Embedded Software Engineer - Alabama - onsite

This position within the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) will support work in Huntsville, Alabama and other locations as required. This is an onsite position based in Huntsville, AL.

SEI advances software engineering principles and practices and serves as a national resource in software engineering and computer security. The SEI works closely with academia, defense and government organizations, and industry to continually improve software‑intensive systems. Our core purpose is to help organizations improve software engineering capabilities and develop or acquire high quality software, on budget and on time.

Position Summary

SEI is seeking an embedded software engineer to perform embedded software systems analysis and to develop strategic partnerships with customers located in Huntsville, AL. Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, assisting customers with efforts related to software development and cybersecurity from a cost, schedule and performance perspective; integrating with the customer contractor software development team to provide on‑the‑spot technical advice; helping to address known issues and communicating progress; assessing the credibility of software development plans for future performance; and assisting customers in the proper application of tools, techniques, and procedures to solve some of the most difficult problems in software engineering and cybersecurity.

Duties

• Provide embedded software engineering support at our customer location in Huntsville, AL and other locations as required.
• Apply program and project management skills (in collaboration with SEI colleagues) to include working with clients, developing proposals, and establishing relationships with new DoW and/or government clients.
• Analyze software architecture in terms of functional and non‑functional quality attributes, understand how to apply disciplined architecture methods and techniques for trade‑off analysis toward optimized solutions.
• Analyze the use and application of modern software development techniques e.g., DevSecOps tailored to customer domain environments to effectively and efficiently develop software that meets stakeholder expectations.
• Analyze use of cyber security approaches, methodologies, tools, and techniques to prevent risks and issues, and mitigate those that emerge.
• Analyze FPGA hardware and software interface specifications described via VHDL or Verilog to ensure it meets system requirements.
• Analyze software test and evaluation techniques and methodologies.
• Use static, dynamic and complexity analysis software tools to identify areas of software weakness where additional design / refactoring may be required.
• Analyze software contractor’s task development, activities, deliverables, risks, issues, and recommend mitigation strategies and techniques as appropriate.

Requirements, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• BS with 8 years’ experience, MS with 5 years’ experience or PhD with 2 years’ experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field, with professional experience as a software developer or software engineer or verification engineer in a collaborative team environment.
• Flexible to travel to other SEI offices, sponsor sites, conferences, and offsite meetings on occasion. Moderate (25%) travel outside of your home location.
• You will be subject to a background investigation and must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Department of War security clearance.
• Applicants for this position must be currently legally authorized to work for CMU in the United States. CMU will not sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this opportunity.
• At least 75% of your weekly effort will be onsite in either an SEI or customer facility.
• Understanding of the DoW Systems Engineering lifecycle and the use of Digital Engineering capabilities to document and assess software engineering and development activities.
• Familiarity with embedded software and/or firmware safety standards e.g., MIL-STD-882E, DO‑178C, DO‑254.
• Proficiency in software development languages e.g., C, C++, Ada and/or firmware development languages (e.g., VHDL, Verilog).
• Experience with developing or analyzing embedded software built using modern Real Time Operating Systems like VxWorks.
• Experience with embedded software, performance tests and interpreting the results.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance, tuition benefits, generous time off, and a robust retirement savings policy.
• 8% monthly contribution for your retirement without having to contribute yourself.
• Tuition benefits to CMU and other institutions for you and your dependent children.
• Healthy work/life balance with flexible work arrangements and paid parental and military leave.
• Annual professional development opportunities; take courses at CMU; attend conferences and training or obtain a certification and get reimbursed for membership in professional societies.
• Relocation assistance and other benefits.

Carnegie Mellon University is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran.