UAS Software Integration Engineer

**Description**

SAIC is seeking a motivated, creative, and ambitious **UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) Software Integration Engineer** to join the Software, Simulation, Systems Engineering and Integration Directorate (S3I) Joint Technology Center – Systems Integration Lab (JSIL) Tech Center. The candidate will be part of a dynamic and multidisciplinary team developing advanced system and software integration solutions for the U.S. Army and Air Force Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)/Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Ground Control Stations.

**The candidate will sit at our customer site in Huntsville, AL.**

**Job Duties:**

+ Contribute to system hardware and software architecture decisions based on customer performance, schedule, and cost requirements.

+ Design electrical architecture and integrated systems for real-time, mission-critical systems including flight systems, sensors, and ground control stations.

+ Perform hardware and software design/review/build cycles for prototype construction and implement plans for prototype testing at customer location.

+ Configure virtual and physical switches and troubleshoot network issues on virtual/physical switches and firewalls.

+ Use scripting languages to develop automated network installation and configuration using Bash, PowerShell, Java, and Python.

+ Develop engineering technical material including but not limited to System Description Documents, System requirements, Data Flow Documents, and Network Diagrams.

**Qualifications**

**Required Education and Experience:**

+ **Intermediate Level:** Bachelors degree and five (5) years of work experience; four (4) additional years of experience in lieu of degree.

+ **Senior Level:** Bachelors degree and nine (9) years of work experience; four (4) additional years of experience in lieu of degree.

+ Experience developing systems using Linux and Windows computing environments.

+ Experience with operating system virtualization utilizing Type I and II hypervisors (vSphere, KVM, VMWare Workstation).

+ Experience with containerization (i.e. Docker and/or Podman).

+ Experience with Cisco Systems, configuration, network administration and firewalls.

+ Experience with scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or PowerShell.

+ Experience with C, C++, and C# development.

**Required Clearance:**

+ Must possess an active Secret security clearance with the ability to maintain; US Citizenship required.

**Desired Experience:**

+ Strong understanding of general computing system architectures and virtual machines.

+ Experience performing remote network configuration.

+ Ability to obtain and maintain a Security+ SE and a Network+ SE is a plus.

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

REQNUMBER: 2617075

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