Program-Level Software Systems Engineer

Vervic Inc.; Parkway Estates (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Program-Level Software Systems Engineer for the RepBox MASC-F program supporting the Missile Defense Agency. You will work with contractors and government civilians on-site to develop system-level features and guide software implementation.

Lead a team of radar SMEs, define verification criteria, and coordinate with stakeholders to ensure software capabilities align with user needs in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or related field required.
• 7+ years of system engineering experience.
• Experience in MDA GMD or DoD related systems preferred.
• Proficiency with Python and C++ programming languages.
• Ability to lead a team of SMEs and coordinate with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop system-level features describing sensor representative behavior, performance, and acceptance criteria for software implementation.
• Lead a team of multi-contractor radar SMEs and coordinate tasking for the software team.
• Engage with contractors and government civilians on-site at Lockheed Martin Redstone Gateway to ensure software meets user needs.

Skills

System engineering

Python

C++

Team leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Job Title: Program-Level Software Systems Engineer

Labor Location: Huntsville, AL

Class: Full Time

Position Description

This is a Software Systems Engineer position for the RepBox MASC-F program supporting the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The candidate in this role will work with both contractors and government civilians at the Lockheed Martin Redstone Gateway facility. Tasks include developing system level features that describe sensor representative behavior, performance, and acceptance criteria necessary to provide guidance for software implementation for the developer team on-site. Tasks also include leading a team of multi-contractor radar Subject Matter Experts (SME) and feature elaboration for the software team.

Basic Qualifications

The candidate must be a US Citizen and a resident of the Huntsville, AL area or be willing to relocate to the Huntsville, AL area. A bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or related field is required. Candidate should have 7 or more years of system engineering experience. The candidate should have experience in one or more of the following areas: MDA Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) systems, tactical weapons systems, tactical sensor systems, software, Formal Qualification Testing(FQT), requirements decomposition, or software tools, and programming languages including python and C++. The candidate needs to have a record of taking initiative and being a team player in a small team environment. The candidate must be comfortable working as a team member fast-paced software development environment and be willing to engage various levels of stakeholders to ensure that software is capable of meeting the needs of the intended users. The system engineer must be highly organized with a strong technical background in system engineering principles. The candidate must have good communication skills and ability lead a team of SMEs to accomplish tasking, algorithm development, certification of behavioral models, requirements verification, and validation anchored to test data.

Other Qualifications

System engineering experience in support of DoD programs is highly desired, especially in the MDA GMD program. Experience using Atlassian tools such as Jira and Confluence and SAFe© Agile experience are a plus.

Security Requirements

Candidate must be able to acquire or possess (as well as maintain) a US Secret security clearance.

EOE