Engineer Software

Job Description

Engineer Software

*This is an on-site position

*Local to Manhattan Beach, CA only, please

Description

The Software Engineer will develop test set software in C#.

Development of drivers, scripts, calibration routines, and GUIs for free space optical test sets, as well as other similar test sets.

The engineer will be working with a small team of optical SMEs, electronics hardware engineers, and additional software engineer(s) to build automated test sets for advanced optical communications and other similar applications.

Candidate should have academic and work experience in software engineering and development across the full life cycle for automated test sets/test systems on aerospace programs.

Experience working in a process-oriented environment utilizing waterfall, spiral, or agile processes is also desired.

Candidate should also have strong verbal and written communication skills and be comfortable working on teams with talented engineers from other engineering disciplines.

Must be comfortable working in a lab environment.

Responsibilities:

Design, develop, document, test, and debug application software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions.

Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborate with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product software.

Determine overall system and user needs; analyze system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques, and controls; prepare operating instructions; design and develop utility programs.

Ensure software standards are met.

Required Skills/Knowledge/Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related STEM degree with 5+ years software development experience, OR Master's Degree with 3+ years of software development experience, OR Ph.D. with 1+ years of software development experience

Strong proficiency in Object-Oriented software design and C# programming

Experience with lab instruments such as noise and signal generators, logic, spectrum, and network analyzers, and power sources and switches

Comfortable working in a fast-paced lab environment with rapid development

Active DoD Secret or Top Secret/SCI security clearance

Has prior or current corporate experience in a full-time role

Preferred Skills/Knowledge/Experience:

Experience across the various life cycle phases, including software systems architecture development, requirements definition and analysis, OO development, code and unit testing, system integration and testing

Experience with hardware validation and verification of optical, RF, digital, or mixed signal devices

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