Software Engineer

804 Technology

Job Location:

Kalamazoo, MI - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position Summary
Ensures timely and efficient completion of detailed software development/engineering projects to achieve company cost and user objectives. Acts as project leader with technical responsibility for design planning organizing and conducting software projects or phases of projects. Develops software of considerable scope and complexity. Experienced with software programming using C language.

Essential Functions

Performs software design of unique and considerable scope and complexity that includes requirements definition interfacing with users and providing cost and benefit analyses. Develops plans codes or installs software; tests documents and implements complex software products; prepares documentation; upgrades and maintains systems after implementation.
Experience with airborne software life cycle process and activities per RTCA/DO-178C and related certification requirements.
Experienced with software programming using C language.
Experience with software programming using C/C languages on Develops project goals and objectives to complete complex software engineering projects by reviewing customer requirements and conferring with user and management teams. Ensures project meets schedule cost results and technical expectations through effective project leadership.
Determines project specifications by studying software requirements user specifications and performance standards; completing technical studies; defining and documenting system requirements; and preparing cost estimates. Determines validity and feasibility of requirements.
Determines project responsibilities and ensures project assignment completeness timeliness and accuracy. Identifies all required tasks and assigns staffing and resources. Estimates develops and manages project budgets and cost/performance analysis.
Controls project plan by reviewing schedule preparing status reports monitoring project progress coordinating activities and resolving problems. Keeps project on schedule and within budget. Keeps management informed of project progress and identifies any issues that need to be elevated for resolution or assistance.
Ensures project will meet customer requirements by determining development tools modeling tools programming language system structure and hierarchy third party libraries operating system hardware platform user interface and communication protocols.
Directs testing and debugging of software by ensuring debugging tools and code meets the coding standards and satisfies all requirements. Determines testing methods. Ensures documentation of all testing methods results and performance benchmarks. Develops software testing procedures.
Leads new technology evaluation related to design application architecture. Identifies alternative or new technologies and implements them as standards.
Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops reviewing technical professional publications establishing industry networks and/or participating in professional associations. Shares specialized knowledge with others and may serve as functional expert.
Acts as a consultant to management. Prepares and conducts technical presentations on selected topics. Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. Identifies training and mentoring needs. Trains and mentors less experienced employees. Work assignments may include cross-functional responsibilities (e.g. continuous improvement).

Qualifications

Bachelors degree (BS) in Software Engineering Computer Science or a related technical discipline required. Masters degree (MS) preferred.
Demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the job typically acquired through eight or more years of increasingly responsible related software design experience utilizing the companys standard tool-sets.
Comprehensive knowledge of software design programming and analysis principles and general business knowledge of manufacturing and support organizations business and workflow process and quality methods.
Specific assignments may require knowledge and proficiency in specialized areas such as graphical user interface design distributed network programming three-tiered system architecture database interaction software and hardware selection implementation and testing methodology; client/server application development; systems or network architecture; database-connectivity and database design methodology.
Ability to lead and implement continuous improvement projects.
Ability to resolve complex problems in creative and effective ways and ensure solutions are consistent with organizational objectives.
Ability to apply mathematical and analytical skills when developing algorithms.
Proficient in project management for complex or major projects.
Ability to exercise judgement within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
Ability to read analyze and interpret complex policies and recommend changes to procedures.
Ability to communicate effectively with users project teams and management and make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on complex topics to top management and customers. Ability to respond to significant inquiries or complaints from users.
Ability to effectively demonstrate team member competencies and participate in goal-setting performance feedback and self-development activities.
Demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the job typically acquired through 7-9 years of related experience.
Has thorough in-depth knowledge of engineering domain principles concepts product standards and techniques industry practices regulations and policies. Ability to apply broad knowledge of other related engineering areas to area of expertise.
Ability to effectively communicate and present status actions recommendations and other technical information with clarity and precision. Ability to respond to significant inquiries from customers regulatory agencies or marketing/sales teams.

Required Experience:

Position SummaryEnsures timely and efficient completion of detailed software development/engineering projects to achieve company cost and user objectives. Acts as project leader with technical responsibility for design planning organizing and conducting software projects or phases of projects. Devel...

Performs software design of unique and considerable scope and complexity that includes requirements definition interfacing with users and providing cost and benefit analyses. Develops plans codes or installs software; tests documents and implements complex software products; prepares documentation; upgrades and maintains systems after implementation.
Experience with airborne software life cycle process and activities per RTCA/DO-178C and related certification requirements.
Experienced with software programming using C language.
Experience with software programming using C/C languages on Develops project goals and objectives to complete complex software engineering projects by reviewing customer requirements and conferring with user and management teams. Ensures project meets schedule cost results and technical expectations through effective project leadership.
Determines project specifications by studying software requirements user specifications and performance standards; completing technical studies; defining and documenting system requirements; and preparing cost estimates. Determines validity and feasibility of requirements.
Determines project responsibilities and ensures project assignment completeness timeliness and accuracy. Identifies all required tasks and assigns staffing and resources. Estimates develops and manages project budgets and cost/performance analysis.
Controls project plan by reviewing schedule preparing status reports monitoring project progress coordinating activities and resolving problems. Keeps project on schedule and within budget. Keeps management informed of project progress and identifies any issues that need to be elevated for resolution or assistance.
Ensures project will meet customer requirements by determining development tools modeling tools programming language system structure and hierarchy third party libraries operating system hardware platform user interface and communication protocols.
Directs testing and debugging of software by ensuring debugging tools and code meets the coding standards and satisfies all requirements. Determines testing methods. Ensures documentation of all testing methods results and performance benchmarks. Develops software testing procedures.
Leads new technology evaluation related to design application architecture. Identifies alternative or new technologies and implements them as standards.
Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops reviewing technical professional publications establishing industry networks and/or participating in professional associations. Shares specialized knowledge with others and may serve as functional expert.
Acts as a consultant to management. Prepares and conducts technical presentations on selected topics. Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. Identifies training and mentoring needs. Trains and mentors less experienced employees. Work assignments may include cross-functional responsibilities (e.g. continuous improvement).

Qualifications

Bachelors degree (BS) in Software Engineering Computer Science or a related technical discipline required. Masters degree (MS) preferred.
Demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the job typically acquired through eight or more years of increasingly responsible related software design experience utilizing the companys standard tool-sets.
Comprehensive knowledge of software design programming and analysis principles and general business knowledge of manufacturing and support organizations business and workflow process and quality methods.
Specific assignments may require knowledge and proficiency in specialized areas such as graphical user interface design distributed network programming three-tiered system architecture database interaction software and hardware selection implementation and testing methodology; client/server application development; systems or network architecture; database-connectivity and database design methodology.
Ability to lead and implement continuous improvement projects.
Ability to resolve complex problems in creative and effective ways and ensure solutions are consistent with organizational objectives.
Ability to apply mathematical and analytical skills when developing algorithms.
Proficient in project management for complex or major projects.
Ability to exercise judgement within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
Ability to read analyze and interpret complex policies and recommend changes to procedures.
Ability to communicate effectively with users project teams and management and make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on complex topics to top management and customers. Ability to respond to significant inquiries or complaints from users.
Ability to effectively demonstrate team member competencies and participate in goal-setting performance feedback and self-development activities.
Demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the job typically acquired through 7-9 years of related experience.
Has thorough in-depth knowledge of engineering domain principles concepts product standards and techniques industry practices regulations and policies. Ability to apply broad knowledge of other related engineering areas to area of expertise.
Ability to effectively communicate and present status actions recommendations and other technical information with clarity and precision. Ability to respond to significant inquiries from customers regulatory agencies or marketing/sales teams.