SIGNALS SOFTWARE ENGINEER – 7+ yrs of Experience - TS/SCI w/Poly clearance is required - RC - 318

Halogen Engineering Group, Inc; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 213,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k retirement plan

Paid time off

Vision plan

Life insurance

Job summary

Halogen Engineering Group is seeking a Signals Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience and a current TS/SCI clearance with polygraph. The role focuses on developing, maintaining and enhancing signal processing software for detectors, demodulators, and protocol processing at Fort Meade, MD.

The candidate will collaborate with teams, review and test components, and provide input on system design trade-offs. Onsite work with day shifts and no travel required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
• 7+ years' experience as SSWE or equivalent on RF-focused project.
• Experience with Fourier transforms, filtering, and digital signal processing.

Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
• Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features.
• Develop and maintain software framework for efficient data processing.
• Lead software development teams and coordinate with system engineers.

Skills

Software defined radio architectures

Wireless standards

Python

Linux OS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

GIT

ClearQuest

Trac

Subversion

Python

Eclipse IDE

Google Protocol Buffer

MATLAB

SIMULINK

Job description

SIGNALS SOFTWARE ENGINEER – 7+ yrs of Experience - TS/SCI w/Poly clearance is required - RC - 318

Job Information

Technology

Work Experience 6-10 Year

207K-219K

City Fort George G Meade

State/Province Maryland

20755

Job Description

Signals Software Engineer – 7+ yrs of Experience - TS/SCI w/Poly Required

Halogen Engineering Group is looking for a Signals Software Engineer to develop, maintain, and enhance signal processing software (e.g. detectors, demodulators, protocol processors). Works individually or as part of a team. Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results. Resolves software problem reports. Utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment. Provides specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware /software trade-offs, software reuse, use of Commercial Off-the-shelf (COTS)/Government Off-the-shelf (GOTS) in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components.

Location: Fort Meade, MD

Travel Required: No

Shift: Day

Remote Type: Onsite

Security Clearance: Current TS/SCI

Polygraph: Required

Salary Range

The projected compensation range for this position is 213K-219K (annualized USD).

Salaryis determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements.

Capabilities

• Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements
• Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features
• Debug existing software and correct defect
• Describe various signal processing techniques
• Integrate existing software into new or modified systems or operating environments
• Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards
• Develop / implement algorithms to meet system performance and functional standards
• Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components
• Write/review software and system documentation
• Analyze systems flow, data usage and work processes
• Investigate problem areas
• Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being used on any particular project
• Modify existing software to correct errors, to adapt to new hardware or to improve its performance
• Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequence of design
• Use signal processing algorithms to convert a signals
• Design signal processing software based on sparse documentation
• Lead one or more software development teams and ensure the work is completed in accordance with the constraints of the software development process being used on any particular project
• Design / implement complex signal processing algorithms requiring adherence to strict timing, system resource, or interface constraints
• Perform quality control on products
• Confer with system engineers and software engineers to derive software requirements and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces
• Develop and maintain software framework to enable efficient processing of data
• Implement recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards
• Serve as the technical lead of multiple software development teams
• Select the software development process in coordination with the customer and system engineering
• Recommend new technologies and processes for complex software projects
• Ensure quality control of all developed and modified software
• Write software using C++ Java; suggest other languages as needed to solve problems
• Advanced understanding of the Linux operating system
• Identify problems in any part of an RF collection and processing system to include hardware, software, databases
• Delegate programming and testing responsibilities to one or more teams and monitor their performance

Requirements

Required Skills

• Software defined radio architectures (e.g. SCA, REDHAWK, or GNU)
• Commercial wireless standards, geolocation techniques, software configuration management tools (e.g. GIT, Clearquest, Trac, or Subversion), Python, Eclipse IDE Google Protocol Buffer, model-based design (e.g. Matlab, SIMULINK), service oriented architecture, and Linux OS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• At least seven (7) years' experience as a SSWE or equivalent on a project with a focus on Radio Frequency (RF) to include experience with Fourier transforms, filtering, communications theory, digital modulation, error control coding, signals analysis tools (e.g. WYT, DVT), and digital signal processing (e.g. adaptive beamforming/ filtering, demodulation).
• Four (4) years of additional SSWE or equivalent experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

CareFirst Insurance

Medical Plans

• Three available medical plans–2 Platinum PPO Plans ($0 Deductible) and 1 HSA Plan ($1500 deductible)
• Halogen pays 100% Medical Premium Costs up to $25,000
• CareFirst Wellness Rewards Program
• Halogen pays 50% of the plan costs

Vision Plan

• Halogen pays 100% of the plan costs

401K Retirement Plan

10% contribution paid by the company, automatically vested and paid in each pay period.

Life Insurance, AD&DD, Short and Long Term Disability Coverage

Paid Time Off

Based on performance and billable hours

Halogen Engineering Group does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.