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Job Summary:
The successful candidate will be the lead developer for embedded software within DTECH, as well as supporting other projects. The role is initially technically focussed, but we are looking for a candidate who seeks career progression and has the potential to grow into a management role in the future as the team expands. The successful candidate should have a passion for writing effective, reliable software and the ability to foster a collaborative team environment.
The role sits within the DTECH area of Cubic’s Defence business. It involves designing embedded software for new products (e.g. microcontroller firmware), as well as maintaining software for the existing devices. The role will suit a self-starting individual with experience debugging low level issues through software and hardware analysis. The development will largely be in C and C++, but experience with other languages would be beneficial. The role requires close coordination with the electrical and systems engineering teams to ensure the software is robust and effective.
Essential Job Duties And Responsibilities
- Lead software projects, ensuring delivery of high-quality, reliable software
- Liaise with the wider business to determine requirements for new projects and features, clearly communicating the resources required and potential risks involved
- Drive usage of software development best practices to ensure code is well structured, unit tested and easy to maintain
- Integrate and troubleshoot firmware on a target platform in the lab environment using hardware analysis tools
- Provide guidance on design and implementation to other projects within adjacent software teams
- Identify new ideas and tools for continuous improvement of development practices
- Mentor junior engineers, providing help and training suggestions for their ongoing development
Education and Qualifications
- Four-year college degree in computer engineering or other related technical discipline, plus a minimum of eight years of related experience or a master’s degree with at least six years of related experience.
- Must be eligible for a DOD Security Clearence
Skills Knowledge and Experience
Essential:
- Strong C/C++ experience
- Comprehensive understanding of embedded systems, including hardware-software interactions, real-time constraints, and low-level programming concepts
- Experience debugging in an embedded environment
- Experience using Unix commands and Linux based operating systems
- Able to analyse and solve complex software engineering problems
- Experience writing unit tests and using unit test frameworks
Desirable:
- Experience using yocto
- Experience with tools & applications such as JIRA, Confluence and Git
Personal Qualities
- A driven and self-starting individual, with a desire to write quality, effective software
- Good analytical skills, with a passion for finding simple solutions to complex problems
- Able to prioritize work and complete tasks to a deadline
- Good communication skills and ability to clearly convey complex ideas
The description provided above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities and requirements. Duties, responsibilities and requirements may change over time and according to business need.
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Worker Type:
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Cubic Pay Range:
$143,000.00 - $175,000.00 + benefits.
The Cubic pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in computer engineering or related discipline plus a minimum of eight years' related experience OR Master's degree with at least six years' related experience.
- Must be eligible for a DoD security clearance.
- Strong C/C++ experience.
- Comprehensive understanding of embedded systems, hardware-software interactions, real-time constraints, and low-level programming concepts.
- Experience debugging in an embedded environment and using hardware analysis tools.
- Experience using Unix commands and Linux-based operating systems.
- Experience writing unit tests and using unit test frameworks.
- Able to analyse and solve complex software engineering problems and provide design guidance.
- Experience with Yocto.
- Experience with JIRA, Confluence, and Git.
Cubic Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cubic Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Cubic Corporation.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare Strength: Health coverage includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, plus flexible spending accounts, wellness programs, and mental health resources via an assistance program and virtual providers such as Talkspace and Ginger. Veteran-focused behavioral health support and access to a broad wellness network underscore depth of care.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Leave & Time Off Breadth: Time off options span paid holidays, paid sick days, flexible or unlimited vacation, floating holidays, bereavement leave, and flexible time off. Flexible work schedules and a remote work program complement these offerings in many roles.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits: Wellbeing initiatives include an employee assistance program, wellness programs, mental health benefits, and onsite amenities such as a gym and pet insurance. Recognition for wellness efforts and veteran-specific support further enhance lifestyle-oriented benefits.
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Cubic Corporation (Cubic) is an international provider of systems and solutions that address the mass transit and global defense markets.
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