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Public Trust
$95,500 - $149,200
Unspecified
IT - QA and Test
Atlantic City, NJ (On-Site/Office)
Responsibilities
Program Overview and Responsibilities
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Voice Switch and Recorder (VS&R) Program Office manages seven different programs that provide Air Traffic Control (ATC) Voice Communication Systems (VCSs) and legal recording systems enabling critical, high availability ATC communications and recordings within the FAA's National Airspace System (NAS). The VS&R Program Office is responsible for acquisition of modern Internet Protocol (IP) Voice Communications Systems as part of the FAA's Brand-New Air Traffic Control System (BN-ATCS), which includes development of requirements, procurement, verification, validation, testing, implementation, deployment and acceptance. The VS&R Program Office also manages full life cycle sustainment and logistics activities for existing operational ATC VCSs that are currently in use throughout the NAS.
Responsibilities:
The Software Safety Engineer will provide onsite and hands-on ATC software safety engineering support to the FAA VS&R Program team at the William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. The FAA is accelerating the modernization of ATC voice communications from Analog & Digital to Internet Protocol (IP) technology. The VCS modernization includes acquisition of commercial Air-to-Ground Protocol Converters (APCs) and IP Voice Communication Systems (IP-VCSs). The FAA will procure, test and deploy hundreds of new IP-VCSs and thousands of APCs over the next three years.
The Software Safety Engineer will support the FAA's efforts to ensure software systems are safe and reliable by analyzing risks, reviewing safety standards, and working with FAA and vendor development, technical and engineering teams to verify safety measures. Duties include but are not limited to conducting hazard analyses, developing software safety requirements, performing testing and validation, and collaborating with other engineering teams to integrate safety throughout FAA vendors' software development lifecycles.
Activities will include creating, developing, and reviewing requirements, software design reviews, software documentation analyses, system integration, software testing, verification and validation.
Additionally, the Software Safety Engineer will:
Required Qualifications
Requires a bachelor's degree, and 6+ years of relevant experience in software engineering.
The candidate must possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:
Desired Qualifications
The candidate should possess several of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:
Overview
Noblis and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI , and Noblis MSD tackle the nation's toughest problems and apply advanced solutions to our clients' most critical missions. We bring the best of scientific thought, management, and engineering expertise together in an environment of independence and objectivity to deliver enduring impact on federal missions. Noblis works with a wide range of government clients in the defense, intelligence and federal civil sectors. Learn more at Noblis -About Us
Why work at a Noblis company?
Our employees find greater meaning in their work and balance the other things in life that matter to them. Our people are our greatest asset. They are exceptionally skilled, knowledgeable, team-oriented, and mission-driven individuals who want to do work that matters and benefits the public. Noblis has won numerous workplace awards . Noblis maintains a drug-free workplace.
* Remote/hybrid status is subject to change based on Noblis and/or government requirements
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, sex, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability, pregnancy/childbirth and related medical conditions, veteran or military status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us .
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Total Rewards
At Noblis we recognize and reward your contributions, provide you with growth opportunities, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs. Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Benefits page on our Careers site.
Compensation at Noblis is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the combination of education, certifications, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, internal and external equity, location, clearance level, as well as contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements and applicable employment laws. The projected compensation range for this position is based on full time status. For part time or on-call staff, compensation is proportionately adjusted based on hours worked. While monetary compensation is important, it's just one component of Noblis' total compensation package.
Posted Salary Range
USD $95,500.00 - USD $149,200.00 /Yr.
Program Overview and Responsibilities
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Voice Switch and Recorder (VS&R) Program Office manages seven different programs that provide Air Traffic Control (ATC) Voice Communication Systems (VCSs) and legal recording systems enabling critical, high availability ATC communications and recordings within the FAA's National Airspace System (NAS). The VS&R Program Office is responsible for acquisition of modern Internet Protocol (IP) Voice Communications Systems as part of the FAA's Brand-New Air Traffic Control System (BN-ATCS), which includes development of requirements, procurement, verification, validation, testing, implementation, deployment and acceptance. The VS&R Program Office also manages full life cycle sustainment and logistics activities for existing operational ATC VCSs that are currently in use throughout the NAS.
Responsibilities:
The Software Safety Engineer will provide onsite and hands-on ATC software safety engineering support to the FAA VS&R Program team at the William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. The FAA is accelerating the modernization of ATC voice communications from Analog & Digital to Internet Protocol (IP) technology. The VCS modernization includes acquisition of commercial Air-to-Ground Protocol Converters (APCs) and IP Voice Communication Systems (IP-VCSs). The FAA will procure, test and deploy hundreds of new IP-VCSs and thousands of APCs over the next three years.
The Software Safety Engineer will support the FAA's efforts to ensure software systems are safe and reliable by analyzing risks, reviewing safety standards, and working with FAA and vendor development, technical and engineering teams to verify safety measures. Duties include but are not limited to conducting hazard analyses, developing software safety requirements, performing testing and validation, and collaborating with other engineering teams to integrate safety throughout FAA vendors' software development lifecycles.
Activities will include creating, developing, and reviewing requirements, software design reviews, software documentation analyses, system integration, software testing, verification and validation.
Additionally, the Software Safety Engineer will:
- Conduct Hazard identification, mitigation and risk anlaysis.
- Learn the FAA's VS&R lab network capabilities, protocols, interfaces, software and hardware.
- Ensure that software and QA projects and documentation are compliant with requirements and client needs.
- Participate in Verification and Validation (V&V) of software system requirements, including traceability, and testability.
- Work in JavaScript, Python, C++ and other languages.
- Provide software integration.
- Analyze Problem Tracking Reports (PTRs).
Required Qualifications
Requires a bachelor's degree, and 6+ years of relevant experience in software engineering.
The candidate must possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:
- Experience with safety and risks of the software.
- Experience creating, developing, and reviewing software-level requirements.
- Experience creating, developing, and reviewing software design and architecture.
- Experience creating, developing, reviewing, and debugging software code.
- Experience creating, developing, and reviewing databases.
- Experience testing software-level requirements and code.
- Experience using modern software development tools and techniques (e.g. source control systems, unit test frameworks, issue tracking software).
- Experience with software configuration management.
- Experience with software quality assurance.
- Fluent in C/C++, including object-oriented design and implementation.
- Fluent in Python, including HTTP API design and implementation.
- Usage of version control software (e.g., Git)
- Knowledge of software design process, patterns and anti-patterns
- Familiarity with embedded Linux system design and implementation, including performance optimization.
- Comfortable with common software data structures and algorithms
- Comfortable with Linux systems, including terminal interactions and configuration.
- Comfortable understanding System Requirements, Network Interfaces and Technical Specifications
Desired Qualifications
The candidate should possess several of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:
- Knowledge of the Federal Aviation Administration and ATC systems
- Understanding of the National Airspace System (NAS)
- Experience performing or supporting software audits to an industry standard (e.g. IEEE, ISO, or RTCA).
- Some experience with RTCA DO-278A.
- Knowledge of Voice Communications Systems used for Air Traffic Control (ATC)
- Understanding of Internet Protocol (IP) Networking and the OSI Model
- Ability to collect/analyze data and communicate technical information.
- Strong oral, written and interpersonal communications skills.
- Ability to work independently to complete assigned tasks within expected schedule.
- Flexible/easily adaptable within a dynamic work environment
- Customer service and goal oriented
Overview
Noblis and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI , and Noblis MSD tackle the nation's toughest problems and apply advanced solutions to our clients' most critical missions. We bring the best of scientific thought, management, and engineering expertise together in an environment of independence and objectivity to deliver enduring impact on federal missions. Noblis works with a wide range of government clients in the defense, intelligence and federal civil sectors. Learn more at Noblis -About Us
Why work at a Noblis company?
Our employees find greater meaning in their work and balance the other things in life that matter to them. Our people are our greatest asset. They are exceptionally skilled, knowledgeable, team-oriented, and mission-driven individuals who want to do work that matters and benefits the public. Noblis has won numerous workplace awards . Noblis maintains a drug-free workplace.
* Remote/hybrid status is subject to change based on Noblis and/or government requirements
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, sex, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability, pregnancy/childbirth and related medical conditions, veteran or military status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us .
EEO is the Law | E-Verify | Right to Work
Total Rewards
At Noblis we recognize and reward your contributions, provide you with growth opportunities, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs. Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Benefits page on our Careers site.
Compensation at Noblis is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the combination of education, certifications, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, internal and external equity, location, clearance level, as well as contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements and applicable employment laws. The projected compensation range for this position is based on full time status. For part time or on-call staff, compensation is proportionately adjusted based on hours worked. While monetary compensation is important, it's just one component of Noblis' total compensation package.
Posted Salary Range
USD $95,500.00 - USD $149,200.00 /Yr.
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