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QTEC

PR025-034 - LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER

QTEC, Huntsville, Alabama, United States, 35824

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QTEC Aerospace is seeking a LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER to join our team of professionals in Huntsville, AL. The qualified applicant will become part of a team of professionals supporting a large Missile Defense Development Program. The successful candidate will be a team leader, detail oriented, have a proven track record and a positive work ethic.

Job Summary QTEC Aerospace is looking for highly capable and motivated individuals. The selected candidate will serve as the Lead Software Engineer on the Fire Control System for a large Missile Defense Program.

Job Duties/Responsibilities Responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to the following:

Participate in all phases of the SDLC including requirements analysis, design, development, integration, and testing

Responsible for leading a team and driving value delivery for the infrastructure of a complex Missile Defense command and control system

Must be able to support an in‑person / closed‑area work environment

Occasional travel may be required

Minimum Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and at least 8 years of related experience, or a Master's degree with 6 years of related experience, or 4 years with a PhD not to exceed 14 years

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Recent and extensive experience developing software in C++ or Java

Willingness to become proficient with Ada software development

Experience with Unix/Linux Operating Systems

Experience leading a technical team of 5 or more individuals

Experience estimating planning and scheduling software development work for a technical team

Eager to learn and absorb new concepts and information

Experience with Agile Project Management tools (Jira/Confluence) and DevSecOps tools and methods (Jenkins, Ansible, Git/Gitlab) of continuous integration/continuous delivery and deployment (CI/CD) automation

Proven experience understanding complex algorithms and implementing them in software

Proven team player able to understand multiple aspects of the project

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to collaborate with cross‑functional teams, and prepare and brief technical presentations to the customer as needed

Self‑motivated and customer‑oriented

Desired Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

MDA and Missile Defense Systems experience and knowledge

Experience developing software in Ada

Recent MATLAB and Python Experience

Highly experienced with Linux, scripting, and operations

Advanced degree in Mathematics or Physics

Math Skills: Linear Algebra, Statistics, Algorithms

Can be from course work or work experience

Physics Skills: Astro or Orbital mechanics

Can be from course work or work experience

Experience with optimization algorithms

Experience with planning / scheduling algorithms

Experience with sensor modeling, communication modelling, and / or missile modelling

Battle Management or Fire Control experience

Security Clearance Candidates must currently have and be able to maintain a minimum DoD SECRET level security clearance.

QTEC, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and advancement in employment without regard to any applicable local, state or federally protected class, characteristic or non‑merit based factor.

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