Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software EngineerOur Connected Aviation group has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Air Traffic Systems (ATS) team. This is a chance to be part of an elite team of Software Engineers supporting the development and maintenance of the safety-of-life Wide-Area Augmentation System (WAAS) developed by the FAA for civil aviation. WAAS is the cornerstone of the FAA's satellite navigation roadmap, transitioning from ground-based navigation to satellite-based navigation. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a crucial role in the design, development, integration, and verification of both operational and non-operational/test software. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a critical system that enhances the safety and efficiency of aviation.What You Will Do:Perform and support software development to design, develop, and test software for processing, analyzing, and presenting high-capacity data collected from safety-critical, real-time, satellite-based systems.Work with the software and leadership team to support cost and schedule objectives.Support formal and informal software integration and test activities.Support software qualification testing to meet DO-178B standards for requirements-based verification and robustness testing.Update software process documentation and work instructions to meet DO-178B standards and company processes.Update documentation related to test, verification, and design activities. Work with the software team and interface with other disciplines as needed to meet program milestones.Support the collection and generation of software metrics for management and engineering reviews.Lead and identify process improvement opportunities.Support software process audits and engineering reviews.What You Will Learn:Gain expertise in designing and implementing innovative solutions to advance software tools to process large volumes of complex performance data collected from real-time safety-critical systems in satellite-based air traffic systems, impacting civil aviation domestically and internationally.Acquire comprehensive knowledge of the product life cycle of safety-critical systems from initial design to deployment within a dynamic and innovative team environment.Develop skills essential for shaping the future of aviation technology, contributing directly to advancements in civil aviation globally.Qualifications You Must Have:Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experienceMust have a minimum of 5 years of experience in the Software Engineering field, specifically in a UNIX/Linux-based environment, with expertise in C Programming, structured programming, and the full software development lifecycle.Must have prior experience in software testing, including Unit Test, Integration Test, and System Test, along with proficiency in source code debugging using various debuggers.Must have prior experience in source code configuration management systems such as ClearCase, ClearQuest, Jira, and BitBucket/Git.U.S. citizenship is required - Only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under these programs/contracts.Qualifications We Prefer:Prior experience with C99 dialect of C, Python, SQL, Matlab, bash/ksh/Perl scripting.Prior experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), especially kernel development.Prior WAAS Experience and/or familiarity with WAAS processes and procedures.Prior experience with web application development using HTML, CSS, JQuery, C#, PHP, Json, VBScript, JavaScript, Angular.Prior knowledge of safety critical software requirements/DO-178B standards.Prior experience with cyber security implementation.