Senior Associate, Software Engineering

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, test, and maintain new and existing Space Vehicle flight software.
• Use C++ and object-oriented design principles to develop software in an embedded Linux environment.
• Ensure software integrates with the larger system baseline, including interfaces and network communications.
• Plan, estimate, and decompose assigned software engineering work.
• Use existing DevOps tools, repositories, development processes, and collaboration workflows.
• Develop test plans and test procedures for peer review.
• Execute test procedures in coordination with Software Quality or other approved test oversight processes.
• Communicate status, accomplishments, and impediments in daily stand-up meetings.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of two years of prior related experience, or a graduate degree with zero to two years of related experience, or six years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
• At least two years of software development experience using C or C++.
• Experience with object-oriented design and implementation.
• Experience with or familiarity with embedded Linux development.
• Experience with modern development tools, including compilers, debuggers, and version control systems such as Git.
• Experience with network communications and software interface development.
• Knowledge of Agile software development methodologies is preferred.
• Familiarity with Python for testing, automation, and tooling is preferred.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Linux shell commands, debugging tools, requirements analysis, software verification, and validation is preferred.
• Experience using AI-assisted tools for code development, code analysis, and software testing is preferred.

Benefits

• The position is located in Palm Bay, Florida.
• The job follows a 9/80 schedule.
• The role offers opportunities for growth into technical leadership responsibilities.