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UAS Software Integration Engineer

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Huntsville, AL, USA

In-Office

Expert/Leader

Security

The Role

Designs and integrates hardware and software architectures for mission-critical unmanned aircraft systems and ground control stations. Responsibilities include prototype design and testing, virtual and physical network configuration, firewall troubleshooting, automated network deployment using scripting languages, and development of system requirements, architecture, data flow, and network documentation. The role supports U.S. Army and Air Force customers at a Huntsville, Alabama customer site.

Summary Generated by Built In

SAIC is seeking a motivated, creative, and ambitious UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) Software Integration Engineer to join the Software, Simulation, Systems Engineering and Integration Directorate (S3I) Joint Technology Center – Systems Integration Lab (JSIL) Tech Center. The candidate will be part of a dynamic and multidisciplinary team developing advanced system and software integration solutions for the U.S. Army and Air Force Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)/Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Ground Control Stations.

The candidate will sit at our customer site in Huntsville, AL.

Job Duties:

Contribute to system hardware and software architecture decisions based on customer performance, schedule, and cost requirements.
Design electrical architecture and integrated systems for real-time, mission-critical systems including flight systems, sensors, and ground control stations.
Perform hardware and software design/review/build cycles for prototype construction and implement plans for prototype testing at customer location.
Configure virtual and physical switches and troubleshoot network issues on virtual/physical switches and firewalls.
Use scripting languages to develop automated network installation and configuration using Bash, PowerShell, Java, and Python.
Develop engineering technical material including but not limited to System Description Documents, System requirements, Data Flow Documents, and Network Diagrams.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

Intermediate Level: Bachelors degree and five (5) years of work experience; four (4) additional years of experience in lieu of degree.
Senior Level: Bachelors degree and nine (9) years of work experience; four (4) additional years of experience in lieu of degree.
Experience developing systems using Linux and Windows computing environments.
Experience with operating system virtualization utilizing Type I and II hypervisors (vSphere, KVM, VMWare Workstation).
Experience with containerization (i.e. Docker and/or Podman).
Experience with Cisco Systems, configuration, network administration and firewalls.
Experience with scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or PowerShell.
Experience with C, C++, and C# development.

Required Clearance:

Must possess an active Secret security clearance with the ability to maintain; US Citizenship required.

Desired Experience:

Strong understanding of general computing system architectures and virtual machines.
Experience performing remote network configuration.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Security+ SE and a Network+ SE is a plus.

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Skills Required

Bachelor's degree and five years of work experience for the intermediate level, or nine years for the senior level; four additional years may substitute for the degree.
Experience developing systems in Linux and Windows computing environments.
Experience with Type I and Type II hypervisors, including vSphere, KVM, or VMware Workstation.
Experience with containerization using Docker and/or Podman.
Experience with Cisco systems, network configuration, network administration, and firewalls.
Experience with Bash, Python, or PowerShell scripting.
Experience with C, C++, and C# development.
Active Secret security clearance with the ability to maintain it.
U.S. citizenship.
Understanding of general computing system architectures and virtual machines.
Experience performing remote network configuration.
Ability to obtain and maintain Security+ SE and Network+ SE certifications.