Principle Software Engineer

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 a 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 multidiscipline 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 in a Windows Operating System (OS)
• Prioritize and handle multiple software engineering tasks concurrently
• Troubleshoot software and test equipment instrumentation
• Work in a multidiscipline 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 minimum 8 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced degree in a related field and minimum 5 years 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 integrity of the software products.
• Prior experience in Windows Operating System and Microsoft Visual Studio is required.
• Prior experience in laboratory test instrumentation, electronics, and software (Ex. oscilloscopes, power supplies, digital multimeters)
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience with computer architecture and computer hardware optimization techniques
• Experience of 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