Senior Principal Software Engineer – Airborne Systems

Date Posted:

2024-09-13

Country:

United States of America

Location:

CA826: 200 Holger Way,San Jose 200 Holger Way , San Jose, CA, 95134 USA

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

This role is primarily On-Site, with flexibility at hiring manager discretion.

Join Applied Signal Technology (AST), a dynamic business within Collins Aerospace, in our mission to enhance national security and safeguard the global community.  We're on the lookout for a dedicated Senior Principal Software Engineer with specialization in Airborne Systems, driven by excellence, to contribute to our team, crafting innovative solutions that protect the interests of the U.S. and its allies.  From high reliability telecommunication processing to airborne signals intelligence collection and signal processing to cyber operations, our diverse projects offer continuous challenges and opportunities for growth.  Embrace a passionate, collaborative work environment that prioritizes integrity, diversity, and work-life balance. Enjoy competitive compensation, extensive career development prospects, comprehensive health care coverage, generous leave policies, and more. Take your career to new heights while making the world a safer place with AST.

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Applied Signal Technology: WHO WE ARE

What You Will Do:

• Apply your software systems engineering development experience to advance our next generation airborne Communications Intelligence (COMINT) and Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) solutions.
• Contribute to and be an integral part of multi-discipline engineering project teams and be challenged by real-work assignments.
• Perform technical research, develop technical documentation, presentations, and lead concept demonstrations and contribute to bid and proposal activities.
• Learn COMINT/ELINT principles and concepts and work side-by-side with industry recognized technical leaders to develop and implement cutting-edge and innovative airborne signals intelligence systems.
• Travel up to 20% time typically for business and customer meetings/demonstrations, operational field support and system deployments.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience.
• Domain experience and engineering technical skills in one or more of the following areas:
  • EW and/or ELINT system and software development
  • Pulse Descriptor Word parameters.
  • Radar signal identification/sorting (Deinterleaving)
  • ELINT databases (EPL, CED, EWIR, MIDB, etc.)
  • EW/ELINT PED operations
  • JICD 4 standards
• Experience as a software development leader.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued TS/SCI security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Active U.S. government issued TS/SCI security clearance or current SSBI.
• Practical systems and software engineering experience in product development, integration, deployment, and/or sustainment of systems for the U.S. Department of Defense and/or Intelligence Community.
• Experience with laboratory and field testing and troubleshooting of airborne COMINT and/or ELINT systems to the hardware, software and/or firmware unit levels.
• Experience developing and briefing technical review presentations (PDR, CDR, TRR, etc.), producing contract deliverables (requirement specifications, ICDs, formal test plans/procedures, test reports).
• Practical experience with antennas, RF propagation and receivers, RF system calibration operations as these relate to subsystem-level analysis methodologies.
• Familiarity with using version control and defect tracking tools (Git, JIRA, etc.).

What We Offer:

Some of our competitive benefits package includes: 

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program ​
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverag