What are the responsibilities and job description for the PR025-059 - SOFTWARE ENGINEERS position at QTEC Aerospace?
QTEC Aerospace is seeking a SOFTWARE ENGINEER to join our team of professionals in Huntsville, AL. The qualified applicant will become part of a team of professionals representing both industry and government. The successful candidate will be detail oriented, have a proven track record and a positive work ethic.
Job Summary
QTEC Aerospace is looking for highly capable and motivated individuals. The successful candidate will function as an integral member of a multi-contractor team providing program, engineering, and technical support to Missile Defense programs. The chosen candidate will the support the Ground Weapons System (GWS) program as an individual contributor on the Ground Fire Control (GFC) product.
Job Duties/Responsibilities
Responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to the following:
- Understanding, implementing, and testing both existing and new capabilities and algorithms, which include complex mathematics and physics-based solutions, that directly support GWS capabilities on behalf of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
- Participate as part of a team writing the software (currently ~1.5 million lines of code) that evaluates and manages the threat scene for the missile defense system that protects the US
Minimum Education and Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and at least 5 years of related work experience, or a Master's Degree and at least 3 years of related work experience, or 1 year of related work experience with a PhD.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Must be able to support an in-person / closed-area work environment
- Thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/teams comprised of all experience levels
- Recent experience developing software in C , Java or Ada
- Willingness to become proficient with Ada software development
- Applicants must demonstrate ability to think critically and capture concepts in work products, presentations, and discussions
- Capable of working both independently and within a team environment
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% of the time to support business needs
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, and prepare and brief presentations to the customer as needed.
- Self-motivated and customer-oriented.
Desired Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Highly experienced with Linux, scripting, and operations
- Recent MATLAB and Python experience
- Experience on a large-scale missile defense system like GMD.
- Advanced degree or strong background in Mathematics or Physics
- Battle Management or Fire Control experience.
- Experience with Agile Project Management tools (Jira/Confluence) and DevSecOps tools and methods (Jenkins, Ansible, Git/Gitlab) of continuous integration/continuous delivery and deployment (CI/CD) automation
Security Clearance
Candidates must currently have and be able to maintain a minimum DoD SECRET level security clearance.
Location
Huntsville, AL
QTEC, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and advancement in employment without regard to any applicable local, state or federally protected class, characteristic or non-merit based factor.