Senior Principal Software Engineer - Core Services and Libraries (Onsite)
Role Overview
Lead architecture and development of core software components, libraries, and tools for scalable, certifiable avionics platforms.
Work across the software lifecycle with cross-functional teams on safety-critical civil and military systems.
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Role overview
Lead architecture and development of core software components, libraries, and tools for scalable, certifiable avionics platforms.
Work across the software lifecycle with cross-functional teams on safety-critical civil and military systems.
Responsibilities
- Lead software architecture and design aligned with avionics system requirements.
- Drive development and verification for safety-critical software and manage requirements, decomposition, and traceability.
- Develop and verify software using modern C++ and object-oriented design.
- Produce DO-178 certification artifacts, including DAL-A deliverables, and support certification with customers and regulators.
- Conduct peer reviews and collaborate with engineering, program leadership, and customers.
- Travel domestically and internationally as required, less than 10%.
Required qualifications
- Typically requires a STEM degree and at least 10 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 7 years.
- Experience designing and developing software architecture, libraries, or platform-level components in aerospace or safety-critical environments.
- Experience leading technical project execution, engaging customers, presenting to senior stakeholders, and working across engineering and program teams.
Preferred qualifications
- DO-178 development or certification experience, including civil DAL-A, is preferred.
- C++ and VxWorks experience is preferred.
- High- and low-level requirements, test cases, and automated test procedures experience is preferred.
- Flight management systems, aircraft applications, or middleware experience is preferred.
- Familiarity with revision control and tools such as Git, Subversion, or JIRA is preferred.
Work location
- The description specifies an onsite role in Huntsville, Alabama.
- The description identifies the role as U.S.-based.
Compensation
- The stated salary range is USD 132,400–251,600; no pay cadence is specified.
- Relocation may be available to eligible candidates.
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