Systems Software Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation•Huntsville, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking an experienced Systems Software Engineer to support a variety of government customers within the Enterprise Effects Division’s Portfolio Analysis Department. The department develops responsive, comprehensive portfolio analyses and decision insights for customers, integrating expertise and system analysis and design capabilities from across the corporation. The role serves as an expert on an internally developed software tool, supporting users and program offices as they build models, run analyses, and create and use dashboards. The engineer gathers and prioritizes requirements, implements features and fixes, maintains deployments across web-hosted, internal, and government network environments, and helps analysts use advanced capabilities. The position also supports data strategy and integration with other data services, develops data visualizations, provides technical consultation, and may mentor early-career staff. This role is full-time and on-site at Aerospace’s Huntsville, Alabama location. Occasional domestic travel may be required, with an anticipated travel level of approximately 5–10%. An active Secret security clearance is required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics, science, or another related technical discipline.
Typically at least 4 years of increasingly responsible experience in software engineering or related engineering disciplines.
General C++ experience, including object-oriented programming.
Familiarity with cloud technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes/Rancher, and Jenkins.
Experience in systems engineering, model-based systems engineering, and/or digital engineering.
Ability to integrate into and work effectively within a mature, large-scale codebase while following established team norms, coding standards, and development conventions.
Experience in UI design and implementation.
Excellent time-management and organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.
Initiative, flexibility, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
Available and willing to travel domestically approximately 5–10%.
Active Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in engineering, mathematics, science, or another related technical discipline.
Experience with Qt.
Data visualization experience.
Experience in systems engineering or model-based engineering.
Demonstrated leadership of broad multidisciplinary teams conducting technical evaluations of complex systems; cost, schedule, and risk analysis; portfolio-level trade studies; and requirements development.
Experience with Department of War systems engineering and programmatic processes, methods, tools, and personnel.
Experience briefing senior Government leaders, including General Officer and/or SES/SIS.

Responsibilities

Serve as an expert for an internally developed software tool, respond to information requests, and deliver demonstrations to program offices and customers.
Help users build models, run analyses, and create and use dashboards within the tool.
Gather requirements from users and program offices for features, improvements, and bug fixes; help prioritize development work and plan sprints.
Implement new features and bug fixes, and maintain deployments across web-hosted, internal network, and government network environments.
Provide hands-on support to help analysts use advanced features and troubleshoot models.
Partner with digital transformation teams to plan and implement data strategies for in-house tools and capabilities, including integration with other key data services.
Identify and implement capabilities and enhancements to support customer programs and architectures.
Inform management of technical issues and recommend courses of action.
Use Aerospace’s technical resources to deliver tailored technical support and solutions for customer-specific use cases.
Develop data visualization dashboards that enable data-driven decision-making.
Provide ongoing technical consultation to management, customers, and contractors.
Provide mentoring and oversight to early-career staff, as necessary.

Benefits

Comprehensive health care and wellness plans.
Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation.
Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options.
401(k) plan with company-paid contributions of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service, plus matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested upon hire.
Flexible spending accounts.
Variable pay program for exceptional contributions.
Relocation assistance.
Professional growth and development programs.
Education assistance programs.
Inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect.