Embedded Principal Software Engineer - Advanced Signal Processing

BAE Systems•Cedar Rapids, IA

6d•$107,359 - $182,510•Onsite

About The Position

BAE Systems is looking for a Principal Software Engineer with a passion for engineering and the desire to be part of an innovative, dedicated team responsible for industry-leading Global Positioning Systems (GPS) products. Our team needs engineers interested in architecting, designing, and developing software for real-time embedded GPS receivers for military ground, airborne, and weapons applications. This position offers abundant opportunities to acquire in-depth knowledge of GPS technology and receiver architecture and apply that knowledge in a team effort to develop our Modernized GPS receiver products. This position specifically focuses on GPS Anti-Jam (AJ) as well as other signal processing techniques to provide GPS availability and integrity to our GPS products. BAE Systems is an industry leader in GPS AJ performance and is looking for motivated individuals to assist in advancing our signal processing technology and techniques. As part of this team, you will have responsibilities spanning all phases of the software engineering lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, code development, integration, verification, and documentation. Assignments may include tasks such as developing software tools, supporting field demonstrations efforts, providing customer support, and mentoring other engineers. The successful applicant should be knowledgeable and skilled in a variety of development and test tools as well as proficient in the development of embedded hardware/software applications.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline, and 6 plus years of direct related experience
Must be a US Citizen
Have the ability to obtain a DoW Security Clearance
High motivation to solve problems and continuously improve existing products
A genuine desire to learn and innovate
Desire to contribute to a results-oriented product development team
Solid understanding of software development processes for real-time embedded hardware/software applications
Strong verbal and written technical communication skills
Ability to work well with a diverse team
Strong emphasis in C for embedded software applications
Software requirements and architectural skills with functional decomposition, subsystem interface definition, technology application, and analysis
Experience working with systems, firmware, and hardware engineering disciplines
A desire to work or learn Digital Signal Processing concepts to Anti-Jam protection, Jammer Direction Finding & Position, and Identification of Jammer Characteristics

Nice To Haves

Experience working with software and systems engineering processes
Experience with leadership as a part of program execution
Experience with real-time embedded hardware systems
Experience with C, C++ for embedded applications
Experience with ARM processors
Experience with Nucleus RTOS
Experience with Sourcery CodeBench
Experience in Lauterbach TRACE32 debuggers
Experience or interest in an IPT lead role
A working knowledge of Communication Systems, Digital Signal Processing, or Radio Frequency Filtering
Experience with MATLAB Simulink models
Experience with MATLAB scripting
Experience with Jira and DOORS
Experience or interest in utilizing AI tool for software development
Experience with Python scripting

Responsibilities

Architecting, designing, and developing software for real-time embedded GPS receivers for military ground, airborne, and weapons applications.
Developing software tools.
Supporting field demonstrations efforts.
Providing customer support.
Mentoring other engineers.
Requirements analysis, design, code development, integration, verification, and documentation.