Flight Software Engineer

Flight Software Engineer Contract

12+ months 40 hours weekly, 9/80 Schedule hourly rate to $100 per hour based on Education and Experience.

US Citizen ONLY. Active Clearance Security Clearance is required:
Secret or above.

Client is seeking a software engineer with an B.S. or a M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent. The work will focus on developing, integrating and testing mission critical flight software for a variety of applications. Development will include all stages of the development life cycle (prototype to flight ready software, as well as test software).

Integration and test will include everything from unit testing, static and dynamic testing, integration and interface testing, debugging, and defect resolution.

• Proven expertise in mission-critical software development for real-time systems.
• Proven expertise in the implementation of flight software from models and algorithms generated in various analytical tools such as Mat Lab.
• Excellent development and troubleshooting skills on embedded targets.
• Excellent knowledge of OS coding techniques, interfaces, and hardware subsystems.
• Mastery of high level development languages (e.g. C/C++).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge and experience with software configuration management tools, defect tracking tools, and peer review processes.
• Experience with in-circuit emulators, JTAG debuggers, and laboratory test equipment.