Sr. Software Engineer at USPRO

Sr. Software Engineer
Sterling Heights, MI
1 year contract (temp to perm)



Job Description:
We have multiple openings for individuals with experience and a passion for real-time, embedded software development. The Sr. Software Engineer plans and performs a variety of tasks across the areas of software requirements analysis, software architecture and design, implementation (code and unit test), documentation, hardware-software integration, troubleshooting, problem solving, and software verification testing.


Responsibilities:

• Develops, maintains, upgrades, and ports embedded product software and/or product support software to enhance, implement and support project/system functionality for the assigned technical effort.  
• Mentors less experienced software engineers to help develop their software development and test capabilities and troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. Collaborates across the other engineering disciplines such as Mechanical, Electrical, Controls, and Systems.  
• Ensures that technical approach is consistent with established engineering principles and practices.  
• Ensures that product outcomes meet customer needs and that customer and company technical, system, performance, process, and quality requirements are met.

Required Qualifications:

• C and C++ programming
• Development of software applications on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Windows 10/11 Operating Systems
• Git and Jira/Gitlab Configuration Management tools  
• Object Oriented design and development experience required  
• Exceptional communication (verbal and written) skills are a MUST
• Familiarity with current computer applications and technologies in applicable engineering disciplines  
• Ability to solve basic technical design and development problems  
• Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with customers to solve technical problems  
• Ability to travel to the customer site
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in real-time embedded software development and/or software testing  
• Development and integration of software applications on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Windows 10/11 -- Packaging software as RPMs and binary executables -- Drivers, DLLs, shared objects, and static libraries
• Bachelor’s degree in STEM field

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with relevant military and commercial design standards  
• Familiarity with UML modeling tools  
• Familiarity with M88 functionality and capability  
• Familiarity with DOORS  
• Familiarity with CMMI for development  
• Familiarity with embedded systems  
• Familiarity with Qt Framework for front end GUIs  
• Familiarity with Ethernet based protocols (SSL/TLS, SSH, SFTP)  
• Familiarity with Nessus and Coverity cybersecurity scans  
• Familiarity with hardening of systems and applying STIG rules
• Experience in architectural level software design using Magic Draw, Enterprise Architect, or similar model-based engineering tool (software developers)  
• Experience using NI TestStand (software testers)  
• Familiarity with combat vehicle functionality and capability  
• Experience with developing on VxWorks
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science