LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER

7 days ago


Huntsville, AL, United States QTEC Aerospace Full time

QTEC Aerospace is seeking a LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER to join our team of professionals in Huntsville, AL. The qualified applicant will become part of a team of professionals supporting a large Missile Defense Development Program. The successful candidate will be a team leader, detail oriented, have a proven track record and a positive work ethic.

Job Summary

QTEC Aerospace is looking for highly capable and motivated individuals. The selected candidate will serve as the Lead Software Engineer on the Fire Control System for a large Missile Defense Program.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to the following:

  • Participate in all phases of the SDLC including requirements analysis, design, development, integration, and testing
  • Responsible for leading a team and driving value delivery for the infrastructure of a complex Missile Defense command and control system
  • Must be able to support an in-person / closed-area work environment
  • Occasional travel may be required
Minimum Education and Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and at least 8 years of related experience, or a Master's degree with 6 years of related experience, or 4 years with a PhD not to exceed 14 years
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Recent and extensive experience developing software in C++ or Java
  • Willingness to become proficient with Ada software development
  • Experience with Unix/Linux Operating Systems
  • Experience leading a technical team of 5 or more individuals
  • Experience estimating planning and scheduling software development work for a technical team
  • Eager to learn and absorb new concepts and information
  • Experience with Agile Project Management tools (Jira/Confluence) and DevSecOps tools and methods (Jenkins, Ansible, Git/Gitlab) of continuous integration/continuous delivery and deployment (CI/CD) automation
  • Proven experience understanding complex algorithms and implementing them in software
  • Proven team player able to understand multiple aspects of the project
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, and prepare and brief technical presentations to the customer as needed
  • Self-motivated and customer-oriented
Desired Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • MDA and Missile Defense Systems experience and knowledge
  • Experience developing software in Ada
  • Recent MATLAB and Python Experience
  • Highly experienced with Linux, scripting, and operations
  • Advanced degree in Mathematics or Physics
  • Math Skills: Linear Algebra, Statistics, Algorithms
    • Can be from course work or work experience
  • Physics Skills: Astro or Orbital mechanics
    • Can be from course work or work experience
  • Experience with optimization algorithms
  • Experience with planning / scheduling algorithms
  • Experience with sensor modeling, communication modelling, and / or missile modelling
  • Battle Management or Fire Control experience


Security Clearance

Candidates must currently have and be able to maintain a minimum DoD SECRET level security clearance.

QTEC, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and advancement in employment without regard to any applicable local, state or federally protected class, characteristic or non-merit based factor.

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