Senior Software Engineer for Space Systems

**Job Description**

Do you have experience writing embedded software in C ? Do you love space and want your code to travel there? Do you enjoy collaborating with others? Are you the engineer on your team who takes the initiative to reach out first? Come join our team of engineers on an 18-month space program developing both a payload and a ground station to launch existing capabilities into orbit.

When you become a member of our team, you will work across multiple disciplines and collaborate with Systems, Hardware and Test Engineers to impact all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle. At BAE Systems, we promote a strong, collaborative culture and provide our employees with the tools, skills and training they need to succeed. We offer a flexible work environment and multiple options for work schedules (9/80, 4/10, and others). Our company is part of the community and driven to improve our future and protect our freedom.

If you hold a Secret clearance or are eligible to obtain one, enjoy contributing to a mission that matters, and think the description below sounds like you, we d love to meet you!

Job Responsibilities

Contribute to the development of a space payload application in C or C

Collaborate borderlessly across disciplines to bring a new capability to life.

Efficiently respond to evolving requirements

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We take pride in important work-life balance initiatives including every other Friday Off, Flextime, and Telecommuting. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

Because of the need for consistent, in-person collaboration and/or the requirement to perform all work onsite due to the nature of this particular role, it will be performed fulltime on site. This means work will be conducted on location at a BAE Systems facility 100% of the time.

Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires US citizenship status.

**Required Education, Experience, & Skills**

+ Active secret clearance or ability to obtain a Secret clearance

+ 6 years of embedded software development experience, preferably with C

+ Demonstrated initiative to communicate and collaborate across a distributed software team

+ Strong written and verbal technical communication skills

+ Bachelor s Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent education

**Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills**

+ Experience with HW, FW and SW integration and test

+ Experience integrating existing software into new frameworks and platforms

+ Familiarity with the space domain, software-defined radios

+ Familiarity with agile development methodologies

+ Familiarity with DevSecOps and software factories with automated CI/CD pipelines

+ Familiarity with the Atlassian tool suite

**Pay Information**

Full-Time Salary Range: $89650 - $152460

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

**Senior Software Engineer for Space Systems**

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