Chief Software Architect

Technology Service Corporation Defense Services; Bedminster Township (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP participation

401k Plan

Flexible Work Schedules

Tuition Reimbursement

Co-Sponsored Health Plan

Paid Leave

Job summary

Technology Service Corporation is seeking a Chief Software Architect to lead the design of real-time software for radar and electronic warfare products. Roles include coordinating across sites in Aurora, CO, Arlington, VA, Bedminster, NJ, or Huntsville, AL to maximize reuse and long-term maintainability.

Lead engineers across TSC to implement sustainable architectures and drive iterative releases while collaborating with product owners, program managers, and leadership on software IP and

Qualifications

• BS and 18+ years of industry experience.
• Experience delivering software in USG contracts.
• Ability to obtain a SECRET DoD clearance; U.S. Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineers to design and implement sustainable real-time software architectures.
• Coordinate across product teams and manage architecture artifacts.
• Drive iterative software releases to meet customer deliverables.
• Support testing, deployment, and configuration management for real-time software.
• Collaborate with systems, hardware, mechanical, software and firmware teams.

Skills

Technical leadership

Architecture definition

Cross-site collaboration

Communication skills

Education

BS in engineering or related field

Tools

Yocto

Artifactory

Git

JIRA

Jenkins

Job description

Chief Software Architect

TSC is currently seeking a Chief Software Architect in Aurora, CO, Arlington, VA, Bedminster, NJ or Huntsville, AL, with an educational and/or industry focus in the design of real-time software, user applications, and user interfaces. In this role the candidate will lead the design and develop real-time software in support of new radar and electronic warfare technology.

TSC offers a professional working environment, a competitive salary, and an excellent benefits package. Come and join our team!

Responsibilities

In this role, the individual will lead software engineers across TSC to develop and implement sustainable software architectures on current and future TSC hardware products. This position requires an individual familiar with all phases of product development and deployment to include changing requirements, hardware, software, and mechanical integration dependencies, field testing, and configuration management. The individual in this position needs to work with existing software teams and create a software architecture that supports multiple products to maximize reuse, minimize development time, and ensure long term maintainability.

• Support the design, implementation, integration, test, and maintenance real-time software on ARM and Intel processors running embedded operating systems
• Work across the products and teams to implement a sustainable software architecture and supporting development processes
• Lead by example to enforce architecture, design, and test methodologies
• Support all phases of detailed system and subsystem development activities for real-time software applications, including upfront analysis, prototyping, end item development and evaluation in laboratory and field test environment
• Work within a multi-discipline team of systems, hardware, mechanical, software, and firmware engineers to build complete solutions and products
• Work with product owners to define and implement iterative software releases to meet customer deliverables
• Work with program managers in project definition, scoping, staff selections, and execution of the software components
• Work with TSC leadership to manage software IP
• Support corporate efforts to develop common software practices across the company

Required Qualifications

• BS and minimum 18 years of experience in industry
• Experience with the following areas is required:
  • Iterative development
  • Defining and maintaining software architectures through the product lifecycle
  • Working and/or managing software development across multiple physical sites
• Experience delivering software products in USG contracts
• Demonstrated technical leadership and subject matter expertise
• Possess excellent organizational and communications skills
• Able to prioritize work and maximize productivity
• Ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET DoD Clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing software product lifecycle on hardware products
• Experience developing and maintaining Service embedded software solutions
• Experience in real-time software development
• Experience with radar, SIGINT, and/or electronic warfare product development
• Experience with hardware and software in the loop simulation and test
• Experience with Yocto, Artifactory, Git, JIRA, and Jenkins
• Familiar with Xilinx's MPSoC & RFSoC devices
• Familiar with RF signal chains (i.e. mixing, filtering, up/down conversion, etc.)

TSC Benefits

TSC offers a stable work environment, a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefit package; including ESOP participation, 401k Plan, Flexible Work Schedules, Tuition Reimbursement, Co-Sponsored Health Plan, Paid Leave and much more.

Applying to TSC

Only those candidates invited for an interview will be contacted. Employment at TSC is contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background check, security investigation, and a drug screening.

Equal Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or inquiring about, discussing, or disclosing information about compensation. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.