Software Engineer Fire Control Staff

Location: Sterling Heights MI
Employment Type: Contract
Pay Range: $63-$70/hour

Our client is seeking a Staff Software Engineer with Fire Control and embedded software experience to support the development and integration of embedded application software for a new ground combat vehicle program. You will contribute across the full software development lifecycle including software architecture requirements design development testing integration and debugging. This position is 100% onsite.

• Design configure and test software development environments used to create software documentation code and test artifacts.
• Develop software documentation and code across vehicle domains including board support displays power management lethality software deployment embedded training and diagnostics.
• Support embedded software development for Fire Control systems.
• Perform software requirements analysis.
• Develop preliminary and detailed software designs using department-approved design tools and standards.
• Develop software designs that influence overall vehicle architecture.
• Develop software code in accordance with established department standards and procedures.
• Develop test procedures and perform unit and functional testing of executable software.
• Perform hardware/software integration.
• Debug software issues identified throughout multiple testing phases.
• Provide development task status updates to software project leads.
• Integrate software releases across multiple Computer Software Configuration Items (CSCIs) into overall vehicle software releases.
• Interface with Systems Engineering Project Management Software Quality and other departments and business units.
• Lead Agile Scrum ceremonies including daily Scrum meetings PI Planning events retrospectives and demonstrations.
• Support continuous improvement processes and methodologies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• 7 years of experience in a related software engineering role.
• Fire Control experience.
• Embedded software development experience.
• Experience with Git Bitbucket Java C# C C and Python.
• Experience working with mixed operating system environments such as VxWorks Linux RTOS virtualization BSPs and GVOS.
• Experience with serial and network protocols such as RS-232/422 CAN TCP/IP and UDP/IP.
• Experience with DDS Kafka or other publish/subscribe middleware.
• Experience with Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) architectures.
• Experience with NGVA (NATO Ground Vehicle Architecture) data models.
• Experience with UKGVA (UK Ground Vehicle Architecture) data models.
• Experience with ground combat vehicle network architecture.
• Experience with GCIA MOSA SOSA or FACE.
• Experience with Agile processes and tools.
• Strong communication interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to work occasional evening and/or weekend overtime as required.

• Previous experience working in the defense industry.
• Familiarity with Type 1/2 hypervisors.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with IoT concepts.
• Experience with Cameo Systems Modeler.
• Experience with Data Distribution Service (DDS).
• Experience with UDP TCP and multicast networking.
• Experience supporting complex military vehicle software systems.

• This position requires eligibility to obtain a U.S. security clearance. Non-U.S. citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance.

• This position is 100% onsite in Sterling Heights MI.
• Standard work schedule is a 9/80 schedule allowing employees who work nine-hour days Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

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