Software Engineer

Fidelity Technologies Corporation; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Fidelity Technologies Corporation is seeking a Software Engineer to assist with Department of Defense programs, particularly in designing and developing simulators. The role needs a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and requires proficiency in C/C++ and experience with gaming software development.

The Software Engineer will be responsible for software design, integration, and maintenance, collaborating closely with other engineers and teams on projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering required.
• Experience developing gaming or simulation software preferred.
• Proficient in C/C++ with experience in Microsoft Visual Studio.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement software solutions for various projects.
• Coordinate design activities with other engineers.
• Maintain documentation of all work and implement software tests.

Skills

C++ programming

Object-oriented programming

Software integration

Debugging complex code

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Visual Studio

Source control systems (e.g. TFS)

Scripting languages (Lua, PERL, Javascript)

.Net Framework

SQL database concepts

Job description

Fidelity Technology Services LLC seeks Software Engineers to assist with its Department of Defense programs for the design and development of rotary and fixed wing aircraft simulators and Call‑For‑Fire trainers.

Essential Functions:

The Software Engineer will be responsible for the design and implementation of software solutions, software integration of COTS software packages and support of the organization's software maintenance activities. The Software Engineer will work closely with other members of the software development team, project management, and product management to ensure that projects are executed with a high level of technical excellence; with demonstrable functional and technical quality; and within allotted timeframes. The Software Engineer will work with a diverse group of software engineers, spanning multiple technologies and solution domains. The Software Engineer will also be responsible reviewing product requirements and providing estimates of effort and ensuring that the leadership is kept informed about all project activities.

All Software Engineers serve these functions:

• Responsible for planning, prioritizing, organizing and performing technical work and ensuring the integrity of significant and diverse projects; provides input to the analysis and conceptual design of proposed projects.
• Coordinates design activity with other engineers on technical aspects relating to the project; proactively spreads knowledge within the team and demonstrates software development best practices within projects.
• Actively supports the company's software engineering processes and standards.
• Establishes and maintains thorough and accurate documentation of all work; writes and demonstrates for others proper technical specification documentation.
• Implements, unit tests, debugs and integrates code of high complexity; tests to verify the functionality, accuracy, and efficiency of developed or enhanced software; analyzes results for conformance to plans and specifications making recommendations based on the results; develops and initiates design changes or enhancements as necessary.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree (4‑year college or university) in Computer Science/Software Engineering
• Experience developing gaming or simulation software, using C++, preferably with Microsoft Visual Studio
• Familiar with object‑oriented programming (OOP) concepts and principles
• Proficient in C/C++
• Experience with source control/defect tracking systems (e.g. TFS)
• Experience with one or more scripting languages (e.g., Lua, PERL, Javascript)
• Knowledgeable of the .Net Framework
• Experience developing GUI apps (Windows Forms, Qt, WPF)
• Experience integrating third‑party libraries/APIs
• Familiar with multi‑threaded programming
• Understanding of SQL database concepts
• Ability to effectively debug complex code
• Good interpersonal and communication skills; ability to communicate effectively with peers, clients, and management
• The ability to prepare and present, in an organized and coherent manner, design disclosures and status review data to peers and to management
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to work with minimum supervision