Launch Systems & Real-Time Controls Software Engineer 2

At ULA, as a Launch Systems & Real-Time Controls Software Engineer 2 you are responsible for maintaining and developing new software / hardware products, implementing modern design principles and concepts, resolving complex technical problems, and providing solutions which are innovative and ingenious for the cryogenic fueling of spacecraft. You will work with a highly collaborative team in an Agile environment embracing a “fail-fast” mentality (fail fast, fail often, react quickly and learn from every failure). You will engage with Product Owners, Technology Architects, QA and/or Automation team members on cross-functional activities to design, develop, and test cutting-edge software solutions. You will be expected to communicate well, work with diverse teams, and quickly pickup new technical concepts. In this position, you will primarily support the Ground Software Fluids team, providing both technical leadership and hands-on development to deliver operational and enabling capabilities to meet hard real-time requirements for command and control of propulsion and electrical ground support equipment systems. You will help ensure delivery of mission critical software used during launch vehicle manufacturing, preflight test, and launch countdown to prep our rockets for flight. You will help design, develop, operate and maintain software and firmware components and computing systems software to be applied to and integrated with engineering, scientific and manufacturing systems. Apply the appropriate standards, processes, procedures and tools throughout the system development life cycle to support the generation of engineering applications and products such as display systems, mechanical control systems and electrical control systems that are directly used to operate all our rockets. You will interface with customers, suppliers, application users and other technical and support personnel to produce high quality software that meets stakeholder needs.

Minimum of 2 years of related work experience, * Bachelor’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) field from an accredited college or university

• Experience working on an agile development team
• Experience presenting hardware / software / system architecture and designs to both internal audiences as well as external customers
• Experience in authoring, executing and reviewing software products and their implementation
• Experience with object-oriented designs and languages
• Experience with C/C++
• Experience with Software Configuration Management practices including
• Agile Methodologies
• Test Driven Development (TDD)
• Software Design Principles
• Configuration Management practices and tools such as Git
• Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with designing and architecting software for complex solutions
• Experience with Python
• Experience with Real Time Linux-based operating systems
• Expertise with development and troubleshooting of timing critical Hardware and Software systems
• Experience with secure software development practices
• Technical experience in an Engineering environment
• Technical leadership experience in an Engineering environment

We offer our employees competitive pay and benefits including:

• 401(k) match plus an additional employer contribution
• Discretionary annual incentive bonus for eligible employees
• Generous paid time off
• Flexible work environments

Additionally, most salaried ULA team members work a “9/80 schedule,” meaning they enjoy every other Friday off.

Benefits and work schedules may vary for union-represented hourly positions and are described in the applicable collective bargaining agreement.