Payload Sr Software Engineer

Payload Sr Software EngineerSummary
Part Time Sr. Software Engineer
Primary tasking is to develop/modify international Space Station (ISS) engineering data from establishing requirements, through design and delivery of the resulting communication data structures to the ISS (commands) and from the ISS (status) to a larger, global data repository as well to produce readable reports for local data users.
Leads activities to develop, document and maintain complex data base architectures, requirements, algorithms, interfaces and designs. Leads development of data base code and integration of complex software components into a fully functional software data base. Provides technical leadership for data base projects. Leads development, selection, tailoring and deployment of processes, tools and metrics. Leads software research and development projects for software data bases. Serves as a subject matter expert for software domains, system-specific issues, processes and regulations. Tracks and evaluates software team performance to ensure product and process conformance to project plans and industry standards. Trains and mentors others. Works under consultative direction.
Knowledge:
Applies advanced job principles, theories, and concepts. Contributes to the development of new principles and concepts as well as advanced job practices, techniques, and standards. Recognized as a job expert within the program organization.
Problem Solving:
Works on unusually complex technical problems and provides solutions which are highly innovative and ingenious.
Discretion:
Initiates assignments and determines and pursues courses of action necessary to obtain desired results. Work is checked through consultation and agreement with others rather than formal review by a superior.
Impact:
Develops advanced technical ideas and guides their development into final product. Erroneous decisions or recommendations would typically result in failure to achieve critical organizational objectives and affect the organization's technological capability and image.
Liaison:
Serves as organization spokesperson on advanced projects and programs. Acts as advisor to management and customers on advanced technical research studies.
Typical Education / Experience:
• BS and/or MS in computer science and/or mathematics/engineering or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Training and experience with database applications such as MSAccess or SQLServer including developing schemas, relationships, queries and underlying code in Visual Basic or equivalent languages is required.
• Experience with building new and modifying existing databases to aid in the work of the software development team and to create, develop and deliver data products that faithfully represent the flight software is required.
• Possesses good written and verbal communication skills to interface with other teams in developing data and to interface with teams who manage the data repository.
• Has demonstrated prioritization skills to know when and what to do first to develop/deliver data using program milestones and local flight software schedules.
• Has demonstrated performance as a team player who embraces the disciplined, documented process of developing man-critical software and who understands the structure and importance of change control and data management in this environment.
• Possesses demonstrated detailed oriented performance and is deliberate and careful in development/modification of data.
• Possesses demonstrated natural curiosity,that has been applied to debugging recursive layers of data, and tracing the data implementation to achieve full understanding.
• Possesses demonstrated natural curiosity about the ISS, its missions and on-orbit functions.

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