​​Senior Flight Software Engineer II​ - Belcan

Job Title: ​​​​Senior Flight Software Engineer II​
Location: Broomfield, CO
Zip Code: 80021
Start Date: Right Away
Job Type: Direct Hire
Pay Rate: $135k-160K DoE
Keywords: #EmbeddedSoftwareEngineer #FlightSoftwarejobs

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Designing and implementing software for embedded devices and systems, from requirements to production and commercial deployment.
* Designing, developing, coding, testing, debugging, and documenting system software.
* Reviewing code and system designs.
* Analyzing code for efficiency, stability, and scalability.
* Integrating and validating new product designs.
* Supporting software quality assurance and optimizing I/O performance.
* Providing post-production/in-orbit customer support.
* Interfacing with hardware design and development engineers.
* Assessing third-party and open-source software.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
* Bachelor of Science (BS), Master of Science (MS), or Doctorate (PhD) degree in Software or Computer Engineering from an accredited university or institution.  
* Minimum of 6 years of industry experience in spacecraft software development OR
* A Master's degree may count as two years of experience.
* Experience in hands-on development and troubleshooting of software systems and hardware (such as motors, power distribution units, etc.).
* Experience with C, C++, Python, or other languages in an aerospace context.  
* A strong understanding of space missions from conception through flight and disposal.  
* Familiarity with spacecraft mission design including events, pointing modes, maneuver planning, sequencing, and operations.  
* Experience with spacecraft failure in post-CDR testing and on-orbit, root cause analysis, and recovery. 
* Experience with design for reliability, spaceflight redundancy, and fault detection, identification, and recovery.  
* Space software experience with attitude dynamics, coordinate frame transformations, vector mathematics, radiative heat transfer, spacecraft propulsion, space communication systems, and power systems. 
* Experience with communication protocols such as TCP/IP or UDP for use in software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop lab development and for use in space flight.  
* Experience in interfacing a variety of open-source software to create an integrated system.
* Embedded software experience, particularly for space missions.  
* Ability to implement physical first principles as scripts or spreadsheets.  
* Experience with processes for software release, revisioning, and configuration.  
* Familiarity with configuration management tools, defect tracking tools, and peer review.  
* Experience with trades and processes for handling radiation tolerance in software on automotive grade parts.
* Familiarity with systems for continuous integration, test, and delivery.  
* Excellent understanding of multi-threaded applications and resource management.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.  
* CubeSat and SmallSat experience including LEO, MEO, GEO, and beyond.
* Hands-on experience with spacecraft instrumentation, subsystems, and test labs
* Experience with JPL F', NASA cFS, and other commercial space software frameworks.
* Experience with ground system software engineering for space missions.
* Experience in a team leadership role on a space software program.
* Experience in other non-space safety critical software programs.
* Experience with network security.


If you are interested in this role, please apply via the apply now link provided. Our overriding goal is to provide quality staffing solutions that help people, organizations, and communities succeed. Belcan is a leading provider of qualified personnel to many of the world's most respected enterprises. We offer excellent opportunities for contract, temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct assignments. We are the employer of choice for thousands worldwide. For more information, please visit our website at Belcan.com
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