Software Systems Engineer

Responsibilities

• Define system architectures and interfaces across software components.
• Review and refine requirements for completeness and testability.
• Monitor system performance budgets including timing, memory, and power.
• Plan and execute verification activities to validate system performance.
• Support hardware and software integration, testing, and debugging.
• Contribute to development milestones and gate reviews.
• Apply configuration management and maintain system documentation.
• Develop interface and data flow documentation.
• Coordinate daily software team activities and priorities across Ground Software, Flight Software, and Systems Testing teams.
• Track, triage, and escalate software issues.
• Facilitate team meetings and drive action items to closure.
• Maintain accurate documentation across shared engineering tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in software systems engineering, development, or verification.
• Experience with complex or distributed systems such as aerospace, telecommunications, or embedded platforms is preferred.
• Experience creating and maintaining technical documentation using tools such as Confluence or SharePoint is preferred.
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices and Agile development environments is preferred.
• Exposure to communications systems, networking technologies, or other high-reliability domains is a plus.
• Familiarity with model-based systems engineering concepts and industry standards is beneficial.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages, including C, C++, or Python.
• Experience with issue tracking and version control tools such as Jira and Git.
• Understanding of configuration management principles and software development lifecycle processes.
• Strong organizational, communication, collaboration, prioritization, and documentation skills.