Principal Embedded Flight Software Architect

TRIDENT SYSTEMS LLC; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Life with AD&D

Disability (short/long)

Job summary

TRIDENT SYSTEMS LLC in Fairfax, VA seeks a Principal Software Systems Engineer (Embedded Flight Systems) to define, develop, integrate, and verify software for flight and flight-like environments. This role bridges systems and software engineering, translating mission needs into embedded architectures and verification plans.

The ideal candidate has real-time embedded software experience, hardware/software integration, and leadership in agile software development while ensuring rigor,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a engineering field.
• Minimum 9 years in software systems engineering or related aerospace/defense.
• Experience with real-time embedded software, decomposition, traceability, and verification.

Responsibilities

• Decompose system requirements into software requirements and interfaces.
• Lead/participate in major reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR).
• Develop verification strategies and acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate across software, firmware, hardware and test teams.

Skills

Embedded software

Requirements development

Traceability

Agile

Communication

Education

Bachelors in Engineering

Tools

HW/SW integration

Debugging

Job description

TRIDENT SYSTEMS LLC in Fairfax, VA seeks a Principal Software Systems Engineer (Embedded Flight Systems) to define, develop, integrate, and verify software for flight and flight-like environments. This role bridges systems and software engineering, translating mission needs into embedded architectures and verification plans.

The ideal candidate has real-time embedded software experience, hardware/software integration, and leadership in agile software development while ensuring rigor,