Satwave Arrays

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Satwave Arrays, Inc. is an innovative Atlanta-based startup in the Satellite Communications industry. We seek a full-time Senior Software Engineer to lead our software team as we complete our development of leading-edge flat panel array antennas as well as future work on developing advanced antenna systems. The ideal candidate should possess a strong background in software development, experience leading engineers, and the ability to own the software development lifecycle from requirements through release while collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary engineering team to deliver a system that satisfies software and timing requirements.
Education
Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field; Master’s preferred
Responsibilities
·       Own the development, implementation, maintenance and upgrading of software in all its aspects to operate Satwave’s phased array antenna
·       Lead and manage the software team, including assigning tasks, conducting code reviews, mentoring engineers, and supporting their professional growth
·       Own the software development lifecycle, including requirements, design, implementation, testing, release, and maintenance
·       Manage software releases, deploy builds, and control the software configuration on in-house antenna systems
·       Manage issue tracking, triage defects, prioritize the backlog, and report software status to program management
·       Establish and enforce high reliability coding standards such as MISRA C and MISRA C++ compliance across the codebase, and select and configure static analysis tools to verify compliance
·       Select, establish, and maintain compliance with applicable software safety standards such as DO-178C, and prepare the documentation and evidence needed for audits and certification
·       Use industry standard best practices in software configuration management, including Git, issue tracking, SCM workflows such as GitLab Flow, semantic versioning, and release processes
·       Build and maintain the continuous integration and automated build and test pipelines
·       Write tests and test the system on all levels, including unit test, integration test, and system test
·       Participate in requirements setting, design, and review of embedded hardware or hardware controlled by embedded software
·       Work with a multidisciplinary engineering team to determine software architecture and features that meet customer requirements
·       Work with the program manager to estimate the duration of tasks for the creation of a schedule
·       Contribute to technical presentations and documentation as required
·       Work with the engineering team to validate that the software meets feature and timing requirements
 
Skills and Experience
·       7 or more years of experience in software development, with time spent on embedded or safety-critical systems
·       Experience leading a software team, including planning, code review, and mentoring
·       Experience with C or C++ (required)
·       Experience in Python (required)
·       Working knowledge of MISRA C and/or MISRA C++ and the tools used to enforce them
·       Familiarity with software safety standards and certification processes such as DO-178C, ISO 26262, or IEC 61508
·       Experience owning software releases, semantic versioning, and configuration management
·       Experience with static analysis, code coverage, and requirements traceability tools
·       Experience with DevOps tools for containerized and automated build and test
·       Familiarity with common communication protocols and hardware interfacing (UART, I2C, SPI, etc.)
·       Experience writing software that operates on a Real Time Operating System; FreeRTOS or Zephyr preferred
·       Familiarity with instrumentation such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers a plus
·       Experience with various coordinate systems, coordinate system transforms, rotations matrices, and/or quaternions a plus
·       Familiarity with Control Theory a plus
·       Ability to work independently and to set technical direction for others