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The Role
Salary: $135-170K
York Space Systems was founded to radically improve spacecraft affordability and reliability, transforming, and enabling next- generation space mission operations worldwide. Today, York is one of the most innovative aerospace companies, specializing in end-to-end customer solutions and the rapid production of spacecraft platforms. York’s complete Space Segment Solution includes spacecraft production, payload integration, system integration & test, launch services, ground segment services, and mission operations, enabling customers to leverage York’s existing technology solutions to get to orbit rapidly and responsively. We’re looking to expand our team across the board.
We are seeking a Software Architect, reporting to the Director of Software Architecture, who will be responsible for ground segment requirements, technical design, planning, and coordination of the various departments within the Software Engineering (SWE) division to deliver software solutions on York programs. The ideal candidate for this role is detail oriented, adept at software component and interface design, can articulate technical designs to both technical and non-technical audiences, has experience managing software projects, and prioritizes needs and alignment to program schedules. The Software Architect will support the Program Manager and Mission Lead System Engineer to determine the tasks and activities needed to deliver simulations, ground software, mission autonomy software, and site reliability and engineering services for customer programs and R&D projects. The Software Architect will be a critical member of our SWE team, ensuring the quality and completeness of delivered software solutions by driving the organization and collaboration of SWE engineering teams.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for program life-cycle design, development, integration, test and deployment of SWE software products and services to missions leveraging internal resources as necessary
- To act on behalf of the customer to interpret, decompose, and augment program requirements, objectives, scope, milestones, and schedule for successful delivery of SWE products and services on missions
- Work closely with program management and mission lead system engineers to coordinate and collaborate on the alignment of SWE products and services with flight software, payloads, GEPs, and external program partners to achieve mission success
- Collaborate with product development teams to coordinate activities and contribute to epic designs as a technical SME and overseeing all program-related feature development and test
- Drive successful SWE delivery on key program milestones, test events, and demonstrations
- Participate in program customer meetings as the technical expert for SWE products and services
- Perform requirements gap analysis against SWE products, identify derived requirements, and oversee requirement V&V efforts
- Document the ground system architecture including the use of UML use cases, architectural diagrams (e.g., component, interface, and sequence diagrams), feature specifications, and SWE deliverables for programs
- Present during design reviews on software design, development approach, test plan, and progress to both internal and external program stakeholders
- Support mission operations in the successful deployment and execution of ground software and simulations for mission rehearsals, training, and the full mission operations lifetime
- Identify and manage SWE-related risks for program missions
SKILLS
- Ability to assess and identify gaps in product functionality through the analysis of high-level program requirements and derive requirements and feature specifications for product gaps
- Ability to effectively articulate technical architectures and concept of operations to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Comfortable communicating technical design and project status to senior leadership and customers
- Experience with UML for modeling including use cases specifications, component diagrams, interface diagrams, and sequence diagrams
- Experience with system and software architectural design principles and considerations including separation of concerns, loose coupling, high cohesion, scalability, security by design, and interoperability
- Experience with the following tools is preferred, but not required:
- Jira RTM
- Draw.io
- GitLab
- Atlassian products (Confluence, Jira)
- Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or an engineering related field
- 7-10 years' experience as a software engineer contributing to software design and development
- 3+ years' experience leading software teams or as a project manager
- Secret Clearance highly Desired
BENEFITS
- In addition to compensation, York Space Systems is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance along with PTO and a 401K.
HOW TO APPLY
- Interested candidates are encouraged to apply by clicking the “Apply for this position” link below. York Space Systems will be accepting applications on a rolling basis until the position is closed.
York Space Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, military or protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Must have permanent authorization to work in the United States. This policy applies to all terms and conditions or employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. YORK SPACE SYSTEMS IS AN EEO EMPLOYER.
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The Company
What We Do
York provides complete solutions for mission design, spacecraft, launch, ground, and operations. York offers complete mission solutions for both government and Fortune 500 companies from cyber-secure globally connected communications, to earth observation, and dedicated analytics platform streams. Today, York is one of the most innovative aerospace companies, specializing in both end-to-end customer solutions and the manufacturing of spacecraft platforms.
Why Work With Us
We continually question the status quo by transforming the industry to be one of constant production, deployment, and execution. We do nothing for the sole purpose of doing it because that is what has always been done, we are creating a new paradigm for the growth and financial success of the space sector and setting what the future will look like
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