Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Immediate need for a Senior Embedded Software Engineer, supporting the MLRS team located on Redstone Arsenal, in Huntsville, AL.

The Senior Embedded Software Engineer will be responsible for the following:

• Maintain existing hardware-in-the-loop test systems by addressing new and existing issues, and providing functional support in how to use and configure these systems to achieve desired testing goals.
• Refactor existing systems to provide more useable, stable, maintainable, and/or efficient functionality.
• Develop new software and hardware components to add capabilities to systems which support new testing requirements.
• Develop internal hardware and software tools to improve the productivity of and/or ease of execution of testing tasks.
• Assist other functional groups in use of testing tools and provide limited domain area expertise outside of immediate test infrastructure support duties.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to less experienced engineers.
• Assist in big-picture decisions and direction of team task prioritization and short- and long-term goals.

Qualifications

Education Requirements:

• Bachelors degree and nine (9) years experience; Additional six (6) years experience can be accepted in lieu of degree.

Clearance Requirements:

• Must possess an active Interim Secret clearance or an active Secret clearance; US Citizenship required.

Required Experience/Skills:

• CLA or equivalent LabVIEW experience, encompassing understanding and implementation of LabVIEW best practices, proficient LabVIEW object-oriented programming skills, and demonstrated experience in developing frameworks and/or overall program architectures which could then be re-used by less experienced developers.
• Understanding of the purpose and use of source revision control and code reviews.
• Understanding why and how to design a system which simplifies steps required by an end user to use or configure a system.
• Understanding why and how to design a system which maximizes system uptime and reduces maintenance requirements by minimizing code duplication, reducing inter-component coupling, and properly verifying and testing hardware and software components.
• Maintains habit of documenting troubleshooting steps, results findings, and if applicable, formatting this information into readily accessible procedures or knowledge bases.
• Experience debugging a combined hardware and software system using a systematic approach which identifies possible causes of an issue and traces them through each possible link in a failure chain.
• Basic understanding of laboratory test tools and instruments such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, etc. and how to use them.
• Basic understanding of electrical concepts such as continuity, voltage/current/resistance, grounding considerations, shorts and open circuits, capacitance, etc.
• Ability to estimate required effort, manage deadlines, and communicate changes in estimates, unexpected roadblocks, etc. in a timely manner.
• Self-starter, able to execute tasks with a high degree of autonomy and identify other personnel from whom support is needed and communicate with them to obtain that support.