Software System Engineer

Software System Engineer

QTEC Aerospace is seeking multiple SOFTWARE SYSTEM ENGINEERS to join our team of professionals in Huntsville, AL. The successful candidates will become part of a team of professionals representing both industry and government in support of a Missile Defense System (MDS) with a mission of protecting the United States and our allies. The successful candidates will be detail oriented, have a proven track record and a positive work ethic.

Job Summary: QTEC Aerospace is looking for highly capable and motivated individuals. The successful candidates will function as an integral member of a multi-contractor team providing program, engineering, and technical support to Missile Defense programs.

Job Duties/Responsibilities: Responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to the following:

• Responsible for software development in C++ or Java
• Works in a collaborative environment to understand system requirements, design and implement new capabilities and algorithms. Many of the algorithms will be mathematics and physics intensive complex solutions.
• Designs, codes, maintains, debugs and configures enterprise software applications and products
• Supports review of associated requirements and test cases
• Responsible for performing analysis and technical support of systems software products, including complex problem resolution, design, development, testing and operational integration
• Interfaces with other system support groups to resolve problems, setting standards and improving overall efficiency of the operating system

Minimum Education and Experience: Bachelors degree in STEM related field (e.g., engineering, software engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics) from an accredited college and at least 14 years related experience or Master's degree with 12 years related experience, or 9 years' experience with a PhD.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Recent and extensive experience developing software in C++ or Java
• Unix/Linux operating system experience
• Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and container orchestration
• Recent MATLAB or Python Experience
• Possess knowledge of basic software practices, including coding standards and configuration management
• Quick to learn and absorb new concepts and information
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, and prepare and brief presentations to the customer as needed
• Self-starter with ability to work both independently and in a team environment

Desired Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Highly experienced with Linux, scripting, and operations
• Experience with automated software requirements testing and analysis
• Experience with the battle management and or fire control systems
• Experience developing and deploying containerized applications in distributed environments
• Experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD) using tools like Gherkin and Cucumber for automated acceptance testing
• Experience with Static and Dynamic Code Analysis Tools and Fuzzing Tools such as: Coverity, Fortify, AND/OR SonarQube
• Experience developing software in a Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) environment.
• Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), containers, and pipelines
• Experience with Software Change Control, Change Management, Code Quality, Static Analysis, and CI/CD tools such as: Atlassian tool suite, Jira, GitHub, GitLab, SonarQube, Coverity, and Jenkins.
• Familiarity with the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA)
• Experience with Apache Kafka, Prometheus, Grafana, Istio, Elastic Stack (ELK), Terraform, and/or Ansible
• Very solid background in math and physics
• Advanced degree in Mathematics or Physics or Computer Science

Security Clearance: Candidates must currently have and be able to maintain a minimum DoD SECRET level security clearance.

Location: Huntsville, AL

*QTEC, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and advancement in employment without regard to any applicable local, state or federally protected class.