Embedded Systems Architect​/Lead

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Lenexa, KS, USAtime type:
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* Summary:

** VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) has a 90+ year history of technical innovations that have evolved to keep pace and address our customers’ most pressing business issues. Among other test and measurement technologies, VIAVI’s Aerospace and Defense business unit designs and manufactures equipment, software, and systems that help deploy, certify, monitor, and optimize all kinds of Avionics Systems – both for commercial and military aircraft.
VIAVI employees are fierce about supporting customer success and we welcome people who bring their best every day to the company - to question, to collaborate and to push for solutions that will delight our customers.
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* Duties & Responsibilities:

** We are seeking an enthusiastic and skilled Software Systems Architect to join our team developing state-of-the-art avionics test & certification products. The candidate will hold a highly visible position in a very dynamic, multi-tasking work environment. The position is a technical role where you will be responsible for the SW architecture across multiple avionics test & certification products driving convergence when possible.

This role requires both technical knowledge is critical avionics technologies and leadership skills to be successful across the different teams, locations, and products.  The successful candidate must have proven experience and ability to utilize personal leadership, communications and team development skills to help align the organization around state-of-the-art architectures, tools and processes while maintaining our innovation leadership.
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* Position Title:

Avionics Software Systems Architect
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*** Interact with diverse areas (e.g. marketing, operations, other divisions) to achieve business unit goals.
* Provide experience and participate in full lifecycle of development for software systems.
* Act as a change agent, collaborate with others to create SW architecture roadmaps and improve SW development processes.
* In conjunction with Marketing and Engineering teams, develop and maintain a product / technology roadmap aligned with industry architecture trends and the strategic direction of the business. Identify any technology or skill set gaps that will impede roadmap attainment and develop and execute plans for resolution.
* Support our "One-Team" initiative to converge on tools/processes across the different R&D locations.
* Mentor the other SW leads to better enable cross-site development capabilities.
* Exercise Business Acumen to make smart business and product trade-off decisions across the entire business.
* Work cross-functionally to perform risk assessments to encourage teams to take informed risks with measured consequences.
* Manage complexity and ambiguity to lead teams in execution while details are being finalized over time.
** Pre-Requisites / Skills / Experience Requirements:
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Job Description
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* Required Qualifications:

*** Education and general experience:  + BSCS / BSCE or equivalent experience (required), advanced engineering degree (preferred)  + Eight plus years of systems architecture and/or engineering leadership experience and 10 years of hands-on software development experience.  + Expert knowledge of Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA)/ International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards - specifically RTCA DO-181, DO-260, and ICAO Annex 10  + Expert knowledge of Avionics
-Transponders, Interrogators, Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B), Ground Initiated Comm B (GICB), Universal Access Transceiver (UAT), Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), Instrument Landing System (ILS), VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR), Distance Measuring Equipment (DME), Tactical Air Navigation System (TACAN), and Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT).
* Programming language, and networking experience:  + Relevant recent experience with UI technologies  + Proficient with C and C++ programming languages  + Various Network Communication Protocol experience  +…