Senior Software Engineer

Albers Aerospace is a professional services company currently working for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and commercial clients; competing as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) under several NAICS codes. Our core competencies include systems engineering, program management, logistics, production support, aircraft maintenance, and aviation/aerospace services. We were founded in 2015 and since our establishment, we have been attracting the best talent in our fields of interest enabling us to provide cutting-edge solutions and support to our warfighters. We understand and provide expert consultation on weapons systems acquisition programs, maintenance/modernization programs, and sustainment programs. We know defense and we know aircraft systems.

Job Title:Sr SoftwareEngineer

Department:Albers Innovation

Location:McKinney, Texas

Full/Part Time: Full time

Remote work authorized:Hybrid

FLSA Classification:Exempt

CBA: N/A

Effective Date:5 March 2025

Security Clearance Req:Secret Eligible

THIS JOB IS ON SITE IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS

Job Summary:

This position will integrate systems, build products, and develop software services as a member of a Software Engineering team. Alongside the other team members, this engineer will implement best practices for projects, provide novel solutions to hard problems, rapidly develop prototypes, and reduce ideas to practice. This position will also be asked to participate in bidding activities for new business.

This position will initially be part of a team building software for radar systems. This position may also be responsible for supporting other product lines within Albers Innovation, including plugin development for engineering tools, supporting mission thread integration among various platforms, and developing advanced manufacturing systems including robotics and industrial controls.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Design, document, develop, integrate, and test software according to industry coding standards and practices in various programming languages, including Ruby on Rails, Java, and Rust.

• Develop intuitive user interfaces to control and status advance manufacturing systems.

• Execute complex software tasks with minimal direction and no oversight.

• Provide leadership, direction, oversight, and mentorship of more junior team members

• Participate in requirements development, project estimation, software design/code reviews, algorithm architecture alignment reviews and software performance metrics.

• Apply best practices in automated testing and CI/CD to maximize the team's forward progress

• Keep up to date on the newest technological innovations and apply relevant innovations to our systems

• Deploy and manage production systems (DevOps) and participate in on-call responsibilities

• Verify and comply with engineering documentation standards and test procedures.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None, but mentorship of more junior team members is expected

Note: The duties and responsibilities described on this document are not necessarily a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; and the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Good communications and analytical skills required

• High work ethic and commitment

• Experience with the Ruby on Rails or Java/SpringBoot systems, and Linux Operating Systems

• Experience with Agile/Scrum development and tooling

• Experience with modern source control tools and practices

• Experience configuring and using continuous build/integration facilities

Preferred Skills/Abilities:

• Prior experience with radar systems

• Front-end development experience including React, Vue, or related frameworks

• Experience with Containers and Virtualization technologies - configuring, deploying, and managing

• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Azure cloud services

• Establishing and using dependency management, source control, issue tracking, build, and test facilities in a closed or high security environment

• Experience with Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis techniques and tools

• Experience with Modbus, Discrete & Analog Signals

• Experience developing industrial systems, including control and safety interlocks

Education, Experience and Certifications Required:

Minimum:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering or related STEM discipline

• 1-3 years of relevant work experience

• Must be a U.S citizen. Must possess or be able to obtain a Secret security clearance

Preferred:

• Graduate Degree engineering in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering or related discipline

• +3 years of relevant work experience

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

• While primarily an office job, may require time at an integration facility or other location.

• Must be able to lift or push 25 pounds at times.

• Ability to traverse integration & test facility.

• CONUS travel may be required from time to time.

• Willingness to participate in integration and test of industrial systems, including cable, kitting, installation.

What We Offer:

Teammates at Albers Aerospace receive a robust benefits package which includes medical, dental and vision plans, matching 401k, 15 days of PTO, 12 holidays, employer paid term life, AD&D, long and short-term disability, and education and certification reimbursement.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

The pay range for this role is:

110,000 - 160,000 USD per year (AAHQ-Albers Headquarters)