Senior Software Engineer

Astrion

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Program Analyst LOCATION: Arlington, VA JOB STATUS: Full-time CLEARANCE: Top Secret CERTIFICATION: TRAVEL: As Needed Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer located at the NAVSEA PEO IWS 3.0 Program Office in Arlington, VA. Astrion has worked extensively with PEO IWS 3.0 where it has earned a reputation for on-time delivery of high-quality products tailored to the needs of its clients.

Requirements

Must be flexible in adapting to deadlines, changing schedules, competing priorities, and unpredictable events
Thorough, detail oriented, and organized, with excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks at once
Superb verbal and written communication skills
Self-motivated and independent thinker with out-of-the-box ideas
Leadership skills

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree required, with at least 10 years of related experience
knowledge of all aspects of agile software development in support of DoD missile systems programs
Knowledge and experience in software design, development, test, and project management is required
Specific knowledge and experience with embedded or real time software in missile systems is required
Minimum of 10 years of experience in software design, development, test, and process management
Knowledge of systems engineering principles, software best practices, agile development, and project management of missile systems development
Specific knowledge of the Standard Missile and Navy weapon systems is highly desirable
Knowledge of the responsibilities of the applicable Government and contractor activities and their interfaces is a plus

Responsibilities

Evaluate the embedded tactical flight software, test equipment software, modeling and simulation software, and firmware for the Standard Missile
Identify issues, provide technical assessment of software issues identified and report expected impacts on the program
Monitor the software development activities and report anomalies, risk areas, and provide suggestions for corrective action
Review software development documentation to assess adherence to program technical requirements
Assess development schedules to evaluate reasonableness and approach
Evaluate software tools for appropriateness and needed functionality
Assess the development practices utilized by the software development contractors against known best practices
Provide specific recommendations for improvement to the developers as well as the Government managers
Provide assessment of risks to the programs, along with analysis of any proposed mitigation steps
Review software development plans software requirement specifications, software build plans, software design documents, interface requirement specifications, software build plans, software test plans, software test descriptions, and software related management documents for technical accuracy and traceability
Review proposals for reasonableness
25% travel to contractor site may be required.
Ad-hoc support as required.