Software Engineer-Developer 3

This job is with Encode, Inc a fully owned subsidiary of Lancesoft The ideal candidate will be an independent contributor who supports lifecycle activities - design, development, integration, verification, process/tool deployment, supplier and project coordination, research, and troubleshooting - under minimum direction from technical leads, product owner, and functional manager. This is a high-impact and high-influence role where you will own project goals and their relationship to the big-picture and business context; identify and suggest improvements to potential issues in architecture, design, and code; drive technical direction and influence processes while handling ambiguity under tight constraints; and mentor other engineers on team direction and technical skills. If you are excited about building dependable embedded systems and contributing your flight software knowledge and Ada programming skills to a historic aircraft modernization, we'd love to hear from you - please apply today to join the B-52J Navigation and Displays team and help shape the future of this mission-critical program. Position Responsibilities • Designs, develops, tests, and maintains embedded software throughout the end-to-end lifecycle that meets industry, customer, safety, and regulation standards. • Reviews, analyzes, and translates customer requirements into initial design of software products. • Develops, maintains, enhances and optimizes software products and functionalities for systems integrations. • Develops, documents and maintains architectures, requirements, algorithms, interfaces and designs for software products. • Debugs and resolves issues identified to ensure the reliability and efficiency of software products. • Handles user inquiries, troubleshoots technical issues and user feedback analysis. • Implements current and emerging technologies, tools, frameworks and changes in regulations relevant to software development • Develops, establishes, monitors and improves software processes, tools and key performance metrics that align projects with organizational goals and industry benchmarks. • Executes and documents software research and development projects. • Advises on software domains, system-specific issues, processes and regulations. • Performs software project management activities and software supplier management functions. • Tracks and evaluates software team and supplier performance to ensure product and process compliance to project plans and industry standards. Requried Qualifications • Five (5) or more years of professional experience in software development lifecycle including design, development, integration, verification, process/tool deployment, supplier and project coordination, research, and troubleshooting • Experience in Agile software development and workflow tools such as VS Code and platforms such as Gitlab • Experience developing embedded real-time software with Ada (must have) and/or C, C++, Java, Python, Rust (nice to have) • Experience working with real-time operating systems (RTOS) • Ability to work effectively in a team environment and communicate with stakeholders of different backgrounds and skill levels • Understanding of the interactions between hardware, software, and system safety Preferred Qualifications • Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering technology (e.g., computer engineering, computer science, or software engineering) • Experience leading major programs or complex designs for avionics or control systems for commercial and military applications • Knowledge of how to derive and allocate requirements (e.g., system, sub-system, software) and show traceability throughout the product lifecycle • Knowledge of software architecture and design methodologies including ability to synthesize software architectures and designs to meet product requirements, characteristics and constraints • Knowledge of implementation, validation, and verification processes, practices, and guidelines to ensure software development quality, performance, and safety • Understanding of the relationship between specifications/standards and aircraft/product certification systems • Experience leading software development efforts in compliance with established internal and industry standards, guidelines, and best practices in the development, testing, and deployment of software • Experience with defining and executing verification and validation plans for safety-critical systems • Familiarity with aerospace standards (e.g., DO-178C, DO-331, MIL-HDBK-516C, and MIL-STD-882) • Experience mentoring other engineers and leading the implementation of complex systems Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD, Master+3 years' related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.