Subject Matter Expert (SME) & Lead Developer

Radiance Technologies, Inc.; Huntsville (AL); Presencial; USD 190 000 - 260 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Employee ownership

Resumo da oferta

Radiance Technologies, Inc. seeks an exceptionally skilled SME & Principal Lead Developer to advance missile subsystems through hands-on design, prototyping, and integration.

You will command cross-domain work across mechanical structures, real-time software, GNC, and CAS, translating requirements into production-ready flight code and testbeds. You will interact with the Chief Engineer and drive system specifications, VV&A, and remote testing efforts to ensure mission readiness.

Qualificações

• Advanced degrees or equivalent experience in aerospace/engineering domains.
• Hands-on lead developer on guided weapon or interceptor programs preferred.
• Strong background in missile mechanical structures, CAS integration, and aerothermal concerns.
• Proficiency in C/C++, Python, MATLAB/Simulink with auto code generation.
• Experience with RTOS, onboard processors, and real-time bus interfaces.

Responsabilidades

• Lead multidisciplinary development and prototyping across mechanical, embedded, and GNC domains.
• Draft specifications, ICDs, and qualification plans for Chief Engineer review.
• Lead CAS hardware/software integration and dynamic analysis under extreme conditions.
• Develop flight code in C/C++ for real-time onboard processors and automated generation.
• Build HWIL/PIL testbeds and support VV&A and flight test campaigns.

Conhecimentos

Embedded software

GNC algorithms

C/C++ programming

Python

MATLAB/Simulink

RTOS development

Real-time systems

Hardware-in-the-loop

Systems integration

Six-DOF missile dynamics

Formação académica

Ph.D. in Aerospace/Mechanical/ECSE/CS

M.S. in Engineering

B.S. in Engineering

Ferramentas

VxWorks

Linux PREEMPT_RT

Green Hills INTEGRITY

MIL-STD-1553

ARINC 429

Ethernet/UDP

PCIe

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Radiance Technologies, a rapidly growing employee-owned company, is seeking an exceptionally skilled Subject Matter Expert (SME) & Principal Lead Developer to drive the hands-on design, development, prototyping, and integration of core missile subsystems.

In this role, you will be the lead hands-on technical practitioner across mechanical hardware, real-time embedded software, computer engineering architectures, Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) algorithms, and Control Actuation Systems (CAS). Working under the direction of the Program Chief Engineer (who holds final airworthiness and system sign-off authority), you will serve as the primary hands-on technical architect and lead developer—translating top-level program requirements into production-ready flight code, integrated actuator mechanisms, low-latency bus architectures, and high-fidelity HWIL testbeds.

Key Responsibilities

1. Multidisciplinary Lead Development & Prototyping Act as the lead hands-on developer across mechanical structures, embedded software, onboard computer architectures, GNC algorithms, and CAS actuation subsystems. Formulate, model, and execute multi-domain trade studies—balancing mechanical mass/inertia constraints, aerothermal loading, computational throughput, and control loop latency for presentation to the Chief Engineer. Draft system and subsystem technical specifications, Interface Control Documents (ICDs), and qualification plans for review and approval by the Chief Engineer.
2. Control Actuation Systems (CAS) & Mechanical Implementation Lead the hands-on engineering, dynamic modeling, and laboratory integration of high-speed Control Actuation Systems (electromechanical, hydraulic, or cold-gas thrusters). Analyze fin/nozzle dynamic response, thermal limits, high-torque gearbox compliance, and motor drive performance under extreme G-force and aerodynamic load environments. Troubleshoot complex physical-electrical-hydraulic failure modes, structural resonances, non-linearities (backlash, hysteresis), and mechanical compliance issues.
3. GNC Algorithm Development & Flight Code Generation Lead the formulation, numerical simulation, and code implementation of advanced GNC algorithms, autopilot loops, Kalman filters, and trajectory optimization routines. Translate complex 6-DOF (Degrees of Freedom) flight dynamics models into deterministic, real-time C/C++ code executed on onboard flight processors. Evaluate missile maneuvering performance, dynamic stability, and guidance accuracy across subsonic through hypersonic regimes.
4. Software Architecture & Embedded Computer Engineering Architect low-level embedded software frameworks for onboard flight computers, processing units (FPGA, DSP, SoC), and real-time communication buses. Implement performance-optimized C/C++ code, managing RTOS task prioritization, memory allocation, multi-core synchronization, and interrupt service routines. Conduct hardware/software co-design to ensure seamless interface timing between flight computers, Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs), seekers, and CAS drive electronics.
5. HWIL Development, Testing, & Root-Cause Analysis Design, build, and maintain Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) and Processor-in-the-Loop (PIL) simulation setups to test flight software against physical actuators and hardware under test. Implement Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A) procedures for simulation tools and test beds. Deploy to remote proving grounds and flight test ranges to support pre-flight checkouts, real-time telemetry decoding, and post-flight anomaly root‑cause analysis for the Chief Engineer.

Required Qualifications & Technical Background

• Education: B.S. with 25+ years, M.S. with 15+ years, or Ph.D. with 10+ years of hands‑on experience in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
• Hands‑on Development Track Record: Demonstrated experience as a lead technical developer or primary architect on at least one guided weapon, missile, or interceptor program from initial code/cad through flight test.
• Mechanical & CAS Skills: Practical expertise in missile mechanical structures, aerothermal heating considerations, structural dynamics, and electromechanical actuator (EMA/CAS) integration.
• GNC & Flight Mechanics: Advanced capability in control theory, 6‑DOF modeling, trajectory design, and guidance implementation.
• Software & Embedded Systems: Advanced proficiency in C / C++, Python, and MATLAB / Simulink (including automated flight code generation via Embedded Coder). Hands‑on RTOS development (VxWorks, Linux PREEMPT_RT, Green Hills INTEGRITY) and embedded bus integration (MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, Ethernet/UDP, PCIe, CAN, SPI, RS‑422).
• Security Clearance: Must possess an active US DoW Secret security clearance.
• Desired Qualifications Working knowledge of MIL-STD-882 (System Safety) or DO-178C software development practices.
• Experience interfacing directly with Chief Engineers, IPT Leads, and DoW customer technical teams during design reviews (PDR/CDR).

Radiance Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Employee-Ownership Radiance is a proud employee-owned company! Employee-ownership benefits both our customers and workforce, and ensures that Radiance doesn’t have to answer to stockholders or be driven by quarterly earnings reports. Thus, Radiance will always prioritize enhancing our customer’s mission over expanding our bottom line. We are singularly focused on providing our customers with game-changing solutions to their most challenging requirements. This is only possible because employee-ownership attracts the highest quality employees, empowers them to identify capability enhancements, and provides them with the freedom to take risks to deliver high-quality solutions. Employee-ownership also provides tangible and long-term financial security for our people and their families. Therefore, employee-ownership embodies participation, empowerment, freedom, teaming, excellence, accountability, mission focus, and security.

Our Culture

Radiance’s culture is driven by our commitment to our customers and our employee-owners. Our employee-owners thrive on entrepreneurship, empowerment, and mutual responsibility for growth and sustainability.

Our culture consists of individuals who embody technical and leadership skills to deliver superior solutions to the nation’s toughest technical challenges. We believe building trust and credibility with our customers leads long-term results.

We invest in a superior technical workforce where leaders are developed, innovation is encouraged, and achievements are recognized. We seek innovative ways to improve, experiment, take risks, foster collaboration, and empower our employee-owners.

Values

Our values drive our culture, business model, and daily interactions. These values constantly remind us of who we are and what we do. Our employee-owners influence how we operate our business.

We relentlessly pursue operating excellence by innovating, improving our processes, and reducing waste.

We believe in being wise and ethical stewards of capital and resources.

Our values dictate how we interact with each other and our customers, partners, and suppliers.

Honesty, trust, humanity, alignment, and value creation require that we treat our employees with dignity and respect and provide them with fair compensation and equal employment opportunity.

We believe in connecting with our communities and have a responsibility to be good corporate citizens, and we believe in sustainable business practices, which include supporting the environment and the communities in which we work.