Software Engineer III - Embedded

Title: Software Engineer III – Embedded

Segment:   Voyager - Defense & National Security

Location: Folsom, CA

Job Type: Full Time - Hybrid

Relocation Eligible: No

Company Description: Voyager is an innovative defense, national security and space technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission-critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets to lead in the race for technological and operational superiority from ground to space.

Valley Tech Systems, a Voyager Technologies company, is an innovative engineering company that is leading the way in controllable solid propulsion and open architecture airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) technologies. VTS’ innovative solutions address technology needs across the U.S. Government and commercial space industry. reentry systems, missile defense, commercial and DoD space launch systems, small launch vehicles, and payloads.

At VTS our mission is to supply the most advanced and innovative solutions to complex problems found in Department of Defense weapon systems. We approach these problems using a “mission-focused”, “customer first” engineering approach. Working at VTS means you will be engaging with industry pioneers at a small company who all work collaboratively to make big things happen.

Position Description: Excitement and eagerness to learn and apply new technologies in the airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance mission space. Development and application of advanced methods, theories, and research techniques in applying software to solve challenging problems. The entry level position will provide opportunities to work directly with technical peers, chief engineers, systems engineering and program managers within the company.

Responsibilities: This job requires the candidate to perform software engineering tasks, inclusive of those identified below, with little to no supervision.

• Work with senior engineers and customers to define software requirements and software design
• Build, integrate and test embedded software applications in RTOS environments
• Ability to multi-task and develop innovative solutions using emerging technologies
• Document and present design material
• Evaluate and leverage emerging software technology
• Prepare presentation material and present at customer reviews and technical interchange meetings
• Participate in customer meetings, peer reviews, and problem-solving meetings            
• Identify potential solutions given technology, organization, and management constraints
• Make critical decisions that define the direction for the software products/deliverables
• Other related job duties, as assigned Evaluates commercial and free or open-source software (FOSS) technologies that can be utilized within our software products
• Conceptualize and prototype alternate architecture approaches
• Contributes to the creation of briefing material used at customer reviews and technical interchange meetings
• Other related job duties, as assigned

Requirements:

• Four (4) years to seven (7) years of experience in similar position
• Bachelor’s degree in the field of Engineering or Computer Science from an accredited university
• Understanding of object-oriented design principles, computer architecture, concurrent programming, digital signal processing, distributed processing, and secure programming
• Working knowledge of development technologies including: C/C++, MATLAB, Python, Linux, Git
• Working knowledge of Agile software development methods and JIRA toolkit
• Working knowledge of gcc, make, and JIRA toolkits
• Proven ability to successfully multi-task in a highly collaborative team environment
• Willingness to seek-out and assume increasing responsibilities as workload changes
• Possess excellent communication skills, with an emphasis on verbal and written communication
• Working knowledge of mathematical and statistical principles and formulas.
• Working knowledge of security and encryption
• Overall knowledge of the computing environment at large, e.g. typical uses and user populations of operating systems, virtual machines, databases, communications protocols, hardware platforms, etc.
• Ability to travel approximately 25% of the time
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance at the appropriate level (requires U.S. Citizenship).

Preferences:

• Current DoD Top Secret SCI Security Clearance
• Master’s degree in computer science or engineering from an accredited university

Salary Range: $104,236-$163,300

Please click “Apply” to submit your application.

Voyager offers a comprehensive, total compensation package, which includes competitive salary, a discretionary annual bonus plan, paid time off (PTO), a comprehensive health benefit package, retirement savings, wellness program, and various other benefits. When you join our team, you’re not just an employee; you become part of a dynamic community dedicated to innovation and excellence.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Voyager is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. 

Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

The statements contained in this job description are intended to describe the general content and requirements for performance of this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities, and requirements. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter the scope of work within the framework of this job description at any time without prior notice.