Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Software Developer Engineer opportunity with our client in Renton, Washington.
Job Responsibilities:
Design, implement, test, verify and deploy mission operations, safety-critical software systems, ensuring the success of the overall Ground Data System (hardware/software) supporting space flight operations.
Perform trade studies to resolve whether to develop software tools in-house, subcontract work to develop tools, or adapt or purchase existing software to perform a particular function.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including engineers representing space vehicle systems, mission-control infrastructure, operations fields, and customers to define software requirements, architectures, and designs.
Develop rapid prototypes to prove out concepts and quantify technical risks.
Coordinate with mission control infrastructure and mission system engineers to plan, develop, and lead system verification and qualification, to ensure software products that meet system requirements and safety-critical standards.
Produce and contribute to documentation for software architecture, design, verification plans, user manuals and training material.
Follow software development processes that meet all required standards to ensure software safety and reliability.
Support frequent update cycles in support of pre-flight testing, mission validation exercises and events related to operations training.
Support mission control software operations responsibilities (maintenance, flaw correction, improvements) during operator training; ground data system verification, validation, and certification; spacecraft integration; and flight.
Integrate software components, build, and run unit-level and system-level tests, validate using Software-in-the-Loop and Hardware-in-the-Loop simulators, and release certified code.
Job Qualifications:
B.S. or higher degree in Software or Engineering related field.
5+ years of software development experience
Proven software development in C++, or Python.
Experience in full lifecycle software engineering. Including: system design; architecting requirements gathering; software implementation and verification, system integration, and release.
Confirmed skills in software build automation, continuous integration, configuration management, verification, and deployment.
Familiarity with Linux environment and basic Unix system administration activities.
Preferred Qualifications:
3+ years of proven ability in developing software supporting systems in critical applications (e.g. aviation, spaceflight, nuclear power, business-critical web services, etc.)
Proven software development in 2 or more of C++, or Python.
Experience with Qt.
Experience crafting and developing software for aerospace operations.
On-console operations experience in space-flight operations, or in other safety-critical operations.
Familiar with infrastructure-as-code, services-as-code, and cloud technologies.
Understanding of space-based communications protocols, such as CCSDS.
Compliance experience with NPR 7150.2.
Experience with fault-tolerant software design, human error assessment, and human error prevention and fault tolerance.
Experience with spacecraft subsystems and associated software
Job Details:
Job Type: Contract
Locations: Remote and Several Hybrid locations available
ITAR obligations are associated with this role, U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanent resident status, or protected person status under 8 U.S.C.
1324b(a) (1), (3) is required.
Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.
About Protingent: Protingent is a niche provider of top Engineering and IT talent to product development companies nationwide. Protingent exists to make a positive impact and contribution to the lives of others as well as our community by providing relevant, rewarding, and exciting work opportunities for our candidates.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Contract
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Staffing and Recruiting
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