Lead Software Engineer

• This position is for a software team lead who is self-motivated and leads their team by exemplifying a positive approach, strong work ethic, and taking ownership and accountability for their work.
• Producing plans for execution of software tasks in support of program requirements within budget and schedule constraints
• Providing accurate and timely status of budget, schedule, and technical issues
• Managing software engineers assigned to the program, ensuring program milestones are met within cost and schedule constraints while maintaining focus on quality and customer needs. Coordinate with other program leadership to ensure appropriate engineers are assigned to the program.
• Supporting other program leadership as required.
• Managing all software tasks assigned to the program by planning tasking assignments, tracking tasks to closure, supporting software engineers on a day-to-day basis, and performing task decomposition as required.
• Ensuring all program requirements are met, program risks are identified and mitigated, and company processes are followed by the software team.
• Coordinating with other program leads to ensure program completes successfully.
• Work in a team environment, throughout the lifecycle of the program, using either Waterfall or Agile methodologies

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience required
• A minimum of 10 years Software engineering experience
• Experience supporting military or defense programs
• Ability to apply sound engineering principles and develop innovative solutions
• Demonstrated ability to design, develop, document, test and debug simulation software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions
• Excellent communication skills including oral, written, interpersonal, and listening
• Proven success in a fast-paced development environment and possess a willingness to take ownership, accept accountability, and thrive under pressure
• Ability to provide and receive constructive criticism
• Flexibility to support occasional overtime, weekend work, shift work and site travel (CONUS)
• Active DoD Secret Clearance within a five-year investigation period
• Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with continuous integration, automated testing frameworks, build management, artifact management preferred
• MS Windows Linux, Unix, Qt, DDS experience
• Experience with Aerodynamics design and RF Systems
• Experience with Flight Simulation and/or Radar Systems
• Familiarity with aircraft avionics 1553 protocol and simulator experience
• Experience working in a production environment
• Knowledge of different testing methodologies (e.g., White/Gray/Black box testing)
• Prior Military Experience

Security Responsibilities

Must comply with all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures. Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials, in any form. Shall not divulge any information, or afford access, to other employees not having a need-to-know. Shall not divulge information outside company without management approval. All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.

• Incumbent must be eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance.

Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Salary Range

Please note:
The actual compensation rate is subject to the evaluation of the following factors (but not limited to):
the candidate's work experience, qualifications, skills, internal equity, and market.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.