Principal Software Engineer

Cubic Corporation • San Diego, CA

29d

About The Position

Manages and implements software engineering projects ensuring conformance with plans, policies, procedures, budgets, and schedules. This position provides technical advices and consultation. Plans, conducts, and technically directs and tracks the progress of projects. This position administers budgets, schedules, and performance standards. This position typically works under general supervision and direction. Incumbents of this position will regularly exercise discretionary and substantial decision-making authority.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain a Security Clearance if required.
• Four-year college degree. Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other related technical disciplines preferred.
• Eight (8)+ years of related experience, including some supervisory experience.
• Ability to interpret technical contract requirements.
• Requires proficiency using programming languages such as C/C++/.net or other developmental software.
• Ability to use computer software such as Jira, Jenkins, Confluence, bitbucket, and Static Analysis tools.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing, interface with customers, subcontractors, and vendors, and deal with employees and managers at all levels in engineering and other departments.
• Ability to analyze and solve complex and difficult software engineering problems.
• Able to prioritize work and complete multiple tasks under deadline and budget guidelines.
• Proficiency in embedded Linux BSP building and porting experience
• Solid experience with TI AM4376 HS Linux Yocto and secure boot process
• Experience with SoC eFuse
• Experience with FSBL signing
• Experience with TI SDK upgrade procedure
• Solid experience with AMD/Xilinx MPSoC Linux Yocto build procedure and secure boot process
• Ability to quickly diagnose and solve Linux bootup issues
• U-boot debugging experience
• Linux ethernet and PHY device driver experience

Responsibilities

• Oversees the plans, designs, and development of software programs
• Monitors the development of software requirements and software specifications and supports engineering program reviews and audits
• Manages software engineering staff; motivates, delegates, coaches, and trains subordinates.
• Adopts and enforces the best software engineering practices
• Prepares personnel to take on progressively higher levels of responsibility in the Department
• Provides guidance to subordinates based on organizational goals and Company policies
• Establishes and monitors work priorities and schedules
• Establishes and maintains software engineering resource plans
• Works with functional leads to assign appropriate software engineering resources to the project teams
• Manages software engineering department in the performance of work, conducts performance evaluations, and recommends salary adjustments and personnel actions to include hiring, discipline, recognition, and termination
• Responsible for cost and schedule performance of all sub-cost center activities
• Prepares or assists in the preparation of the departmental budget
• Acts as liaison with other managers and customer representatives concerning projects, operational decisions, scheduling requirements, or contractual clarification
• Acts as an advisor to staff on all matters related to meeting schedules or resolving technical or cost problems
• Ensures conformance with configuration management documentation requirements
• Provide software engineering cost estimates and Basis Of Estimation (BOE) for all proposals
• Maintains control of costing information including project authorizations, status reporting, and subcontract acquisition
• Oversees the analysis of new software and hardware compatibility
• Conducts briefings and technical meetings for internal and external representatives
• Participates in customer contract negotiations
• Guides fact-finding and technical suctioning in support of proposal development, to include cost and schedule estimates
• Keeps abreast of new technologies and new techniques
• Creates and maintains software engineering BOE, performance, and quality metrics. Collects, monitors, and reports software engineering
• Shows commitment to company values, ethics, safety, security, labor charging, and quality
• Creates and maintains company ISO Process documents pertaining to software engineering, and supports company IOS Audit
• Participates in total quality management/continuous process improvement teams

Benefits

• Cubic offers medical, dental and vision insurance, company-paid disability (company continues full pay and benefits for up to six weeks), life insurance options, critical illness and accident coverages, Flexible Spending Accounts, a pre-paid legal plan, travel accident insurance, an award-winning well-being program which includes an employer-funded lifestyle spending account, up to six weeks of paid parental leave, and a 401k Retirement Plan with a company match.
• Employees can also take advantage of backup childcare, pet care, pet insurance, virtual tutoring, and a tuition reimbursement program.
• Many locations follow a 9/80 work schedule with time-off policies to help encourage employees to take time for rest and relaxation.
• Full-time salaried employees are eligible to participate in Cubic’s flexible time-off arrangement.
• Part-time and hourly employees accrue paid time-off (PTO)/Sick leave at a rate of 5.23 hours bi-weekly.
• Lastly, Cubic provides its employees 11 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees