Senior Specialist, Software Engineering (SV Optical Communications Terminal Software Adaptor)

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Software Engineering (SV Optical Communications Terminal Software Adaptor)

Job Code: 36637

Job Location: Palm Bay, FL

Job Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:  

The Software Engineer will be responsible for design, development, and implementation of immediate updates and refactoring of an existing Flight Software (FSW) adaptor to accommodate multiple vendors/suppliers of Space Vehicle (SV) Optical Communications Terminals (OCTs).
 

Essential Functions: 

• Lead the design, development, implementation, and testing of updated FSW written in C++ in an embedded Linux environment.


• Understand the basics of OCT operations, scheduling of peer-to-peer communication contacts, link establishment, and pointing vectors relative to SV orbital motion.


• Develop and maintain an embedded Linux-based code baseline, DevOps pipeline, configuration management, and documentation.


• Update and refactor existing integration and test procedures to cover new vendors/suppliers, and complete integration with the larger SV software baseline.


• Execute Formal Qualification Testing (FQT) according to refactored FSW requirements levied on the OCT software adaptor.


• Update Python scripts for simulation and test used for integration and FQT.


• Interact with FSW leadership in daily standups, understanding cooperatively created development and testing schedules, and working with other program FSW engineers to resolve discovered issues.


• Collaborate with OCT vendors/suppliers and L3Harris Systems Engineers to ensure seamless integration with hardware components.


• Develop and maintain software documentation, including design specifications, user manuals, and testing procedures.


• Debug and troubleshoot software issues, providing timely resolutions to ensure product quality and reliability.


• Optimize software performance and memory usage to meet product requirements.


• Participate in code reviews to maintain high-quality code standards and best practices.


• Stay up to date with the latest industry trends and technologies to continuously improve our software development processes.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.


• 4+ years of experience in embedded software development using C/C++ with Object Oriented Design and Implementation.


• Experience with embedded Linux, including modern software development APIs, network communications, and possible use of containerization.


• Experience with software development tools such as compilers, debuggers, and version control systems (e.g., Git).


• Experience in leading and mentoring engineering teams.
  
  

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Knowledge of Agile development methodologies.


• Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., Python) for testing and automation.


• Experience with continuous integration deployment (CI/CD) pipeline
  
  

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