, and operation of Ground Data Systems (GDS) across all customer programs. We provide secure, scalable, and standardized solutions for programs across the Commercial Civil Space line of business, serving as a centralized hub of engineering expertise that enables mission success through innovative, cost-competitive, technologies and services. This position is for an mid-career Software Engineer for operational support and software development for the Ground Software Tools (GST) team of GDSSO in the Orion program. This position is in support of NASA's Artemis missions: Artemis 3, Artemis 4, Artemis 5 and any future missions in development. This position will support development of Java + Groovy-based ground data products including command line, GUI-based, and web-based applications that support spacecraft telemetry data processing and analysis. All tasks will require working closely with the end users of all tools and responding to their feedback. In addition to adapting and modernizing existing tools for new missions, candidates will support general on-call admin and maintenance support duties along with operational activities during critical mission activities. You will be a critical member on exciting, cutting-edge missions to bring humans back to the moon!

Requirements

Proficiency in Java development
Knowledge of Groovy
Knowledge of Hibernate
Knowledge of Git or Perforce
Knowledge of JBOSS or Tomcat
Proficiency in Python
Proficiency in Database usage: Oracle, Postgres or MySQL
Proficiency in Linux and Windows
Proficiency in bash or csh
Proficiency in software development, test and system integration
Proficiency in performing in-depth diagnostics and troubleshooting of automated software
Proficiency in designing and managing data systems for 100+ users
Experience with Kubernetes, Ceph/S3 Storage or GO
Willingness to meet schedule demands for Mission Success, with possible admin and maintenance support on weekends or holidays
Willingness to perform adhoc daily maintenance and system health tasks

Nice To Haves

Experience working under an Agile Framework (Scrum)
Demonstrated experience supporting multiple projects simultaneously
Knowledge of Java 8
Expertise in Java 17+ development, best practices, and tools
Experience with Jupyter notebooks
Knowledge of Git and Perforce with proficiency in version control
Desire to script and automate inefficient by-hand process and procedures
Experience with other Big Data and Cloud computing technologies not based on HADOOP
Experience with networking and installation of cloud systems requiring 24 hour uptime
Experience using AI for software development, test, demonstration, and data analysis
Experience working Ground Data Systems in support of spacecraft operations

Responsibilities

Perform software code, unit test, and integration test development for ground applications, tools and scripts in support of spacecraft test, analysis and operations
Support software requirements development and formal verification development and tests
Assist in operational support to spacecraft teams to deployed environments, including internally developed and 3rd party ground software. Includes ensuring real-time dataflows, data management process, querying processes, command building tools, and analysis tools
Support troubleshooting of deployed ground system hardware, operating systems, and networks, coordinating with System Admins to resolve issues
Understand spacecraft flight software and operations and how they integrate with the ground software system
Perform SW development and maintenance in a variety of languages (Java, Python, Groovy)
Develop web-based RESTful services, GUI interfaces, tools to transform data, automation pipelines for spacecraft operations, and more
Deploy and integrate software to operational environments, and provide operational support to systems and subsystems engineers within Orion
Perform tasks in accordance with Orion and Lockheed Martin software development best practices and defined SW development processes
Investigate opportunities to integrate AI into software development and data processing.