Signals Software Engineer Level 2

Athenix Cyber & SIGINT is seeking a Signals Software Engineer Level 2 to work in the Annapolis Junction, MD area.  

The Software Engineer develops, maintains, and enhances complex and diverse software systems (e.g., processing-intensive analytics, novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets, real-time systems, and business management information systems) based upon documented requirements. Works individually or as part of a team. Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results. Resolves software problem reports. Utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment. Provides specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software trade-offs, software reuse, use of Commercial Off-the-shelf (COTS)/Government Off-the-shelf (GOTS) in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components.

Job Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements
• Debug existing software and correct defects
• Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards
• Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features
• Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments
• Develop simple data queries for existing or proposed databases or data repositories
• Write or review software and system documentation
• Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being used on any particular project
• Develop or implement algorithms to meet or exceed system performance and functional standards
• Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components
• Modify existing software to correct errors, to adapt to new hardware, or to improve its performance
• Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design
• Write software using different languages (e.g., C++, Java)
• Integrate existing software into new and modified systems and operating environments
• Develop and execute test procedures for software components
• Write and review software and system documentation
• Develop software solutions; confer with users and system engineers; analyze systems flow, data usage and work processes; and investigate problem areas
• Use signal processing algorithms to convert a signal into a more useable form
• Develop and implement algorithms to meet system performance and functional standards
• Design signal processing software based on sparse documentation
• Identify the source of problems in a Radio Frequency (RF) processing system
• Lead one or more software development teams and ensure the work is completed in accordance with the constraints of the software development process being used on any particular project
• Design and implement complex signal processing algorithms requiring adherence to strict timing, system resource, or interface constraints
• Perform quality control on products
• Recommend languages to solve problems
• Derive software requirements and obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements, and interfaces
• Develop and maintain software framework to enable efficient processing of data 
• Identify the source of problems in a Radio Frequency (RF) processing system and associated systems in an enterprise architecture
• Implement recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science with related discipline in Digital Signals Processing from an accredited college or university (OR) in lieu of a degree, four (4) years of additional signals software engineering or equivalent experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree (OR) in lieu of a degree, four (4) years of additional signals software engineer or equivalent experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted. A Master’s degree in a related technical field may be substituted for two (2) years of experience.
• Seven (7) years of experience as a SSWE on a project with a focus on Radio Frequency (RF) to include experience with Fourier transforms, filtering, communications theory, digital modulation, error control coding, signals analysis tools (e.g., WVT, DVT), and digital signal processing (e.g., adaptive beamforming/filtering, demodulation).
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph