Title:  Senior Specialist, Systems Engineering - Flight Test 1

Job Title: Specialist, Systems Engineer

Job Code: 42383

Job Location: Greenville, TX

Job Schedule: 9/80 - Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off.

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Specialist, Systems Engineering to support the design, development, integration, and delivery of advanced software solutions for mission-critical defense systems. The ideal candidate will have experience leading technical efforts across the full software development lifecycle, collaborating directly with customers, and developing secure, scalable solutions in cross-functional engineering environments.  This role requires a strong background in software architecture, systems integration, diagnostics, automation, and secure software development, along with the ability to work across multiple programming languages and platforms.

Essential Functions:

• Lead end-to-end software development efforts including architecture, design, implementation, testing, documentation, and delivery.
• Serve as a primary technical interface with customers, coordinating schedules, communicating progress, and aligning deliverables with evolving requirements.
• Design and develop scalable authentication and authorization solutions to enforce system access control policies.
• Lead small technical teams in the development of diagnostics and monitoring tools to improve system health visibility and accelerate root-cause analysis.
• Investigate customer requests, analyze requirements, and implement effective software solutions.
• Maintain and update interface definition documentation and other technical artifacts.
• Design and implement software libraries for integration between Java applications and native APIs on Windows and Linux systems.
• Develop and maintain unit tests for C++, Python, and Java-based applications.
• Support software modernization efforts, including containerization and reduction of technical debt in legacy codebases.
• Automate development and release processes using scripting and web automation tools.
• Contribute to multiple software programs through feature enhancements, bug fixes, security updates, and platform improvements.
• Create user manuals and technical documentation to support delivered capabilities.
• Work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with time-critical requirements.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Current or recently held Top Secret/SCI DoD security clearance and be able to maintain required clearance. 
• Must be able to work occasional weekend or overtime hours, as required. 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience.
• Graduate Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, a minimum 8 years of prior related experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of ELINT receiver systems, signal analysis equipment and techniques.  
• Demonstrated experience with ELINT databases such as EPL, CED, EWIR, MIDB, etc. 
• Demonstrated professional software engineering experience in defense, aerospace, or other mission-critical environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading software development efforts and/or small technical teams.
• Demonstrated practical experience with:
  • C / C++
  • Python
  • Java
  • Bash
• Demonstrated experience with software development on Windows and Linux platforms.
• Demonstrated experience with unit testing frameworks and software verification practices.
• Demonstrated experience with technical documentation, interface definitions, and customer-facing engineering communication.
• Demonstrated familiarity with secure software practices and access control implementation.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Rust
• Docker/Podman
• CMake
• Google Test
• JNI development
• Selenium automation
• Experience supporting ELINT, airborne mission systems, communications systems, or similar defense platforms.
• Experience containerizing development environments.
• Experience automating manual engineering or release processes.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver projects ahead of schedule.
• Prior recognition for software engineering excellence or technical achievement.
• Hardware troubleshooting and maintenance experience. 
• Experience with JIRA/Confluence/DOORS