Senior Mission Software Engineer

• Work independently to develop and enhance software related to mission planning, network management, and flight dynamics
• Develop optimized code for both scalability and performance
• Work within the Agile/Scrum framework for software development (Atlassian tool suite desired)
• Create or maintain build environments for software products
• Play a key role in planning and executing software releases per stakeholder/program schedules and budgets
• Update issue/feature data in Atlassian Project/Software tracking tools
• Follow existing Iridium processes for Change Control, Prioritization, Risk Management, Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) Management, Build and Test software deployments and use knowledge to assist in development of process/procedure documentation materials
• Edit, structure and present data, concepts and arguments clearly and succinctly, through briefings and documentation
• Respond to questions from stakeholders, as appropriate

What You'll Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, or other engineering discipline
• 8+ years software programming and/or support experience with mission planning and/or network management
• Understanding of mission planning, data routing, and data management concepts, and/or flight dynamics
• Coding experience on Agile based teams
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues to groups outside of your team or those who are unfamiliar with the topic
• Be comfortable managing upward, including being a proactive communicator and asking for help when needed
• Have confidence and be able to easily build relationships with leadership and colleagues outside of your team
• Possess an analytical mindset, with the ability to understand a situation or problem and think critically to make decisions and come up with out-of-the-box solutions
• Be proactive in providing feedback and be enthusiastic in sharing your knowledge with others
• Capable of prioritizing your own tasks and potentially the tasks of others while making sure deadlines are met
• Proactivity in seeking out ways to continuously improve yourself and gain new knowledge, including the ability to learn the different software that make up the System Performance and Analysis software
• Ability to comprehend technical documentation
• Have a positive attitude to take on ever increasing S/W development tasks
• Passion for working in a team driven environment consisting of operators, SW testers, senior developers, and system engineers.

• Experience with the following technologies:
• Python / Perl / C++/ Matlab
• Kubernetes / Docker / OpenShift
• JFrog Artifactory and Pipelining
• Linux based environments and bash shell scripting
• XML / JSON / SQL
• No SQL based DBs (e.g., Mongo)
• js / Apache Web Server
• RESTful / / ELK or similar / WebSockets
• Atlassian management/software development tools: Jira / Git / Bitbucket / Crucible / Confluence and/or Gitlab
• Micro services architectures
• Working knowledge of the following languages:
• Python / Perl / C++/ Matlab

We'll Also Need You To:

• Be a U.S. Citizen

Work Environment:

This position primarily works in the company office or in a home office. The position is largely sedentary with the majority of the position sitting in a chair and working with a computer. The role uses basic office equipment including a phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse and printer. For meetings in-person, this position will need to be able stand, walk within the office and climb stairs on occasion.