Principal Software Engineer – Algorithm Team - EOIR

BAE Systems•Merrimack, NH

2d•$118,095 - $200,762•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for talented Principal Level Software engineers to help us create the world’s most advanced solutions in areas such as Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), Aircraft Protection, Radar Warning and Electronic Attack for our defense related customers. Our products provide critical mission capabilities to address the ever-evolving challenges and threats to our nation’s security and the war fighter. You will be an integrated team member, with leadership opportunities, collaborating with Systems, Hardware, and Test engineers in one or more of the phases of Project Planning, Requirements Development, Design, Development, Integration and Testing. You will prepare design and project documentation intended to be used within complex programs or sets of programs in accordance with established processes. You will provide technical leadership, project management, and guidance for the software engineering development activities. We will provide you opportunities to learn, leverage our current technologies, incorporate new technologies, and be a leader in our engineering organization. We put our customers first – exemplified by our mission: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®.”

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field, and minimum of 6 years work experience or equivalent experience; or a Master’s degree plus a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.
Current Secret Security Clearance (active within 2 years)
Object-Oriented language proficiency
Machine Learning and Algorithm development
Software algorithm development and optimization
Embedded software development or software application development experience
Experience with software engineering processes, methodologies, and tools
Extensive background in embedded and/or application software development in one or more: C++, Python, Java

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
Previous experience in technical/project team leadership
Experience performing software testing, validation, and verification activities
Experience with algorithm development and optimization in C++, CUDA, or Open CL
Experience or background with advanced math and physics
Full Life-Cycle Software development
Requirements Creation
Trade Studies
GPU Experience
Software automated test development and execution
Agile Development experience
Model Based System Engineering
Experience creating and/or working with Digital Twins
Experience presenting to and working with government customers

Responsibilities

Opportunities are available as a technical lead on the program where you will mentor your team and present the technical design at technical interchange meetings with the customer.
Duties include analyzing, designing, coding and code modification (typically in C++) of complex software and algorithm designs for simple systems or subsystems or subsystems of larger systems.
Evaluate complex software designs to identify design flaws.
Establish communication to keep management informed of the function’s progress and results.
Use existing processes and evolve processes to utilize the most effective new techniques as they become available, assuring the use of methodologies which minimize both design cost and product cost.
Provide, directly or indirectly, top level technical leadership for the assigned design discipline(s) including selection and exploitation of promising new technologies, long-term goals, etc.
Ensure effective communication between assigned engineers and all other participants in the design process.
Subject Matter Expertise in Algorithm Design with Electro-optical Infra-red or related technologies.