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The Aerospace Corporation · 20 hours ago

Software Engineer (Engineering Specialist)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$117K/yr - $176K/yr

6+ years exp

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U.S. Citizen Only

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Responsibilities

Support the stand up of a customer emulation laboratory including both hardware-in-the-loop and satellite simulation development support

Support the acquisition of satellite emulation hardware and software both evaluating and working closely with external providers of hardware and software capabilities

Work closely in a team environment to stand up this lab capability and provide Aerospace leadership in guiding technical approach for the customer and bringing in Subject Matter Expert reach back support from across Aerospace to the customer

Part time work in support of VSD, VEID, and Vehicle Modeling and Simulation Section distributed simulation activities and other satellite emulation work for other customers across Aerospace

Port scientific and engineering code, calculations, and algorithms from technical documents, Matlab, Python, and Excel to Java based software. Interface C, C++, and Fortran codes together into tool chains or distributed simulation frameworks

Participate in multi-disciplinary teams to solve complex and challenging mod/sim problems. You may need to advise and mentor staff with little or no software engineering background

Maintain and enhance Java-based distributed simulation frameworks with multi-threaded architectures and develop new distributed simulation federates, pre- and post-simulation data processing, and visualization tools to support program office and government customers

Develop analytic tools and integrate tool chains to support studies for future satellite systems and architectures and interface with small satellite hardware, software and system emulators

Mentor junior staff and bringing in external projects into the department

Qualification

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Modeling & SimulationJavaMulti-threaded SystemsAgile MethodologiesCC++FORTRANMatlabPythonEmbedded SystemsSatellite SimulationPhysics-based SimulationsDistributed SimulationHLADISTENAActiveMQKafkaOpenGLDashWorldwindMatplotlib

Required

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or an Engineering discipline with experience in software engineering and development of technical and scientific software is required

A minimum of 6 years of experience in a Software Engineering/Development and/or Engineering role also involved with Software Engineering/Development is required

Experience working closely in a multi-disciplinary team environment, providing guidance and technical leadership on software development best practices

Sound communication skills with an ability to explain software engineering processes, activities, architectures and designs, technologies, and operations to staff and customers with limited software engineering background

Knowledge of industry best practices for satellite emulation architectures including simulation software tools and in-house capabilities as well as hardware-in-the-loop, flatsat, and ground support equipment (GSE) setups

Knowledge of physics-based space simulations and/or how to implement physics-based simulations in a well-defined software architecture

Proficiency in Java with strong Object-Oriented design and development skill and background in multithreaded, multi-processor, networked and distributed systems and architectures

Sufficient knowledge of, or willingness to learn, C, C++, FORTRAN and Matlab to extract or port critical code, familiarity with publish-subscribe architectures, Python and JSON and XML files often used for data exchange and API definitions

Performance engineering experience focused on software runtime and efficiency including CPU utilization and memory usage

Experience employing Agile, Scrum and/or Waterfall practices, methodologies, and techniques in the development of production, R&D, and/or prototype scientific, engineering, and technical software

Prior experience leading small (2-4 person) team or willingness to grow into such a role

A current and active Top Secret/SCI security clearance with the ability to obtain additional SAP clearances, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.

Preferred

Prior direct experience with satellite simulation and emulation systems is preferred

Knowledge of military or space systems such as sensors, guidance navigation and control (GNC), communications systems, or orbital mechanics is strongly desired

Experience with hardware-software interfacing and communications, or embedded systems including implementation of Electronic Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) for use in testing

Prior experience directly interfacing with government customers and contractor teams

Distributed simulation experience is preferred

Knowledge of HLA, DIS, TENA, and other distributed simulation frameworks, and communications frameworks such as ActiveMQ, DDS, and Kafka

Experience with graphics and presentation API’s such as Dash, Worldwind, OpenGL, Matplotlib

Strong background in C, C++, Swing, AWT, or JavaFX

Benefits

Comprehensive health care and wellness plans

Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation

Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options

401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire

Flexible spending accounts

Variable pay program for exceptional contributions

Relocation assistance

Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career

Education assistance programs

An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect