Posting/External Job Title
Software Developer (KITE)
Location
Centennial, CO 80111 US
US (Primary)
Remote/Onsite/Hybrid
Fully Remote (Work From Home)
Job Type
Full-time
# of Hires Needed
2
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Travel
Up to 25%
Security Clearance Required
None
Pay Range (All offers will be based on experience)
$120,000.00 - $190,000.00/yr
Position Introduction/Key Duties
Cimarron is seeking
Software Developers to provide simulation and modeling development in support of the Kommon Integrated Test Environment (KITE) on a human spaceflight program.
This position is fully remote. While the preference is for candidates to be based in Centennial, CO to facilitate in-person meetings and lab access as needed, fully remote candidates will be considered, with occasional travel required.Key Duties:- Develop and execute flight software integrated tests based on the requirements in the Integrated Test Plan.
- Develop and troubleshoot KITE code and KITE tools to support development readiness and address identified errors in Formal Qualification Tests.
- Support Requirements Verification Closure as needed.
- Support responses to customer inquiries.
- Generate and facilitate presentation charts for Incremental Reviews, Build Closure Reviews, or mission-unique Software Release Audits.
Required/Desired Skills, Experience, and Education
Required Skills, Experience, and Education: - Due to facility security requirements, only U.S. citizens or Permanent Residents are eligible for consideration at this time.
- This position requires access to federal facilities. Candidates must possess a valid, unexpired Real ID-compliant driver's license or state-issued identification card at the time of hire. If you are unsure whether your ID is Real ID-compliant, please check for the star symbol in the upper portion of your driver's license or state ID.
- Ability to complete a pre-employment background check, breath alcohol test, and drug screening, which will include but is not limited to testing for marijuana use.
- 5 or more years of software development experience.
- Experience with C++ and Python.
- Familiarity with software development and testing.
- Experience interpreting formal requirement specifications.
- Ability to support different shifts, including weekends, as needed.
- Ability to support occasional travel up to 25%.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Systems Engineering, or related technical discipline.
Desired Skills, Experience, and Education:- Strongly desired: Experience using AI-assisted software development tools and workflows effectively to support software development, code analysis, testing, debugging, and documentation.
- Experience with Linux, object-oriented design, and software architecture.
- Experience with hard real-time simulations, concurrent programming, systems and network programming, data mediation, hardware/software integration, and communication protocols, including Ethernet, MIL-STD-1553, and RS-422.
- Experience with modeling physical systems, including avionics, rocket engine propulsion, six-degree-of-freedom flight mechanics, inertial measurement systems, global positioning systems, GPS constellation emulation, integrated INS/GPS navigation, gravity, celestial bodies, state vectors, and coordinate system transformations.
- Experience with one or more of the following tools and methods: Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence, Bamboo, Google Test, and test-driven development.
- Experience participating on an Agile/Scrum team that practices swarming and a shared design philosophy.
- Aerospace experience.
Resumes should list employment dates in month/year format (e.g., January 2020 - March 2024) for each position to meet customer and contract documentation requirements.
