Senior Software Engineer

BAE Systems is a defense, aerospace, and security company developing space and advanced electronics products. The Senior Software Engineer will develop and deliver embedded software and test infrastructure for space hardware systems, manage the full software development lifecycle, collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams, and provide technical leadership to junior engineers.

Responsibilities:

• Write and test boot up and board support software for Space products
• Perform full software life cycle development including requirements, architecture, design, code, test, integration, documentation, and support
• Follow software engineering process including creation of all necessary process artifacts
• Coordinate software development activities, ensuring alignment with program goals, schedules, and deliverables
• Interface with internal stakeholders and customers, presenting technical solutions and shaping future capabilities
• Contribute to software and business area roadmap discussions
• Contribute to annual Capital and IRAD planning discussions
• Participate in customer technical interchange meetings and product support as necessary
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (systems, hardware, and test engineering) to solve complex integration challenges
• Support the troubleshooting of Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA's), modules, and sub-assemblies, working directly with hardware and design engineering personnel as required
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation, sharing best practices in design, coding, testing, documentation

Requirements:

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
• 4+ years of experience developing software for embedded systems
• Proficient in the software development life cycle and experience with C/C++ development
• Experience with Real Time Operating Systems such as VxWorks, embedded Linux, and device tree development
• Experience working with bring-up, integration, test, and debug of electronic hardware systems
• Experience developing documentation to capture software design details as well as test plans and procedures
• Must be able to work in a team environment while completing tasks in an unsupervised and self-directed fashion
• Typically a Bachelor's Degree and 4 years work experience or equivalent experience
• Experience with Space (or DoD related) programs
• Experience in reviewing and utilizing technical content such as hardware drawings and electrical specifications
• Experience with GenAI tools in support of software development
• Familiarity with System Engineering concepts such as Model Based Engineering and design tools such as MagicDraw
• Understanding of and experience with deployment and operation of applications on Linux systems
• Familiarity with ASIC design and test methodology, including radiation qualification testing