Software Engineer I

Do you enjoy developing new products and services?  Join us! Our Software Engineers work in an agile, collective environment.  You will be using your skills and expertise to define, design, develop, test, certify and improve cutting-edge software products.  These cover a very wide range from advanced mission payloads and electronic systems through highly integrated aircraft to orbital and space exploration systems. You'll perform coding, debugging, testing, and troubleshooting of systems and software throughout our development process.  Your technical duties involve the design and development of new software products throughout the product lifecycle.

The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains – air, land, sea, space and cyber.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor's of Science degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or other related discipline and typically 0-2 years of relevant experience
• Basic knowledge of Computer Aided Engineering tools
• Conceptual understanding of engineering principles and practices
• Familiarity working in multi-disciplinary teams
• Working experience with C#, Java, or Kotlin
• Experience designing and developing software
• Ability to rapidly work with minimal supervision on projects involving both small and large teams
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Able to obtain/maintain secret clearance

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Development experience in Javascript, Typescript with Frameworks like REACT
• Development experience in C# ASP.NET Core
• Development experience in the Android Tactical Assault Kit (ATAK) Android Infrastructure app
• Experience in Scala, Python, Go, or C++

Responsibilities:

• Works as part of a larger Agile software development team to rapidly provide operational capabilities to the field
• Develops software that is heavily used DoD wide and by US Special Operations Forces (SOF) with a high demand for additional features
• Designs, develops, documents, tests and debugs applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions
• Define software/and or system architecture, design software modules, and produce associated documentation per corporate or customer standards
• Ensures software standards are met
• Write and test software modules and integrate with other software and/or hardware components

At Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) we deliver customer-focused technology and best-of-breed integrations in the aerospace and defense sectors. SNC has been honored as one of the most innovative U.S. companies in space, a Tier One Superior Supplier for the U.S. Air Force, and as one of America’s fastest-growing companies. Learn more about SNC