Senior Lead Engineer - Software (Hybrid)

Role Overview

Core Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software for traffic surveillance products.
• Develop engineering tools and automation frameworks.
• Perform unit, integration, and system-level testing.
• Support DAL-B airborne software development and verification.
• Participate in reviews, inspections, and peer review activities.
• Support certification activities, audits, and compliance reviews.
• Build CI/CD pipelines and troubleshoot build, integration, and deployment issues.
• Analyze defects, determine root causes, and implement corrective actions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant computer science, engineering, aerospace, or STEM discipline.
• 4–9 years of embedded software development experience.
• Strong C++ and Python programming experience.
• Experience with VxWorks or Wind River operating systems.
• Software development lifecycle experience across requirements, design, coding, integration, testing, and verification.
• Hardware-software integration and board-level debugging experience.
• Hands-on experience with Git, Visual Studio, and software development tools.
• Experience in Agile development environments.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required government security clearance, if applicable.
• Authorization to work without current or future employer sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing airborne software under RTCA DO-178B/C guidelines.
• Knowledge of avionics architectures and traffic surveillance products.
• Experience with avionics requirements analysis, traceability, and verification.
• Knowledge of ARINC 429, ARINC 653, AFDX, CAN, or TCP/IP protocols.

Role Success and Collaboration

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, collaboration, and teamwork skills are expected.
• The role requires ownership, sound engineering judgment, attention to detail, quality commitment, adaptability, and continuous learning.
• Strong English communication skills are required for technical documentation and global collaboration.

Travel and Work Environment

• Up to 10% travel may be required for customer engagements, program reviews, testing, or certification activities.
• The role is primarily office-based and involves extended work with development systems, laboratory equipment, and software tools.

Work Arrangement

• The position is identified as hybrid in the source title and position role type.
• Specific onsite, hybrid, or remote arrangements may depend on business requirements and location.

Development Opportunities