Job Title:    Sr. Assoc. Object Oriented Software Developer

Job Code:    14604

Job Location:    Nashville, TN

Schedule:  9/80

Job Description:

This position will participate and consistently contribute to planning, design, implementation, verification, deployment, and support activities for custom software components and applications for aircraft mission management software.  May perform task management activities for other software engineers.

This position will manage complex projects and processes with general oversight to achieve operational targets and goals with direct impact on team and departmental results.

Essential Functions:

• Interact directly with engineering team, as well as program management staff as necessary, to analyze and understand requirements
• Translate requirements into optimal technical designs
• Effectively present technical designs to software engineering, program management, and other team members
• Implement requirements into software components and applications according to technical design
• Unit and component test software components and applications to ensure quality of deliverables
• Assist in the technical verification of all technical, functional and corporate requirements prior to delivery of software components and applications
• Investigate and address requirement violations in functional testing and production software as needed
• Track and report status of tasks, deliverables, and issues to software engineering team
• Adhere to corporate processes and standards for all activities and deliverables during all phases of involvement in the software development life cycle
• Manage multiple task assignments and other corporate priorities
• Required to perform other appropriate duties as requested, directed, or assigned
• Perform all job functions with a positive, professional attitude

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Minimum of 2 years of progressively advanced object oriented commercial or government software development experience
• Practical knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of object-oriented design/development

• Experience with C# and Visual Studio required (Java experience a potential substitute)
• Practical knowledge of relevant technologies, software development methodologies, and programming languages
• Theoretical knowledge and understanding of regulatory standards impact on software development
• Practical knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of software unit, component, and integration testing
• Practical knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of source code management and defect tracking
• Ability to effectively utilize both written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to identify complex problems and provide multiple solutions
• Ability to understand, create, and communicate complex design specifications
• Ability to quickly and effectively breakdown assignments into work tasks and provide effort and schedule estimates and successfully achieve them
• Ability to use judgment and logic in decision-making considering relative to costs and benefits of potential actions
• Ability to promote a corporate ethics and exhibit a spirit of teamwork and cooperation within the organization
• Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance, which requires US citizenship

Preferred Skills:

• WPF/XAML experience preferred
• Azure DevOps source control (GIT)
• A basic understanding of SOLID principals