Description:

Our customer is a large DoD integrator and they are looking for an Embedded Software Engineer who will be working on embedded software for electro-optic and smart munitions systems specifically on high-performance missile and rocket technology. Software Engineer to develop and maintain real-time embedded software applications. Typical applications are software products related to image processing, target detection and tracking, missile guidance/ navigation/ control algorithms, missile launchers, system control, built-in test, and system communication.

Responsibilities:

The engineer will develop embedded software for a hard real-time operating system on custom hardware.

Development is first coded using Linux operating system (OS) but moved to the deployed real-time OS for final testing and delivery.

Selected candidate will integrate algorithms into C++ applications.

Candidate is expected to be proficient in C/C++.

Tools and other non-embedded code may be developed on Windows OS.

Other technologies developed are related to millimeter wave radar, image and signal processing and systems integration.

Familiarity with standard communication busses and protocols including RS-232, RS-422, MIL-STD-1553 and Ethernet is helpful but not required.

Use source code control and issue tracking tools along with using modern test tools to do unit test and static analysis.

Configure and manage a continuous test environment.

Agile development, Cyber Security, Department of Defense products, board support package and device driver development.

Skills & Qualifications:

Must have 2+ years of Embedded C++ software development on embedded real-time operating system (RTOS)

Hardware & Software Integration highly preferred.

Experience in a Linux OS

Must be a U. S. Citizen with the ability to acquire a Department of Defense, Secret Clearance.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or other related field with significant software development experience.

Desired Skills:

Agile processes and practices

Algorithm implementation

C++ cross-compiler to microprocessor

Full life-cycle development

Git - source code versioning

GitLab – software configuration/version control & CI/CD host

Jira - issue tracking and Agile project management

Python

Technical document development

Windows OS

Auxiliary Skills for best match (multiple position consideration)

Ada 95

Communication API – Data Distribution Services (DDS)

Communication protocol interfaces (LINK 16, MS-1553, RS-232, RS-422)

Cyber Security

Debugging using telemetry, data collection & data reduction

Design Pattern usage

Device driver development

DevOps - CI/CD pipeline design and/or maintenance

Gimbal line of sight control

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