Senior Software Engineer

Location:

Sterling Heights, MI

Contract to Hire – 1st Shift, 9/80

Hours:

8am – 5pm

Pay rate: $61.22/hr.

Benefits: overtime, medical, dental, vision, 401k. Travel: 5%

• Our client requires that candidates must have ability to obtain a DoD Secret Personnel Clearance (PCL), for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship.
• Bachelor's degree in STEM field.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in real-time embedded software development and/or software testing; can be 2 years with a master’s degree.
• Familiarity with Qt Framework for front end GUIs utilizing QML.
• Familiarity with Ethernet based protocols (SSL/TLS, SSH, SFTP).
• Familiarity with current computer applications and technologies in applicable engineering disciplines.
• C and C++ programming.
• Python programming.
• Development of software applications on Linux Operating Systems.
• Object Oriented design and development experience.
• Exceptional communication (verbal and written) skills are a MUST.
• Ability to solve basic technical design and development problems.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with customers to solve technical problems.
• Ability to travel to customer sites.

We have multiple openings for individuals with experience and a passion for real-time, embedded software development, integration and test.

The Senior Software Engineer plans and performs a variety of tasks across software requirements analysis, software architecture and design, implementation (code and unit test), documentation, hardware-software integration, troubleshooting, problem solving, and software verification testing.

• Has knowledge of the full software development lifecycle.
• Has experience working on programs involving the development, maintenance, upgrade and porting of embedded product software and/or product support software to enhance, implement and support project/system functionality for the assigned technical effort.
• Mentors less experienced software engineers to help develop their software development and test capabilities and troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Collaborates across the other engineering disciplines such as Mechanical, Electrical, Controls, and Systems.
• Ensures that the technical approach is consistent with established engineering principles and practices.
• Ensures that product outcomes meet customer needs and that customer and company technical, system, performance, process, and quality requirements are met.

• Ada programming.
• Git and Jira/Gitlab Configuration Management tools experience.
• Familiarity with DOORS.
• Familiarity with CMMI for development.
• Familiarity with Nessus and Coverity cybersecurity scans.
• Familiarity with hardening of systems and applying STIG rules.
• Familiarity with relevant military and commercial design standards.

• Experience working with bare-metal real-time application development.
• Experience in architectural level software design using Magic Draw, Enterprise Architect, or similar model-based engineering tool (software developers).
• Experience using NI Test Stand (software testers).
• Familiarity with combat vehicle functionality and capability.

• Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.