Principle Software Engineer

Blackstone Talent Group, an award-winning technology consulting and talent agency, is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join our Client's team.

This position is for a Principal Software Engineer with at least 8 years of professional experience or 5 years of professional experience and an advanced STEM degree. This position is focused on the design, development, integration, and maintenance of software as part of on-site factory support of systems to support weapon system product development. The selected candidate will develop applications, libraries, and instrument drivers using the software style, development language, and integrated development environment specified by the organization.

The selected candidate will contribute to multidisciplinary engineering teams. Typical work involves the development of both engineering and production equipment, environments, and systems. As such, the candidate will contribute to the completion of all stages of product development for RMD weapon system products. They will be expected to work, either as a part of a team or independently, to design, develop, and implement system-level applications in support of producing and maintaining weapon system products.

What You Will Do:

• Design, develop, and integrate object-oriented software applications using C#, C++ in Microsoft Visual Studio on a Windows Operating System (OS)
• Prioritize and handle multiple software engineering tasks concurrently
• Troubleshoot software and test equipment instrumentation
• Work in a multidisciplinary engineering team environment
• Develop and derive requirements for software products
• Lead and mentor junior software engineers

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced degree in a related field and a minimum of 5 years of experience.
• Experience in developing and integrating software applications using programming languages, including but not limited to C++, C#, Java, Python, or Visual Basic.
• Experience in utilizing integrated development environments and debugging tools to troubleshoot software implementation and ensure the integrity of the software products.
• Prior experience in the Windows Operating System and Microsoft Visual Studio is required.
• Prior experience in laboratory test instrumentation, electronics, and software (Ex, oscilloscopes, power supplies, digital multimeters)
• An active and transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance is required prior to the start date.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience with computer architecture and computer hardware optimization techniques
• Experience in the development of software drivers for the operation of computer hardware interfaces. Experience in common computer hardware interface and data protocols, such as TCP/IP, UDP, or RS-422. Experience with Unified Modeling Language (UML) to visualize software architecture and design
• Experience in software development lifecycles, such as Waterfall and Agile
• Experience with Software Configuration Management principles
• Experience with Microsoft Azure DevOps Server or GitHub
• Written and interpersonal communication skills
• Experience in leading teams/projects in a technical capacity

Security Clearance Required: Secret

Blackstone Talent Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackstone Technology Group, a global IT services and software firm that implements technological solutions across commercial industry verticals and the US Federal Government. Blackstone's global talent augmentation practice was founded in 1998. Blackstone Talent Group has offices in San Francisco, Denver, Houston, Colorado Springs, and Washington, DC. We specialize in providing clients the best talent across a variety of industries and sectors.

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