Principal Software Project Engineer I

Westminster, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Please Note:To conform with the United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations the applicant must be a U.S. citizen lawful permanent resident of the U.S. conditional resident asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

AtCesiumAstro we are developers and pioneers of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites UAVs launch vehicles and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and cross-functional work environment which allows us to learn develop and engage across our organization. If you are looking for hands-on interactive and autonomous work CesiumAstro is the place for you. We are actively seeking passionate collaborative energetic and forward-thinking individuals to join our team.

We are looking to add a Principal Software Project Engineer I to our Internal Missions team. If you enjoy working in a startup environment and are passionate about developing software for satellites spacecraft and aerospace systems we would like to hear from you.

The CesiumAstro software team designs complex firmware and software for state-of-the-art aerospace systems. As a member of the software engineering team you will help facilitate and improve the execution of the software development lifecycle at CesiumAstro. You will collaborate with software engineers program managers customers and other stakeholders to plan and manage execution in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Activities include maintaining backlog health holding software standups and communicating project status to diverse stakeholders. The ideal candidate has experience managing embedded system firmware development in high-reliability systems. Experience with both agile and traditional design methodologies is desirable including agile and v-model flows. Further the ideal candidate has some first-hand embedded system software development experience.

Your work will have a direct impact on the success of the company. You will work closely with the engineering team program management to ensure the successful build and launch of our will be the largest most powerful rideshare satellite in eight of them in the next four years starting with our first launch this small team willdesign build and iterate to reduce mass and cost whileincreasing performance reliability and manufacturability of a new generation of !

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Create software development plans subject to cost and schedule constraints.
Communicate project status to a wide variety of technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Represent the software engineering team to programmatic stakeholders.
Prioritize feature development based on varied and sometimes conflicting stakeholder inputs.
Lead periodic planning meetings retrospectives and daily standups.
Maintain software issue tracking systems and projects such as Jira.
Ensure consistent and correct software development lifecycle execution.
Continuously improve software project execution processes.

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Science (BS) or Master of Science (MS) degree in Computer Science Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
A minimum of 9 years of experience required including at least 1 year of embedded software development experience and at least 3 years of software project management experience.
Excellent communication skills especially in tailoring to a target audience.
Familiarity with hardware design processes as they pertain to software development.
Knowledgeable on multiple software product lifecycle and management approaches including Agile and V-model.
Competency with software lifecycle management tools such issue tracking (Jira preferred) requirements management configuration management etc.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

Excellent communication skills especially in tailoring to a target audience.
Familiarity with board-level hardware design processes as they pertain to software development.
Knowledgeable on multiple software product lifecycle and management approaches including Agile and V-model.
Competency with software lifecycle management tools such issue tracking (Jira preferred) requirements management configuration management etc.
Experience project managing spacecraft software development.
Experience designing products for deployment into aerospace systems.
Experience with requirements-driven engineering processes.

$142000 - $189500 a year

CesiumAstro considers several factors when extending an offer including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities a candidates work experience education/training and key skills. Full-time employment offers include company stock options and a generous benefits package including health dental vision HSA FSA life disability and retirement plans.

CesiumAstro is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard torace color religion sex national origin disability protected Veteran Status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law.

Please note: CesiumAstro does not accept unsolicited resumes from contract agencies or search firms. Any unsolicited resumes submitted to our website or to CesiumAstro team members will be considered property of CesiumAstro and we will not be obligated to pay any referral fees.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

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Please Note:To conform with the United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations the applicant must be a U.S. citizen lawful permanent resident of the U.S. conditional resident asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) or eligible to obtain the required...