Software Engineer - Space Systems

Company: Scientific Systems Company, Inc.
Location: Reston
Posted on: October 13, 2020

Job Description:

SSCI is looking for a Software Engineer for projects in the areas of multi-vehicle autonomy and distributed systems. This position requires U.S. Citizenship and eligibility for U.S. Dept. of Defense Security Clearance. Scientific Systems Company, Inc. ( [ is a leading developer of advanced technologies for navigation, mission planning and autonomy for the Aerospace and Defense industries. Founded in 1976 and headquartered in the metro-Boston area, SSCIs focus is on mission-relevant autonomy solutions. SSCI is among the Top 20 companies in highly competitive Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. SSCIs clients and teaming partners include all major branches of the U.S Department of Defense, NASA, and many of the leading prime contractors. *Full-time opportunities are available in Woburn, MA and Washington DC Metro Area Duties * Contribute to design, development, and testing of software for space-domain autonomous systems. * Write software code to implement autonomy, AI/Ml and advanced algorithms for robotic embedded systems onboard spacecraft and in spacecraft ground control stations * Develop code to software specifications and perform software testing prior to deployment in Software-In-The-Loop (SITL), Hardware-In-The-Loop (HITL) testing environments, and deployment into Space * Design, develop, and maintain DevOps setups and cross-compilation build chains * Review code and pull requests, and support other engineers * Progressively take on responsibility for increasing complexity and scope of software development projects Requirements * 2+ years experience in development, integration and test of aerospace software * Proficiency with IDE-based object-oriented programming in C/C++ and either Python or Matlab * Familiarity with GoogleTest and Software Unit, Component, System, and Smoke testing. Familiarity with Test Driven Development * Familiarity with Linux ARM cross compilation and CMake, and embedded system software development * Familiarity with networking and messaging systems (ZeroMQ, Google Protobuffer/Flatbuffer, middleware systems, ROS, TCP/UDP networking) * USA Citizenship and eligibility for DoD Security Clearance are required for this position. Desired Skills * Experience with Data Access Layers, Relational Databases, Object Relational Mapping, and/or SQLite or other SQL technologies * Experience with distributed data architectures * Experience Docker and containerization, including docker-compose and Kubernetes * Experience with DevOps technologies such as Jenkins, Gitlab, Bamboo, Chef, Puppet * Experience with cloud computing systems (Azure, AWS) * Experience with Modeling and Simulation Benefits Salary is competitive with market rates, with annual bonus awards based on company and individual performance. SSCI benefits package includes 401K, Health/Life/Disability Insurance.

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