Payload Flight Software Lead 6

Chipton-Ross, Inc.; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Chipton-Ross, Inc. seeks a Payload Flight Software Lead for a Redondo Beach, CA contract. Lead design, development, integration and verification of embedded flight software for real-time systems.

You will craft architectural artifacts, interface control documents, and traceability matrices while coordinating with Systems, Hardware, and I&T teams to ensure mission success.

Qualifications

• Active SCI clearance required at time of application.
• 12+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's, 10+ years with a Master's, or 10+ years with a PhD.
• Experience leading a software team in flight/software systems.
• Expert embedded C/C++ developed software.
• Experience with Wind River VxWorks RTOS and real-time systems.
• Proficiency in SDLC, documentation, testing, and system traceability.
• Familiarity with 1553 and SpaceWire bus implementations.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, architecture, development, integration, test and verification of flight software.
• Produce and maintain architectural artifacts and interface documents.
• Collaborate across Systems, Hardware, and I&T teams to resolve issues.
• Define system architecture, support security design, and external partners.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

Software leadership

MIL-STD-1553

RTOS

SDLC

Software testing

Software documentation

Wind River VxWorks

SpaceWire

Bus implementation

Jenkins

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

Master's in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Jenkins

Job description

Chipton-Ross is seeking a Payload Flight Software Lead 6 for a contract opportunity in Redondo Beach, 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 10 years of relevant experience.
• Must hold an active SCI clearance at the time of application.
• Experience leading a software team.
• Bus Implementation, MIL-STD-1553, Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) , Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Documentation, Software Testing.
• Expert level proficiency in embedded C/C++ development.
• Extensive experience with real-time operating systems like Wind River VxWorks.
• Full?cycle software development proficiency from requirements to testing.
• Proficiency in creating and maintaining comprehensive software documentation throughout the development lifecycle.
• Proficiency in bus implementation and communication protocols such as 1553 and SpaceWire.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

As a Payload Flight Software Lead, you will lead the design, architecture, development, integration, test and verification of flight software solutions for embedded and real-time systems. Specifically, you will produce and maintain architectural artifacts (block diagrams, interface control documents, traceability matrices, and trade studies). You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams-including Systems Engineering, Hardware, and Integration & Test. You will analyze system capabilities to troubleshoot and resolve issues related to program intent, output requirements, data acquisition, programming methods, and control strategies. This position will include defining and architecting the system and will require close collaboration with team members of other projects within the organization for security architecture designs, as well as external partners and customers.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to support the architecture, development, and lifecycle management of embedded and real-time systems. The candidate will be expected to understand system requirements, how they apply to system design, and to implement and debug software to meet defined completion criteria. The candidate will have demonstrated ability to define and evolve software architectures and possess strong troubleshooting skills for complex, integrated applications and test?setup issues.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• Experience with Cost Account Management (CAM).
• Experience in supporting or leading proposal activities.
• Proficiency in writing system requirements and making key tradeoffs in code efficiency, memory, and cost.
• Experience working in Agile software development.
• Experience with software development leveraging CI/CD pipeline tools such as Jenkins.

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 Redondo Beach, California.

MISCELLANEOUS:

Applicants responding to this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements by currently possessing the ability to view classified government information.