Principal Flight Software Architect
Role Overview
Principal Flight Software Architect serves in the Orion Space Systems principal engineer office, reporting directly to the Senior Director of Engineering. This crucial role is responsible for all aspects of software design excellence at Orion Space Systems, on complex spacecraft and payload products.
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Overview
Principal Flight Software Architect serves in the Orion Space Systems principal engineer office, reporting directly to the Senior Director of Engineering. This crucial role is responsible for all aspects of software design excellence at Orion Space Systems, on complex spacecraft and payload products.
Key Responsibilities
- Architecture development of complex flight and ground software designs for all missions and products. You will have architecture responsibility and technical authority required.
- Development of complex applications and algorithms for embedded processing systems utilizing latest processing architectures: micro-controllers, processors, graphic processing units (GPU) and system-on-chip devices (SoC), for spacecraft and payload applications.
- You will lead design for excellence methods and processes utilizing the latest tools and industry standards. You will lead day to day architecture and code development, design artifact development, code reviews and code. management. You will work with the senior director to develop design assurance methods and processes, while balancing technical excellence, cost and schedule targets.
- You will lead internal and external design reviews ensuring technical, team and design artifact excellence. You will lead and present complex technical topics to the diverse customer community.
Required
Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant engineering or computation field plus 16-18 years, MS plus 14+ years, or PhD plus 10+ years of professional experience in software engineering development positions for high-reliability space and aerospace applications.
Extensive experience with space processing architecture encompassing micro-controllers, processors, system-on-chip and graphic processing unit devices.
Deep knowledge of embedded systems, operating systems, RTOS and programming languages (C/C++).
Experience supporting programs and products through all phases of development – from requirements derivation and development to sustainment.
Preferred
Experience developing and implementing architectures for variety of customers: DoW (national defense), NASA (civil space) and commercial customers.
We are an equal opportunity employer and federal government contractor. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment as protected by law.
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