Principal Software Engineer
About The Position
Do you enjoy developing new products and services? Join us! Our Software Engineers work in an agile, collective environment. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will provide technical leadership and strategic direction for the development and optimization of advanced software systems for aerospace applications. You will lead major projects, mentor engineering teams, and drive innovation to achieve superior software performance. The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains – air, land, sea, space and cyber. Responsibilities: Lead Software Engineer at the project Level Leadership of staff Software Engineers for project execution Responsible for software design and architecture on project Responsible for estimation of software tasks Strong communication skills for interfacing to customers
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or other related discipline and typically 14 or more years of relevant experience
- Knowledge of Software Engineering principles and practices
- Familiarity working in multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience with C/C++
- Experience with Linux in both runtime and as a programming environment
- Experience with Embedded Systems
Nice To Haves
- Experience leading teams of software engineers at a project level
- Experience in bare metal programming with microcontrollers
- Experience with embedded oriented busses such as I2C and SPI.
- Experience with the Xilinx/AMD SOCs
- Excellent customer-facing communication skills
- Familiarity with Agile Software Development
- Knowledge of networking basics including socket-based communications
- Experience with Containerization
- DevSecOps principles
- BASH and Python scripting
- Experience with Yocto
- Experience with virtual machines
- Experience using AI tools as part of development process
- Familiarity with databases such as Mongo
- Experience developing apps for mobile devices and Windows desktops
- Familiar with information assurance and data encryption
Responsibilities
- Lead Software Engineer at the project Level
- Leadership of staff Software Engineers for project execution
- Responsible for software design and architecture on project
- Responsible for estimation of software tasks
- Strong communication skills for interfacing to customers
Benefits
- SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
