Senior Software Engineer – Foundation Software Engineering

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Iowa.

📋 Description

• Direct the design, development, and upkeep of flight-critical embedded software for military and commercial aviation solutions as well as avionics products.

• Utilize embedded Linux, C/C++, networking protocols, device drivers, hardware interface tools, simulations, and integrated development environments for new product development.

• Define requirements, execute software implementations, create test procedures, conduct verifications, and finalize certification documents.

• Oversee technical, scheduling, and budgetary aspects of team assignments, ensuring completion in alignment with the project roadmap.

• Aid in task planning and execution.

• Contribute to project strategies by estimating task sizes, identifying dependencies, and uncovering risks and opportunities.

• Engage in and potentially lead an engineering team by organizing tasks, coordinating efforts, communicating status updates, identifying issues, brainstorming solutions, assisting colleagues, and fostering collaboration.

• Implement software engineering methodologies throughout the product lifecycle, from requirements gathering to verification.

• Provide support for product certification processes required by federal agencies.

⛳️ Requirements

• A degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) along with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related discipline.

• Proficiency in C/C++ programming, particularly in real-time embedded software.

• At least 2 years of experience leading a software team through a development lifecycle.

• Over 8 years of experience in identifying complex challenges, assessing options, and creating software solutions for real-time operating systems.

• More than 8 years of experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on planning, design, and solution development.

• Preferred: At least 2 years of experience with DO-178B, with Design Assurance Level A or B preferred.

• Preferred: A minimum of 2 years of experience with real-time operating systems such as VxWorks or LynxOS.

• Preferred: Over 8 years of experience with software engineering processes and practices, including software requirements, design and implementation, functional and integration testing, test cases and procedures, as well as software delivery support.

• Must be a U.S. Person, which includes a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or another protected individual as defined by regulations.

• Security clearance is not necessary.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired personnel.

• Competitive 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions and a separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.

• Tuition reimbursement program.

• Student Loan Repayment Program.

• Life insurance and disability coverage.

• Optional pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, and identity theft protection.

• Benefits for birth, adoption, and parental leave.

• Ovia Health services for fertility and family planning.

• Adoption Assistance.

• Autism Benefit.

• Employee Assistance Program, which includes up to 10 complimentary counseling sessions.

• Healthy You Incentives wellness rewards program.

• Doctor on Demand virtual consultations.

• Bright Horizons services for child and elder care.

• Teladoc Medical Experts program for second opinions.

• Short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered.

• Paid time off and holidays.

• Flexible work hours.

• Employee Scholar Program.

• Flexible spending accounts.