SW Integration Specialist (Evening, Night & Weekend shifts)

Location:          Mountain View, CA

Duration:          6 months

Rate:                Level P2 (2-4 years): $55 - $65/hour

          Level P3 (5-7 years): $65 - $75/hour

Our client is looking for a SW Integration Specialist to ensure that SW packages are correctly integrated and deployed on various test and development assets. These include, but are not limited to:

• Real-time, Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL), and System-Level simulations
• Avionics Hardware and embedded software development activities
• Aircraft Systems development activities
• Ground Segment development activities
• Evaluation and Validation of simulated aircraft performance

You will ensure that all the elements (models, software, hardware) are correctly integrated and deployed in a number of simulation applications to enable the development of the first fully autonomous all-electric aircraft that performs and operates safely in an urban air-mobility environment.

Responsibilities

• Carry out the integration, validation, and deployment of advanced simulations for a diverse set of applications.
• Support all hardware-software (model, rehost, retarget, LSAP) integration and commissioning activities for integrated simulation and test assets.
• Investigate and troubleshoot deployed simulation solutions, particularly on integrated simulation and test assets.
• Ensure that discrepancy reports (DRs) raised against the integrated simulation and test assets are appropriately documented and dispositioned.
• Ensure that the configuration of the integrated simulation and test assets is controlled and accurate at all times.
• Develop and deploy simulation software fixes (as appropriate and feasible).
• Help to cultivate and develop departmental expertise with simulation integration.
• Collaborate with internal and external customers to identify simulation system/test asset requirements, plan milestones and deliver critical simulation solutions to support product development.
• Work with agile teams to ensure that the needs of internal and external stakeholders are met.

Proven Ability / Key Skills

• Proven ability in hardware/software integration and/or developing complex simulations.
• Proven ability developing HIL/SIL simulations and test environments.
• Knowledge with multiple communication protocols.
• Proficiency with software development, preferably using C/C++ and Python.
• Familiarity with common techniques of debugging hardware/software integrations.
• Strong troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with changing needs and requirements.

Desirable

• Aeronautical domain knowledge.
• Flight Simulator Training Devices (FSTDs) proven ability.
• Awareness of aircraft protocols such as RS-485, ARINC 429 and/or ARINC 664.
• Familiarity with Aircraft Avionics, Aircraft Dynamics and Aircraft Operations.
• Prior proven ability with the design, development, test and certification of Flight Simulation Training Devices (FSTDs) or of integrated simulation and test assets; preferably as an Integration Specialist.
• Prior proven ability with the modeling, stimulation and/or integration of at least one of the following aspects of aerospace related simulation:
  • Aircraft Avionics (FMS, EGPWS, WXR, TCAS etc.).
  • Aircraft Systems (pneumatics, electrics, hydraulics, etc.).
  • Aircraft Flight Dynamics (aerodynamics, stability, flight controls, etc.).
  • Command and Control (C2) links.
  • Air Traffic Control Systems.
  • Communication Systems (ACARS, CPDLC, etc.).
  • GPS/Navigation Systems.