Senior Principal Software Engineer

Location: Indianapolis

Job

Location: Indianapolis, IN, US

Date Posted:

Category: Software

Subcategory: SW Engineer

Schedule: Part-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work:

Description

SAIC is seeking a part-time Senior Software Engineer for the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) PMA-275 Software Support Activity (SSA) for the V-22 Osprey. The senior software engineer will work as part of the PMA-275 government Software integrated product team responsible for modifying aircraft and ground system software to correct defects, implement new capability, and improve aircraft readiness and maintainability. As part of the PMA-275 software team, the senior software engineer will provide technical expertise for the MV, CMV, and CV-22 mission planning ground systems.

The senior software engineer is expected to have immediate impact and will play a crucial role in planning, execution, and completion of all tasking assigned to the software team.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct software acquisition tasking in support PMA-275 in the Software Integrated Product Team (IPT).
• Conduct technical analysis of V-22 mission planning ground system issues affecting fleet operators as well as the integrated aircraft avionics that ingest mission planning data. This will include mission computers, digital maps, radios, and survivability systems.
• Coordinate with PMA-275 IPTs and other NAVAIR organizations on technical, cost, and schedule impacts of software changes. Identify risk and mitigation strategies.
• Aid in development of Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), including writing statements of work and conducting technical reviews of contractor proposals.
• Review contractor technical submissions.
• Provide technical inputs on schedules, integration, and test activities of industry suppliers and other government organizations as it relates to V-22 avionics and ground system software.
• Participate in SETR design reviews and technical reviews as part of the software development process.
• Apply knowledge of current avionics development standards including MIL-STD-882E, DO-178C and Design Assurance Levels for mission-critical code.
• Provide technical briefings and status reporting to Software IPT leadership, senior military officers, and Program leadership at PMA-275.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or similar discipline.
• Fifteen or more (15+) years of relevant software development or system integration experience.
• Relevant experience should include systems engineering work with aircraft mission planning systems. Experience including all phases of the software development process/lifecycle (e.g., requirements analysis, design, development, component testing, integration, integration testing, deployment/installation, and sustainment) is required.
• Experience with Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) framework is required.
• Experience working with NAVAIR PMA-281 and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is required.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Must hold a current Secret level clearance

SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government.

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