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Description : % Onsite / Top Secret Clearance Required Post Start / Travel

The client is currently seeking a Software Engineer - Developer (Ada) to join our B-J Navigation and Displays team located in Kent, Washington in support of the B-J CERP program within client Defense, Space & Security (BDS).

The role focuses on flight software development and avionics modernization for a long-serving, iconic military aircraft; and it is ideal for someone experienced in building applications for embedded avionics and control systems using the Ada programming language. Experience in aerospace industry and military applications is ideal.

The ideal candidate will be an independent contributor who supports lifecycle activities — design, development, integration, verification, process / tool deployment, supplier and project coordination, research, and troubleshooting — under minimum direction from technical leads, product owner, and functional manager. This is a high-impact and high-influence role where you will own project goals and their relationship to the big-picture and business context; identify and suggest improvements to potential issues in architecture, design, and code; drive technical direction and influence processes while handling ambiguity under tight constraints; and mentor other engineers on team direction and technical skills.

If you are excited about building dependable embedded systems and contributing your flight software knowledge and Ada programming skills to a historic aircraft modernization, we'd love to hear from you — please apply today to join the B-J Navigation and Displays team and help shape the future of this mission-critical program.

Position Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, tests, and maintains embedded software throughout the end-to-end lifecycle that meets industry, customer, safety, and regulation standards.
• Reviews, analyzes, and translates customer requirements into initial design of software products.
• Develops, maintains, enhances and optimizes software products and functionalities for systems integrations.
• Develops, documents and maintains architectures, requirements, algorithms, interfaces and designs for software products.
• Debugs and resolves issues identified to ensure the reliability and efficiency of software products.
• Handles user inquiries, troubleshoots technical issues and user feedback analysis.
• Implements current and emerging technologies, tools, frameworks and changes in regulations relevant to software development
• Develops, establishes, monitors and improves software processes, tools and key performance metrics that align projects with organizational goals and industry benchmarks.
• Executes and documents software research and development projects.
• Advises on software domains, system-specific issues, processes and regulations.
• Performs software project management activities and software supplier management functions.
• Tracks and evaluates software team and supplier performance to ensure product and process compliance to project plans and industry standards.

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Education / Experience :

Typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry ( Bachelor) and typically or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience ( PhD, Master+ years' related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.