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Sierra Nevada Corporation · 17 hours ago

Principal Software Engineer

Lone Tree, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$165K/yr - $227K/yr

14+ years exp

Sierra Nevada Corporation is a leader in aerospace and defense technology, seeking a Principal Software Engineer to develop cutting-edge software products for mission payloads and electronic systems. The role involves designing, developing, testing, and improving software systems while ensuring alignment with organizational needs.

AerospaceCyber SecurityHardwareNavigationProduct DesignSecuritySoftware

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Provide deep technical understanding of software, software system design, and systems engineering

Own the software architecture and baseline for command and control mission systems and autonomous systems

Provide definition of software practices and procedures

Design system of systems from clean sheet design and solve complex problems on existing systems

Contribute to software engineering proposals where you will perform task definition and estimating work to accomplish those tasks

Work across the organization to align software needs and ensure a consistent product

Qualification

Software architectureSystem designCommandControl systemsCybersecurityComputer Aided Engineering toolsOpen system standardsAerospaceDefense experienceModel Based Systems EngineeringMentoring software engineersAI/ML integrationSafety-critical software standardsMulti-disciplinary teamworkSoftware life cycleDevOpsConfiguration managementTestingHardware integrationGovernment Reference ArchitecturesModular Open System ApproachSoftware tools for trackingContainersOrchestrationAutonomous platforms designIndustry standard languagesCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's of Science degree Computer Science, Software Engineering or other related discipline and typically 14 or more years of relevant experience

Higher education may substitute for relevant experience

3 or more years of relevant software architecture and system design experience

Advanced capabilities using Computer Aided Engineering tools

Demonstrated knowledge of engineering principles and practices

Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams

Knowledge of software engineering principals, practices, and processes including software life cycle, DevOps, configuration management, testing, hardware integration, cybersecurity

Communication skills to effectively technical concepts and software architectures to technical and non-technical audiences

Knowledge of Government Reference Architectures (GRA)

Experience architecting and developing command and control systems

Experience using a Modular Open System Approach (MOSA) to develop modular and open system architectures

Experience developing software using open system standards such as Open Mission Systems (OMS) and Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE)

Experience in the aerospace and defense industry

Desire to drive system architecture making an impact on a software engineering team

Active Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance w/ SCI eligibility is required