Embedded Software Engineer - Ada

Overview

On Site
$55-$90 per hour
Full Time

Skills

C++
Embedded software
Digital audio
Computer networking
Software development
Control system
Unit testing
Real-time
ADA
Embedded systems
Satellite
Management
Broadcasting
Radio
ACS
Testing
RTOS
Green Hills
C
Agile
GNC
VxWorks
Science
Innovation
Network
Recruiting
Law
Interviewing

Job Details

Exciting Embedded and Flight Systems Opportunities Supporting Satellites!!!
Job Description:
Working on products including high-powered direct-to-home broadcast satellites, commercial weather satellites, digital audio radio satellites, Earth observation satellites and spot-beam satellites for data networking applications.
Engineers will be working on the PPE (Power and Propulsion Element) - a NASA project for a planned solar electric ion propulsion module, a major component of the Lunar Gateway. The PPE will allow access to the entire lunar surface and a wide range of lunar orbits and double as a space tug for visiting craft.
Responsibilities:
- Ada95 Software Development and compilation for an ICU (integrated computer unit)
- Developing flight software for ACS (attitude control system)
- Unit testing of code (must be willing to do both development and testing)
- RTOS software development on GreenHills
Job Skills Required:
  • ada95
  • Embedded software
  • Flight software
  • C/C++
  • Agile
  • ACS
  • GNC
  • 5545
  • Satellite
  • NASA
  • cFS
  • Spacewire
  • Attitude control
  • Greenhills
  • Vxworks

Additional Skills & Qualifications:
- Strong Ada, C/C++ experience
- Real-time embedded (RTOS) experience
- Experience and willingness to do unit testing of code

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