Software Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Software Engineer

Full-time

Kalamazoo, MI, US

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Benefits You'll Love

• Relocation assistance
• Salary range: $105k - $120k
• Bonus: 1.5%
• Comprehensive medical coverage (medical and prescription drugs)
• Dental and vision insurance
• Voluntary optional life and accident insurance
• Hospital indemnity and critical illness insurance
• 401(k) Plan with company matching contributions at 100% of the first 5% of pay
• Company provided defined-contribution retirement plan with annual contribution equal to 3% of pay
• Career development and tuition reimbursement
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long-term disability
• Adoption assistance
• Care.com membership
• Financial planning assistance
• Supplemental programs available (identity protection, legal protection, pet wellness)
• Paid Time Off and up to 15 company-paid holidays

Become a Key Player as a Software Engineer

You will lead complex software development efforts that ensure certification and operational readiness for airborne systems. You will influence technical direction, work with stakeholders across engineering and management, and deliver software that meets rigorous safety and regulatory standards. This role contributes at a senior level to project planning, design, implementation, and certification activities.

Here's How You'll Make an Impact on the Team

• Lead design, planning, coding, testing, documentation, and implementation of complex software projects
• Define and document system and software requirements and perform technical feasibility studies
• Ensure projects meet schedule, cost, and technical expectations through project leadership and status reporting
• Select development tools, programming languages, system architecture, libraries, OS, and hardware platforms
• Direct testing and debugging, establish testing methods, and document test results and performance benchmarks
• Maintain and upgrade systems after implementation and support certification-related activities per airborne lifecycle standards
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies and implement standards
• Mentor and train less-experienced engineers and contribute to continuous improvement efforts

Here's What You'll Need to Be Successful in This Role

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline (Master's preferred)
• Typically 7–9+ years of related software design and engineering experience
• Demonstrated experience with RTCA/DO-178C and airborne software lifecycle/certification processes
• Strong programming experience in C; experience with C/C++ also required
• Proven ability to lead complex projects, including budgeting, scheduling, resource allocation, and stakeholder communication
• Solid knowledge of software design, programming and analysis principles, and systems engineering concepts
• Experience preparing technical presentations and communicating with management and customers

Here's What Else Might Help You Out

• Aerospace industry experience (preferred)
• Experience with graphical user interfaces, distributed/network programming, three-tier architectures, or database connectivity
• Formal project management experience or certifications

Pay Range

$105k - $120k/year

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