Principal Software Engineer; Embedded

Summary

The Principal Software Engineer (Embedded) has the opportunity to lead and develop a variety of innovative unmanned and robotic systems for multiple defense and commercial applications. The Embedded Software Engineer writes functional software for deployment on embedded devices and systems like aircraft and payloads and has the opportunity to test those devices in flight test environments. This requires the engineer to design, develop, code, test and debug system software as well as analyze and enhance efficiency, stability and scalability of the software on particular devices.

There is a mix of full life-cycle development as well as a need to use existing software code base to expand the capabilities to match specific program requirements.

• Writes and tests software to support integration of sensors and embedded processors into aircraft (such as autopilots, payloads, software defined radios or other functional components) or other robotic systems
• Designs and implements software for prototypes and products using established Aero Vironment and industry developed tools and practices. Ensure good configuration control and management of software
• Leads in writing of system requirements, system test plans, diagnostic tools, and in validation testing of software. Assist with hardware selection and recommend processing, memory and storage needs of systems
• Leads development of rapid prototyping and conceptual level testing and will require estimating time to develop software and scoping the depth of the development with project/program management to fit timeline and budget constraints
• Works closely with other engineering disciplines. Focused on getting the job done
• Leads and supports transition of development software to production environments and to certification. Participates in multi-disciplinary development teams
• Develops proof of concept capability demonstrations. Conducts and supports design reviews
• Contributes to AV's software development process in developing quality code
• Works on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires evaluation of intangibles
• Other duties as assigned

• A BS degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering or related field is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Minimum 12 - 15 years of experience
• Experienced troubleshooting systems and proficient with Python, C, C++11, C++ STL and/or OpenCL
• Demonstrated knowledge of Visual Studio, Eclipse or similar IDE as well as defect tracking tools
• Experienced working with common protocols such as RS-485, RS-232, CAN, I2C, SPI, USB
• Demonstrated mathematical and analytical skills
• Periodic travel may be required in support of testing equipment at approved flying locations
• Periods of development may require long irregular hours around deadlines, weekends and some holidays and in field test environments

• Advanced degree is preferred
• Demonstrates competency in contributing to the design, coding, documenting and testing software
• Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD) along with unit testing software
• Understanding of automated build environments along with automated test and deployment
• Demonstrated knowledge of object-oriented programming and multi-threaded design with source code control tools such as SVN, Bitbucket or Git Lab
• Experience with STM
  32 family of processors and RTOS systems (such as µC/OS, free
  
  RTOS) on those processors
• Experience using Video 4 Linux and modifying and compiling Embedded Linux systems
• Experience developing drivers for Linux/ARM; familiarity with Robot Operating System (ROS) is a plus
• Demonstrates electronics knowledge and use of lab equipment
• Demonstrates strong leadership, interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills
• Understanding of the design of the system being worked on and the role of assigned tasks in the system
• Demonstrates competency in researching and re-engineering to propose alternate solutions to issues
• Able to excel in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with…