Software Engineer

Axient LLC | 5520 Tech Center Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80919

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Check out this NEW Opportunity with Axient!:

Axient is seeking a Software Engineer to join our team in Colorado Springs, CO.

Axient advances defense and civilian missions from aerospace to cyberspace with multi-domain test and analysis, mission engineering and operations, and advanced technologies. Our employees are the backbone of our success and deserve recognition and respect. Competitive salaries and benefits, a supportive corporate culture, and management who care about their team and their mission are just some of the ways we prioritize our employees. We provide a supportive environment that promotes work/life balance. Enjoy a competitive benefits package that includes educational assistance, professional development, wellness benefits, and adoption reimbursements.

What you will do…:

Primary Role

The Network Engineer will create prototypes for SATCOM and signal processing technologies.

Key Functions

• Prototype programmer
• Write software solutions for various SATCOM systems
• Interact with technical team members from multiple organizations in a team environment
• Assist with maintaining software pipeline tools

Skills you will need…:

Required Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or other Engineering / Science discipline
• 3 years’ experience in JAVA, C/C++, scripting
• 3 years’ experience in the Linux environment

Desired Education/Experience

• Masters degree in Computer Science or other Engineering / Science discipline
• 6 years of programming experience highly encouraged

Required Skills

• Strong programming skills
• Experience with software factory tools such as Gitlab, Nexus, Jira, Confluence, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to understand enterprise level systems
• Comfortable configuring networks to include IP schemes and basic troubleshooting
• Demonstrated ability to complete tasks, drive projects to closure, assimilate and correlate project information in a fast-paced environment and incorporate them into coherent test strategies
• Demonstrated ability to shift from one project to another in an agile work environment
• Ability to communicate technical approaches and details within small project teams, including team interaction and presentations
• Ability to capture technical approaches, designs, block diagrams, algorithms, and implementations in written and graphical form

Desired Skills

• Familiarity with RF signals and signal processing
• Strong motivation to expand knowledge and skills
• Ability to approach classical problems with new ideas and innovation
• High degree of competence in C/C++, Java, Python, Bash
• Understanding of basic wireless communication and software defined radio
• Advanced network experience troubleshooting using Wireshark and switch/router configuration/maintenance

Travel

• This position will require overnight travel up to 10 percent of the time. Trip durations may range from overnight to several weeks.

Clearance

• Only candidates who currently possess an active Top Secret / SCI clearance will be considered. Must have ability to get Special Access. Applicants for positions which require DoD security clearance must meet eligibility requirements to include US citizenship.

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