NAVAIR Software Engineer/Developer

Overview:

JHNA is currently seeking a talented Software Engineer/Developer to support our NAVAIR government customer in Patuxent River, MD. This position will require on-site/in person support.

Responsibilities

• Monitor research, analysis, design, development, test, or manufacturing operations.
• Provide oversight direction, management, and coordination of a significant technical effort.
• Furnish technical advice and assistance to gov't leads. Report on technical direction of the program, planning and scheduling work, reporting results, progress, schedule adherence and overall accomplishments of the work.
• Reviews data, reports, studies, designs, design documentation, tests, or equipment to determine conformance with contract technical requirements.
• Conduct technical reviews to determine the acceptability of changes to contract required services or equipment and/or determine the usability of items not meeting the requirements of the contract.
• Furnish advice to the government on technical matters.

General Day-to-Day tasks:

• Provide direct systems engineering/scientific support to and advise on engineering requirements, technical issues, and risks related to software development.
• Provide technical oversight and support strategic software planning.
• Serve as a hardware/software technical interface to Computer Scientist/engineering community on related software engineering activities and issues.
• Provide real-time access to SMEs for problem assessment and resolution.
• Provide software engineering technical support and representation
• Provide technical oversight into the Program Increment (PI) priority workloads.
• Provide concurrence, if applicable, on contractor proposed changes to processes and Software (SW) development plans.

Critical Tasks:

• Perform computer science, data science, operations research or other professional scientific work involved with the scientific aspects in the development and application of mathematical theories, methods and operations in research and engineering, test and evaluation and logistics functions.
• Identify and solve a wide variety of complex problems with many competing objectives, variables and constraints.
• Deliver optimized technical solutions that are balanced to achieve required technical performance within cost, schedule and technology constraints.
• Function as a member of an integrated team/group providing technical guidance to a technical workforce and meeting customer requirements for products and/or services.
• Coordinate small to medium segments of a project/program. Apply tools such as but not limited to: Risk Management, Configuration Management, Data Management, Trade-off Analysis/Trade Studies, Technical Performance Measurement, Technical Reviews, Modeling & Simulation or Earned Value Management.

Required Qualifications:

• Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance
• A bachelor's degree in a STEM field
• At least 3-4 years of experience in Acquisition Software Engineering.
• 8+ year experience in engineering or computer science with an emphasis on software engineering/development of software systems.
• Experience in software requirements allocation, design, software process management, open architecture principles, software integration and test.
• Knowledge of processes for software system design, test and interoperability, planning and management.
• Knowledge of military avionics systems, components and software and related design attributes. ( highly desired )
• Knowledge of systems engineering procedures, processes, practices and tools as related to Avionics and Weapons systems and technology. ( highly desired )
• Proven ability to effectively communicate at all levels within an organization, with effective interpersonal skills and an ability to resolve conflicting views and information.

JHNA is committed to pay transparency for our applicants and employees. The salary range for this position is $130,000-$170,000.00. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors permitted by law. JHNA/TSA provides for the welfare of its employees and their dependents through a comprehensive benefits program by offering healthcare benefits, paid leave, retirement plans, insurance programs, and education and training assistance.