Systems Software Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation•Huntsville, AL

2d•$100,300 - $150,400•Onsite

About The Position

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking an experienced Systems Software Engineer to support government customers as part of the Portfolio Analysis Department within the Enterprise Design Subdivision. The department conducts portfolio trades and provides decision insights by bringing together system analysis, design capabilities, and expertise from across the corporation. The role serves as an expert for an internally developed software tool, supporting users and program offices through demonstrations, model-building guidance, analysis and dashboard assistance, and troubleshooting. The engineer will gather and prioritize requirements, implement features and bug fixes, maintain deployments across web-hosted, internal network, and government network environments, and work with digital transformation teams on data strategy and integration with other data services. The position also includes developing data visualization dashboards, consulting with stakeholders, and mentoring early-career staff as needed. The position is full-time and on-site at the company’s Huntsville, Alabama location. Occasional domestic travel is expected, approximately 5–10%.

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 work effectively within a mature, large-scale codebase and adapt to 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 communication, and written communication skills.
Availability and willingness 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 new 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 strategy 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 backplane to deliver tailored technical support and solutions for customer-specific use cases.
Develop data visualization dashboards to support 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 based on years of service and 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.
An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect.