
BAE Systems
Software Engineer
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Job Description
BAE Systems is seeking software engineers with 2+ years of experience to join our team and contribute to designing, developing, and maintaining embedded software and firmware for mission-critical systems. At BAE Systems, we promote a strong, collaborative culture and provide our employees with the tools, skills, and training they need to succeed. We are all about trust, camaraderie, and a shared mission of delivering world-class products to our commercial and military customers. We offer a flexible hybrid work environment and a 9/80 work schedule. Our company is part of the community and driven to improve our future and protect our freedom. Engineers at our Endicott NY / Austin TX offices support the Controls & Avionics Solutions (CAS) Business Area. Controls and Avionics Solutions provides flight and mission-critical products to more than 170 commercial and military customers around the world. CAS products include flight control systems, full authority digital engine controls (FADEC), autonomous flight systems, power management systems, flight deck systems, control sticks, cabin management systems, intermediate and depot level test stands, and mission systems for the world's most prominent commercial and military aircraft manufacturers. In this role, you will be an integrated team member working at the intersection of hardware and software. You will collaborate closely with Systems, Hardware, and Test engineers to develop software that interacts directly with physical components. Your work will span one or more phases of Requirements Development, Low-Level Design, Implementation, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) Integration, and System Testing. You will prepare design and project artifacts intended to be used within complex programs in accordance with established safety-critical processes. We will provide you opportunities to learn, leverage our current technologies, incorporate new embedded architectures, and be a leader in our engineering organization. As part of our interview and selection process for this position, candidates will be required to complete a coding assessment.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- 2+ years experience with embedded software or firmware development, testing, and validation in any programming language or environment.
- Understanding of software engineering principles, specifically as they apply to resource-constrained environments (CPU, Memory, Power).
- Experience with software and systems engineering processes, methodologies, and tools.
- Experience performing software testing, validation, and verification activities, including the use of debuggers or hardware probes.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with an ability to troubleshoot issues at the hardware-software interface.
- Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with real-time operating systems (RTOS) and embedded development lifecycles.
- Proficiency in C/C++ (for embedded targets) and Python (for scripting/automation).
- Experience with Windows/Linux OS and cross-compilation toolchains.
- Familiarity with communication protocols (e.g., I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, ARINC 429, or MIL-STD-1553).
- Experience with Continuous Integration (CI) tools, GIT, Jira, and Confluence.
- Agile Development experience.
- Experience designing and implementing real-time software algorithms, interrupt service routines (ISRs), or device drivers.
Skills & Technologies
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Employment Type
Full Time
Experience Level
Senior
Location
Austin, TX
Posted
1 day ago
Country
US