Sr Principal Software Engineer

The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, it is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high-performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end-to-end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule requirements and designs to consistently exceed expectations – with an unrivaled record of on time and on (or under) budget deliveries.

SNC has led thoughtful and disruptive change in the aerospace and defense industry for the past 60 years and now, we’re applying this tenacity and expertise to the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) mission. Join the SNC-led SAOC team and be a part of exciting and meaningful work to modernize and deliver the next-generation SAOC aircraft trusted by the President, Secretary of Defense and Chairs of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to ensure continued critical command, control and communication during national emergencies. If you’re passionate about building the airborne command post of the future, consider SNC for your next mission. Learn more about NC3 and SAOC here.

Do you enjoy developing new products and services? Join us! Our Software Engineers work in an agile, collective environment. You will be using your skills and expertise to define, design, develop, test, certify and improve cutting-edge software products. These cover a very wide range from advanced mission payloads and electronic systems through highly integrated aircraft to orbital and space exploration systems. You'll perform coding, debugging, testing, and troubleshooting of systems and software throughout our development process. Your technical duties involve the design and development of new software products throughout the product lifecycle.

Responsibilities:

• Derive requirements and capabilities that feed into the digital architecture

• Review and understand the overall mission system and avionics software in the context of a SIL environment

• Determine where emulators / simulators are needed to support the SIL environment

• Design and develop solutions for operation and control of the SIL

• Design and develop solutions for capturing data from events in the SIL and providing a structured record for export

• Generate content that supports PDR/CDR events

• Grow and lead a SIL specific SW team (2 additional FTE) in the development of these solutions

• Support the integration and test of systems within the SIL

• Support formal test of capabilities in the SIL

• Assist in the creation of CDRLs for training materials, software user manuals, test plans, test procedures

• Work with subcontractors in the development of their lab support software for eventual SIL integration

• Effectively communicate the SIL software solutions and approach to customer stakeholders

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor's of Science degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or other related discipline and typically 16 or more years of relevant experience

• Higher education may substitute for relevant experience

• Advanced capabilities using Computer Aided Engineering tools

• Thorough Understanding of engineering principles and practices

• Progressive experience working in multi-disciplinary teams

• Ability to obtain/maintain a Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Understanding of industry standard software languages such as C, C#, C++, HTML, Java, Python, and Bash

• Experience with software tools for requirements tracking, code reviews, static analysis, library and artifact repository, and automated build

• Knowledge of software development methodologies such as Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, and Spiral

• Proficient with data structures

At Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) we deliver customer-focused technology and best-of-breed integrations in the aerospace and defense sectors. SNC has been honored as one of the most innovative U.S. companies in space, a Tier One Superior Supplier for the U.S. Air Force, and as one of America’s fastest-growing companies.