Software Engineer Stf - E4

** Standard

Job Description *
* This position is for a Mission Assurance Software Engineer Staff supporting Anti-Tamper software development for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) and Integrated Fighter Group (IFG) platforms. Opportunities to support other LM Aero platforms may become available as the candidate progresses in this role. Daily tasks include, but are not limited to, the following:

+ Lead the development, maintenance, and execution of unit tests and requirements‑driven test suites for mission‑critical software components.

+ Drive agile ceremonies (scrum, sprint planning, retrospectives) and coach the team on best-practice us of agile tools.

+ Architect and implement software features in a Linux environment; own branching/merging strategies and code-review processes.

+ Design and deliver middleware components that define integration interfaces across mission systems and hardware subsystems.

+ Drive the optimization of CI/CD pipelines to improve build quality and delivery speed.

+ Lead embedded software development, including memory‑mapped hardware access, bare‑metal coding, and real‑time operating system (RTOS) integration.

+ Direct root‑cause investigations, fault isolation, debugging, and after‑action reporting.

+ Collaborate with system engineers, hardware engineers, and test teams to ensure software meets interface, performance, and security requirements.

+ Author and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, test procedures, and operational guidance.

The successful candidate plans, conducts, and coordinates software development activities. Designs, develops, documents, tests, and debugs software that contains logical and mathematical solutions to business/mission problems or questions in computer language for solutions by means of data processing equipment. Applies the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the development life cycle. Applies knowledge of computer hardware and software, subject matter to be programmed in business/mission applications, information processing techniques used, and information gathered from system users to develop software.

Corrects program errors, prepares operating instructions, compiles documentation of program development, and analyzes system capabilities to resolve questions of program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques, and controls. Ensures software standards are met.

** Basic Qualifications*
* + Bachelor's (or higher) degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

+ Minimum 8 + years of software‑development experience, including independent delivery of embedded or mission‑critical systems.

+ Secret Clearance with ability to obtain Special Access Program (SAP) Clearance.

** Desired Skills*
* + Expert-level C/C++ programming background; ability to design reusable libraries and frameworks.

+ Extensive experience with GNU build tools (Make, CMake, etc.).

+ Hands-on experience with AMD/Xilinx FPGA tools (Vitis, Vivado) and integration of FPGA-based IP.

+ Extensive Linux development experience (user-space and kernel-level), including driver development and performance tuning.

+ Advanced experience with memory-mapped hardware, practical FPGA integration, deep knowledge of RTOS (VxWorks, FreeRTOS) and bare-metal development, and proven ability to perform rate-monotonic scheduling analysis.

+ Extensive experience with cryptographic libraries (OpenSSL, WolfSSL, etc.) and implementation of secure-coding best practices in mission-critical software.

+ Experience leading unit test and requirements-driven test development.

+ Advanced use of Agile tools such as Jira and Confluence (or equivalents).

+ Familiarity with JSF and/or IFG…