Lead Principal SWE for Autonomous Drone Systems

AeroVironment, Inc.; Virginia Colony (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 272,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K match

9/80 schedule

Holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead and mentor a team of software developers in a fast-paced Agile environment.

You will oversee design, development and testing of software for autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles, driving architecture, reviews and documentation while ensuring on-time delivery. Qualifications include an advanced degree and 15+ years in Windows/Linux app development, strong OO design, and expertise in C++/C#/Python, with experience in SDLC and

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Math, or Physics is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Minimum 15+ years of relevant experience in Windows or Linux application software development.
• Object Oriented Design experience is required.
• Experienced with formal and structured software lifecycle development process.
• Familiar with software design patterns, SDLC, and STLC.
• Expertise in one of the following: C# .Net, C++, C, and/or Python.
• Experienced writing unit tests and debugging code.
• Experienced with Agile Software Development Process Management.
• Demonstrated mathematical and analytical skills are required.
• Demonstrated familiarity with source code configuration management tools such as Git as well as familiarity with CI/CD tools, IDEs and debuggers.
• Willingness to travel locally (Occasionally)

Responsibilities

• Works on defining software life cycle development process and requirements
• Supervises and oversees technical software development in support of programs
• Presents at and leads internal and external software design reviews
• Oversees creation of software design documentation according to software process requirements
• Contributes to process improvement efforts and ensures compliance with coding standards
• Ensures team delivers work on-time according to agreed completion dates and within project schedule and budget
• Derives software architecture and algorithm design from detailed software requirements
• Works closely with multiple teams of software developers and reports updates to senior management
• Operates in a continuous learning environment and provides knowledge transfer and mentoring to less experienced engineers
• Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new or special assignments. May supervise the activities of others

Skills

Object oriented design

Agile software development

C++/C#/Python

Unit testing & debugging

Git, CI/CD tools

Leadership

Education

MS/PhD preferred

Tools

Git

CI/CD tooling

IDEs

Job description

AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead and mentor a team of software developers in a fast-paced Agile environment.

You will oversee design, development and testing of software for autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles, driving architecture, reviews and documentation while ensuring on-time delivery. Qualifications include an advanced degree and 15+ years in Windows/Linux app development, strong OO design, and expertise in C++/C#/Python, with experience in SDLC and