ZP Group Kent , WA 98031
Posted 2 months ago
Zachary Piper is seeking a Chief Software Architect to join our team in Kent, WA. This position will work with the Satellite Flight Software team to rapidly develop and deploy innovative experimental products necessitating highly-advanced and novel approaches to achieve never-before-attempted missions. The software architectures must incorporate products from multiple functional domains and meet high levels of difficulty to bring together customer confidence and pass flight certification.
The successful candidate will own the effort to craft and build the next generation of onboard satellite software. The Software Chief Architect will own and drive architecture across these first-in-type satellites.
Position Responsibilities:
Independent technical Subject Matter Expert, developing sophisticated software architecture for unique, first-in-type satellite systems
Lead development and documentation of satellite-wide software requirements and software interfaces for open-ended mission profiles
Define Software Development and Verification Plans in order to deliver high-assurance, certified flight software
Ensure compliance with all Software Quality, Product Security, and Enterprise Design Practices throughout the software lifecycle
Resolve sophisticated and seamless software interactions between satellite bus, power and thermal systems, communications and encryption, command and data handling, guidance and navigation, on-board autonomy, ground control, mission operations, and systems duplications
Lead geographically-diverse business partners through integration of developmental software products into RSC satellite architectures
Advise program customers on system-level architecture; establish and maintain frequent and open communication with key partners
Lead software research and development projects
Author tech-volumes and advise proposal activities across multiple product lines
Serve as consultant to RSC leadership team in long-range planning for technology research and advancement, critical to driving and acquiring future business
Train and mentor others
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):
Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility
Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science
14+ years of experience in developing architecture and embedded real-time software
10+ years experience with embedded software design, development, debugging, and performing software integration and testing
10+ years of experience with C++
10+ years demonstrated ability working with Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS)
Experience with configuration management and collaboration tools such as (or similar to) Git, JIRA, Collaborator, Beyond Compare, and VersionOne
Experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) or Agile Scrum methodology
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
10+ years of experience developing Space domain software products
10+ years of experience in LOR 1/2/3 (DAL A/B/C) critical flight software
10+ years of experience in Network Programming; TCP/IP protocols
10+ years of experience developing scientific algorithms or simulations using auto-generated code with Julia and/or MATLAB
10+ years of experience leading or mentoring people in a technical environment
10+ years of experience working on responses to requests for proposal (RFP) and contract support
Experience working with Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) (Wind River Systems VxWorks, DDC-I Deos or Green Hills Software Integrity) and Linux operating system, in an embedded systems environment
Experience with cyber security concepts and compliance, encryption, red-black architecture
Experience with satellite GN&C concepts (orbital mechanics, control theory, etc.)
Experience with vehicle automation, mission/contingency management, fault management
Experience with Enterprise Standard Gated Process (EGSP) and Gate Incremental Checkpoints Assessment (GICA)
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