Senior Software Developer Jobs in Novi, MI (NOW HIRING)

Location: Sterling Heights, MI Salary: $50.00 USD Hourly - $58.65 USD Hourly Description:
Title: Senior Software Engineer
Duration: 6+ Months contract
Locations: Sterling Heights, MI
Job description
We have openings for individuals with experience and a passion for real-time, embedded software development.
These positions are for software leads in the area of Munitions, to provide leadership for the software efforts on a subset of the contracts/work directives currently under the direction of the Munitions Software Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead. The software lead will report to a section manager within the Combat Mission Systems (CMS) Electrical Software and Controls (ESC) Functional Engineering Directorate and will be matrixed to the Munitions Software Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead. The software lead will support one or two of the Munitions Program Engineering Managers on efforts limited to one or two specific contracts or work directives within the munitions team's portfolio of products. This position will be responsible for the overall software efforts on their assigned contract(s) and/or work directive(s). The scope generally will involve software development activities within the Client Systems Platforms and Services sector, but it may at times extend to include oversight of software development executed externally through subcontract(s). This position is approximately 60% individual contributor role of software design and development and 40% software technical project leadership.
The Senior Software Engineer will:
Oversee the associated software engineering efforts, including estimating, planning, requirements analysis, architecture, design, implementation, unit testing, hardware/software integration, integration testing, simulated flyout testing, and testing at the range.
Monitor and control execution of software engineering efforts with appropriate corrective actions as needed to keep the efforts on track with responsibility for technical, cost, and schedule performance.
Support the software verification lead in areas to include software verification planning, software verification environment concepting/design, and the development, execution, debugging and review of software verification test scripts and procedures.
Ensure that your team supports Software Quality Assurance and Software Configuration Management audits and activities.
Coordinate with Safety Engineering organization to ensure that software requirements development and software safety efforts are completed and recorded accurately and in a timely manner to correctly drive software level of rigor requirements for software architecture, design, implementation, integration, and verification work products associated with safety related or safety critical software requirements.
Achieve on-time delivery of contract deliverables with acceptable quality and 90%+ first pass customer acceptance.
Ensure that your project team executes with appropriate process discipline and rigor in accordance with tailored Business Management System (BMS) Procedures, as tailored by your software IPT Lead and approved by functional management.
Oversee Control Account(s) or Work Package(s) as assigned, overseeing tasks, monitoring and reporting progress, and taking corrective action as needed to meet cost, quality, performance, and schedule constraints. Provide periodic estimates at complete (EAC) as required to support the EVMS reporting for each contract or work directive assigned to you.
Plan the software project schedules and builds in support of product level development schedules.
Work with your software IPT lead and PEM(s) to plan formal software development milestone reviews with United Stated Government (USG) customer representatives, including System/Software Requirements Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR) and Test Readiness Review (TRR). Establish a work-split with your software IPT Lead for developing and presenting the software engineering content for these milestone events.
Evaluate software requirements to ensure that they are consistent with higher level performance requirements, customer requirements, and statement of work or other applicable contractual documents.
Coordinate development work with the software Architect, and evaluate designs to ensure technical outcomes are consistent with customer needs and established requirements. Software leads are responsible for ensuring the involvement of Software Functional Management and the Munitions Software Architect in reviewing and approving software architecture and significant design work.
Guide the project team in collaborative problem solving, involving relevant stakeholders, to include software architecture representation as appropriate.
Work collaboratively to resolve conflicts between subsystems or disciplines to the benefit of system performance, quality, reliability, and cost.
Plan and ensure appropriate engagement of stakeholders in the activities of the software projects, referencing the project's stakeholder matrix and ensuring involvement of stakeholders, including systems and safety engineering as well as software architecture. Obtain the stakeholder matrix from your software IPT Lead.
Elevate issues and questions defining/modifying/affecting product behavior to the appropriate IPTs for resolution in a forum including stakeholders from systems, safety, and other relevant engineering disciplines.
Proactively communicate with multiple leaders, to include your Software IPT Lead, Functional Manager, Program Engineering Manager(s), and Program Manager(s).
Promptly notify management of emerging risks, issues, and opportunities and elevate as necessary to ensure awareness.
Provide clear, concise work direction to project personnel.
Apply knowledge of multiple engineering disciplines, consideration of customer and other stakeholder inputs, and in-depth knowledge of assigned product or technology area in guiding project direction and outcomes.
Ensure all Cybersecurity efforts are coordinated within the Software domain.
Regularly prepare and present project metrics and technical status at formal milestone reviews, technical interchange meetings, and IPT meetings with customers and teammates as well as internal reviews with both project and functional management.
Plan and manage internal and external resources to meet project obligations and objectives. Includes coordinating with multiple functional and project managers to identify and acquire internal or external resources.
Continuously maintain and enhance the technical reputation of Client Systems with customers and industry.
Skills Required
Working knowledge of Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and Control Account Manager/Work Package Manager duties.
Highly skilled in object-oriented design and C++ embedded software development.
Experience working with RTOS and/or bare-metal real-time application development.
Practical knowledge and experience with applicable software engineering processes.
Familiarity with Ethernet communications.
Contemporary design/development experience.
Exceptional communication (verbal and written) and collaboration skills.
Ability to conduct effective meetings, discussions, and presentations.
Experience leading a small group of developers.
Clearance: Secret Eligible.
Skills Preferred
Practical knowledge and experience with applicable software management processes
Practical knowledge and experience with applicable engineering development processes.
Familiarity with Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI) and Client Systems Life Cycle Management
Working Cybersecurity domain knowledge, specifically of Risk Management Framework and the requirements and process to obtain/maintain Authority to Operate (ATO). Ideally, the candidate would possess a cybersecurity certification.
Weapon system and/or combat vehicle subject matter expertise.
Current Secret Clearance
Experience Required
Minimum of 4 years of experience in real-time embedded software development and/or software testing; can be 2 years with a master's degree
Education Required
Bachelor's degree in STEM field
Education Preferred
Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
By providing your phone number, you consent to: (1) receive automated text messages and calls from the Judge Group, Inc. and its affiliates (collectively "Judge") to such phone number regarding job opportunities, your job application, and for other related purposes. Message & data rates apply and message frequency may vary. Consistent with Judge's Privacy Policy, information obtained from your consent will not be shared with third parties for marketing/promotional purposes. Reply STOP to opt out of receiving telephone calls and text messages from Judge and HELP for help.
Contact:
This job and many more are available through The Judge Group. Please apply with us today!