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Title: Embedded Software Engineer

Location:  Linthicum Maryland 

Duration: 6 Months (Temp to Perm)

No clearance is required to start, but you must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI in the future

looking for an Integration and Test Software Engineer 2 to support our Space Payloads and Ground Easter Region department. As a member of the Space Payloads and Ground Easter Region department you’ll get to learn new technologies and develop software for cutting edge Space Payloads. The integration and test software engineer will design, develop, integrate and test software that manages test equipment and executes tests for a Space payload unit ensuring compliance to established requirements. Selected individuals will work on an agile development team, primarily using Python, TCL, and C++. The selected individual will utilize automated tools such as Jenkins and Robot Framework to enable automated testing and verification of the Space System.
The individual will work through all phases of the software development cycle including design, development, integration, and test. The selected individual will conduct peer reviews of software-related products, software designs, and additional technical documents as well as participation in cross-functional scrum teams.. This position will serve on-site at Linthicum, MD factility.

Individuals must be self-starters and able to efficiently operate in a team environment. Existing engineering and system specialists will be made available to assist with any activities associated with executing primary tasking. However, the selected individuals will be expected to prioritize and make recommendations to Technical Leads, as required, to implement tasking assigned.

Responsibilities
Designs, develops, operates and maintains integration and test software.  Provides active participation in cross-functional scrum teams, design reviews, and other reviews, as required. The selected individual will actively participate in technical, peer-reviews to ensure system/software requirements are being met from an end-to-end system point of view. Individuals must be self-starters and able to efficiently operate in a team environment. Existing engineering and system specialists will be made available to assist with any activities associated with executing primary tasking. However, the selected individuals will be expected to prioritize and make recommendations to Technical Leads, as required, to implement tasking assigned.

Basic Qualifications for Engineer Embedded Software 2

• Bachelor''s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or another STEM discipline with a minimum of 8+ years software development experience working on embedded real-time systems or 6+ years with a Master’s Degree or 3 years with PhD
• Experience developing software in Python
• Ability to debug your own code, as well as trace and understand existing code
• Experience integrating developed software applications, to include usage of tools and logs to examine data to verify correct operation and identify problem areas
• Experience developing in a Linux and/or Windows environment
• Experience in testing software systems and debugging
• Experience with using software configuration management tools

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience as a member of an Agile Scrum team
• Experience with C++
• Experience developing TCL T/K
• Hands-on experience in controlling test equipment through software (Oscilloscopes, Signal Generators, Signal Analyzers, Power Supplies, etc.)
• Hands-on experience integrating RF, digital, or optic based systems/equipment
• Experience with automation tools such as Jenkins and Robot Framework
• Experience in embedded Python software optimizations
• Ability to debug complex integrated applications or test setup issues
• Experience with the Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket)
• Active TS/SCI Clearance