The Role
Develop and optimize software for unmanned aircraft systems while collaborating with hardware, network, testing, cybersecurity, and systems engineering teams. Responsibilities include implementing requirements, debugging code, evaluating development technologies, automating installations, and producing technical documentation such as system designs, APIs, and architecture diagrams. The role is customer-site based in Huntsville, Alabama and requires an active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship.
Summary Generated by Built In
SAIC is seeking a motivated and ambitious UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) Software Engineer to join the Software, Simulation, Systems Engineering and Integration Directorate (S3I) Joint Technology Center – Systems Integration Lab (JSIL) Tech Center. The UAS Software Engineer will collaborate with other developers, testers, and cyber personnel to address bugs and add new features to the codebase.
The candidate will sit at our customer site in Huntsville, AL.
Job Duties:
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with managers, hardware engineers, network engineers, and other stakeholders to implement system requirements and ensure seamless integration between software, hardware, and network components.
- Innovation & Technology Evaluation: Stay current on emerging technologies and industry trends, new tools, frameworks, and methodologies that improve the development process and system performance.
- Documentation & Communication: Responsible for creation of detailed technical documentation, including system designs, APIs, and architectural diagrams. Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders and executives.
- Software Development & Optimization: Support the design and implementation of software solutions, ensuring high-quality, maintainable, and scalable code. Assist with efforts in debugging, and optimization for large-scale systems.
Required Education and Experience:
- Intermediate level: Bachelors degree and five (5) years of work experience; four (4) years of additional experience in lieu of degree.
- Senior level: Bachelors degree and nine (9) years of work experience; four (4) years of additional experience in lieu of degree.
- Strong experience with object-oriented programming in multiple languages such as java, C++, and C#.
- Strong experience using Gitlab CI/CD.
- Strong experience with scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or PowerShell including the automation of system and application installations is required.
- Strong understanding of general computing system architectures and virtual machines.
- Strong command line experience with UNIX based operating system or Windows command line configuration is required.
Required Clearance:
- Must possess an active Secret security clearance with the ability to maintain; US Citizenship required.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree and five years of work experience for the intermediate level, or nine years of work experience for the senior level; four additional years may substitute for the degree.
- Strong object-oriented programming experience in multiple languages, including Java, C++, and C#.
- Strong experience using GitLab CI/CD.
- Strong experience with Bash, Python, or PowerShell, including automation of system and application installations.
- Strong understanding of computing system architectures and virtual machines.
- Strong command-line experience with UNIX-based operating systems or Windows command-line configuration.
- Active Secret security clearance with the ability to maintain it.
- U.S. citizenship.
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