Senior Software Engineer
Purpose:
- Hill Technical Solutions, a Valkyrie company, is hiring for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team supporting development, integration, test, and evaluation in Hardware in the Loop labs in our Huntsville, AL location.
- The ideal candidate will have experience with developing software for real-time implementations and with integrating avionics hardware and software within real-time closed-loop simulation environments.
Job Description:
- Support flight software integration within a high-fidelity, real-time 6DOF simulation.
- Integrate avionics hardware and software within real-time closed-loop simulation environments.
- Perform integration of PCIe IO devices with a real-time 6DoF model.
- Perform diagnostic software analysis, real-time OS control, and collaboration with hardware, software, and simulation teams to determine and evaluate performance characteristics.
- Use lab tools (DVM, oscilloscope, power supplies, etc.) to verify system configuration.
- Test and evaluate specific systems with a team of engineers.
- Software may be required to diagnose or test specific components.
- Hands-on testing, diagnostic work as well as software integration and development.
- Debug software and hardware issues.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful integration of avionics hardware.
- Provide technical support to other teams as needed.
- Interaction with customers and vendors will be required.
Qualifications:
- Must have a Bachelor's degree in a related engineering or science field and at least 5 years of experience in software development for real-time closed-loop implementations.
- Must be able to work in a Linux environment.
- Must be fluent in C/C++.
- Must be proficient in debugging software issues.
- Must have excellent skills in Customer and Team Communication and Collaboration.
- Must have the ability to work with software and hardware.
- Must have the ability to Document and explain work.
Desired Qualifications:
- Prefer Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering
- Prefer familiarity with tools such as GDB/console-level debugging, VS Code (or similar), and Git.
- Prefer experience with various Linux distro installs.
- Prefer experience performing kernel configuration.
Security Requirements
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.
Travel Requirements
- Occasional travel- less than 10%
- If position requires travel by domestic flight or access to secure federal facilities/military bases, candidate must be able to obtain (by start of position) and maintain appropriate identification credentials, such as REAL ID. (More information regarding REAL ID can be found: https://www.dhs.gov/real-id )
Physical Requirements
- May require working in an office, industrial, shipboard, or laboratory environment.
- Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods, moving about to accomplish tasks, or moving from one worksite to another.
- Light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds.
Valkyrie strictly adheres to a policy of equal employment opportunity. This policy is based on Valkyrie’s commitment to hire and retain qualified employees consistent with position requirements; and to seek, employ, promote and treat all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental disability, age, military status or protected veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition, genetic information or sexual orientation or other protected characteristics.
Additionally, Valkyrie Enterprises provides a variety of benefits to support your best health, wellness, and future, to include medical/dental/vision options, company paid life and disability insurances, 401k with match, education reimbursement, as well as company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).
