Missile Software and Performance IPT Lead

As the Software and Performance IPT lead, you will lead a team of multi-disciplinary engineers consisting of Software, Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC), Signal Processing and Modeling and Simulation engineers to develop and test operational flight software for UAS and missile applications. You will be responsible for developing the overall Software and Performance capability release roadmap and ensure the technical execution to the overall program milestones and schedules. This role is a program technical leadership position responsible and reports directly to the Chief 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.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a Integrated Product Team comprising of Software, Guidance, Navigation, Control, and Simulation engineers to develop, model, test, and validate vehicle flight software
• Provide deep technical understanding of software and system design and integration
• Owns the software and GNC performance of the vehicle software  for command and control mission systems or autonomous systems
• Contribute to software engineering proposals where you will perform task definition and estimating work to accomplish those tasks

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor's of Science degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or other related discipline and typically 10 or more years of relevant experience
• 4 years of experience managing a team
• Higher education may substitute for relevant experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of engineering principles and practices
• Excellent verbal and written communications with internal and/or external customers and team members leadership and customer representatives 
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams
• An active Secret U.S. Security Clearance is required

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience developing real-time Operational Flight Programs
• Experience developing signal processing / GNC algorithms or models for missile applications
• Experience designing and performing analysis of high fidelity performance simulations

Estimated Starting Salary Range: $165,010.21 - $226,889.04. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors, such as candidates' key skills, relevant work experience, and education/training/certifications. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.

SNC offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.

SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

This position requires current/active Secret U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF), a federal government agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance eligibility process for industry applicants. Adjudicative factors which affect the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations and illegal drug use.

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