Lead Software Engineer (Direct) Binghamton NY
Job Description:
- This position is for a software team lead who is self-motivated and leads their team by exemplifying a positive approach, strong work ethic, and taking ownership and accountability for their work.
- Producing plans for execution of software tasks in support of program requirements within budget and schedule constraints
- Providing accurate and timely status of budget, schedule, and technical issues
- Managing software engineers assigned to the program, ensuring program milestones are met within cost and schedule constraints while maintaining focus on quality and customer needs.
- Coordinate with other program leadership to ensure appropriate engineers are assigned to the program.
- Supporting other program leadership as required.
- Managing all software tasks assigned to the program by planning tasking assignments, tracking tasks to closure, supporting software engineers on a day-to-day basis, and performing task decomposition as required.
- Ensuring all program requirements are met, program risks are identified and mitigated, and company processes are followed by the software team.
- Coordinating with another program leads to ensure program is completed successfully.
- Work in a team environment, throughout the lifecycle of the program, using either Waterfall or Agile methodologies
Skills/Experience:
- Experience supporting military or defense programs
- Ability to apply sound engineering principles and develop innovative solutions
- Demonstrated ability to design, develop, document, test and debug simulation software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions
- Excellent communication skills including oral, written, interpersonal, and listening
- Proven success in a fast-paced development environment and possess a willingness to take ownership, accept accountability, and thrive under pressure
- Ability to provide and receive constructive criticism
- Flexibility to support occasional overtime, weekend work, shift work and site travel (CONUS)
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with continuous integration, automated testing frameworks, build management, artifact management preferred
- MS Windows Linux, Unix, Qt, DDS experience
- Experience with Aerodynamics design and RF Systems
- Experience with Flight Simulation and/or Radar Systems
- Familiarity with aircraft avionics 1553 protocol and simulator experience
- Experience working in a production environment
- Knowledge of different testing methodologies (e.g., White/Gray/Black box testing)
- Prior Military Experience
- BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience required
- A minimum of 10 years Software engineering experience
Worksite Location: Binghamton, NY
Clearance: Active Secret