Algorithm SW Engineer Lead 3

Chipton-Ross, Inc.; Azusa (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Chipton-Ross, Inc. is seeking an Algorithm SW Engineer Lead 3 for a contract position in Azusa, CA. You will join the Flight Software Department to implement flight software solutions and translate MARs into embedded code.

The role requires strong math, experience with real-time systems, and a background in hardware-software integration. On-site work in Azusa with DoD-relevant contexts is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline is required.
• Strong mathematical proficiency for algorithm development.
• Experience in embedded/flight software development and real-time systems.

Responsibilities

• Implement flight software solutions as part of the Flight Software Department.
• Translate MARs into flight software code and optimize performance.

Skills

Embedded systems

Flight software

Real-time OS

Algorithm development

HW/SW integration

Kernel concepts

Agile project mgmt

Third-party integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

NVIDIA Jetson

Polarfire FPGA

Job description

Chipton-Ross is seeking an Algorithm SW Engineer Lead 3 for a contract opportunity in Azusa, CA.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 12 years of relevant experience; or a Master's degree in a STEM discipline with 10 years of relevant experience; or a PhD in a STEM discipline with 8 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to translate MARs into flight software code.
• Strong math proficiency for algorithm development and implementation.
• Proficiency in software development and execution for embedded/flight systems.
• Understanding of kernel-level concepts (OS, kernel, low-level software).
• Experience working in flight environments (real-time operating systems, flight software constraints).
• Experience integrating software into third-party platforms.
• Strong background in embedded systems development.
• Experience with flight hardware and hardware-software integration.
• Hands-on experience implementing algorithms in embedded/flight code.
• Familiarity with Agile project management practices.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Looking for an Algorithm SW Engineer Lead to support our Flight Software Department. As a member of the Flight Software Department, you'll get to implement flight software solutions.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• Active DoD Secret clearance is preferred not mandatory.
• Experience optimizing intra-SoC distributed processing across integrated FPGA, CPU, and GPU components.
• Expertise with NVIDIA Orin Jetson platforms for high-performance, real-time processing.
• Experience with Polarfire FPGAs and their integration into embedded systems.
• Proven ability to design and implement high-bandwidth (?20 Gbps) real-time processing solutions.
• Demonstrated skill in minimizing processing latency in heterogeneous compute architectures.
• Strong background in mapping and fitting complex algorithms to fixed hardware configurations.
• Knowledge of hardware-software co-design principles for embedded/compute-intensive systems.

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline is required.

School must be accredited.

WORK HOURS:

9/80 workweek. This position will serve on-site at Azusa, California.