Systems Engineer

Systems Engineer

HII's Mission Technologies division is seeking self-motivated, talented Software Engineers to design, develop, and test command, control, and communications software for leading edge ISR, SDR, and EW DoD products. This position will be located in Syracuse, New York. Candidates will be expected to integrate into our multi-disciplinary teams to provide best-in-class solutions and products to a diverse customer baseline with a demanding and intriguing technical problem space. From high-level, self-hosted User Interface software and networking down to low-level Operating System or bare-metal software/drivers running on System-on-a-Chip CPUs/FPGAs/GPUs. HII offers an array of software development opportunities at all layers of the stack for rapid prototypes, new product design, and fielded hardware that protect and support the American warfighter and our nation's interests.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in all phases of software lifecycle, from requirements definition through design, development, integration, and test with minimal supervision.
• Apply state-of-the-art programming techniques, software design best practices, and software technologies.
• Analyze and modify software systems by reverse-engineering, architecting, coding, installing, testing, debugging, and documenting designs/APIs.
• Stand up development environment and platform application environment from scratch.
• Guide customers and systems engineers in formulating software requirements, advise on alternative approaches, and conduct feasibility studies, as required.
• Prepare and communicate daily status information in accordance with required software development lifecycles.
• Independently derives requirements into actionable tasks.
• Follow all company policies and guidelines, including familiarity with company-wide software practices.

Requirements:

• 2 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 0 years experience with Masters in related field
• Proficient in various embedded programming languages (e.g. Embedded C/C++, C/C++)
• Proficient in common procedural/scripting languages and object definition files (Python, Bash, MATLAB, JavaScript, JSON, XML)
• Proficient in industry-standard software documentation methods such as user stories, UML, Agile and supporting tools such as Doxygen, Bamboo, JIRA
• Experience with Linux kernel modules, Linux source code, and device trees
• Experience building the Linux kernel from scratch (Yocto, Buildroot)
• Experience debugging kernel drivers
• Experience with Power BI
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a secret government security clearance.
• Currently hold a U.S. security clearance.
• Experience in the DoD contractor space, especially maritime.
• Experience with the Rust programming language.
• Experience with first stage and second stage bootloaders (Das U-Boot and custom microcode).
• Experience with communications and networking libraries in embedded Linux (e.g. networking stacks, Protocol Buffers/Protobuf/data serialization).
• Experience in leading junior software engineers.
• Passionate about protecting the American warfighter.
• Experience with RF communication links and/or radio systems.

The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills. Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

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