Software Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

deciBel Research has an immediate opening for a Software Engineer in Huntsville, AL,

Position Description:

deciBel Research is seeking a senior software engineer knowledgeable and practiced in the development and testing of complex, real-time software systems with experience evaluating performance results and recommending changes affecting short-term and near-term project success.

Responsibilities Include:

• Attending meetings with the Project Office, prime contractors, and other stakeholders as required
• Communicating and collaborating effectively with project staff and prime contractors to solve complex issues
• Tracking and helping to resolve issues found during integration and flight testing.
• Reviewing processes, work products, deliverables, or other project attributes and offering an assessment of their soundness, appropriateness, and ability to contribute to project success
• Assessing the quality and compliance with industry accepted practices of the project's processes, work products, and deliverables
• Tracking the response to documented recommendations made to ensure the prime contractor is addressing the risks to ensure successful outcomes
• Providing weekly status reports
• Supporting reviews and assessments of Project Office activities, work products, and deliverables that include identification of potential risks and recommendations for mitigation
• Participating with the team conducting oversight and assessment activities of software for large-scale weapon systems
• Supporting management and stakeholders' plans to address risks and issues as they occur, to ensure that the project remains on schedule and within budget

Education Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience or a Master's degree with 3 years related experience.

Experience Requirements:

• Familiarity with the weapon system life cycle acquisition processes
• Familiarity with US Army Air Defense command and control
• Familiarity with the process of integrating various weapon systems
• Able to participate in deep-dive technical discussions with developers and having high level project summary discussions with project leadership
• Proficiency in using JIRA for issue tracking, project management, and workflow optimization within a software development lifecycle
• Versatile communication skills, capable of deep-dive technical discussions and high-level project summaries

Special Skills Desired:

• Experience with product software development
• Experience working in an HWIL lab setting
• Knowledge of mechanical, software, electrical, and/or other engineering concepts
• Leadership skills in working with staff and executing projects

Applicant selected must have an active Secret security clearance . Must be a U.S. Citizen.