Principal Software Engineer

- Assess feasibility through careful analysis, problem identification, and solution evaluation. - Document and illustrate solutions with diagrams, code, and comprehensive documentation. - Enhance operations by examining systems and recommending procedural modifications. - Acquire and license software by collaborating with vendors and conducting product tests. - Analyze and summarize development and service challenges to keep stakeholders informed. - Support mission objectives by completing engineering assignments as necessary. - Conduct Software Quality Assurance (SQA) to ensure software meets stipulated quality criteria. - Collaborate within Agile teams to design, code, test, and review software and scripts. - Contribute to build, deployment, and documentation activities as required. - Support all stages of the acquisition lifecycle with engineering tasks and documentation (e.g., Analysis of Alternatives, Systems Engineering Plan, Critical Design Review). - Execute system architecture analysis, incorporating feasibility studies and cutting-edge evaluations. - Develop and document system architectures, identify gaps, and propose solutions using traditional or Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies. - Maintain system architecture and interoperability specifications. - Define operational requirements and interactions to facilitate system development. - Convert user requirements into system-level specifications utilizing DoD acquisition methodologies. - Evaluate training systems and simulators, assessing their designs rigorously. - Implement DoD acquisition and sustainment engineering methodologies throughout the product lifecycle. - Prepare and review specifications, applying modeling and simulation to enhance performance. - Create and integrate milestone documentation and reports in accordance with DoD/AF policies. - Review contractor designs for adherence to specifications and standards. - Participate in all system engineering activities: requirements, design, verification, risk, interfaces, and configuration management. - Share lessons learned and best practices while respecting proprietary limitations. - Conduct market research, trade studies, and systems assessments to inform decision-making. - Assess performance, cost, reliability, and risk to substantiate technical recommendations. - Develop and implement testing plans and analyze results to support acquisition efforts. - Aid logistics, maintenance, configuration, and supply chain operations, including finding alternatives for obsolescence challenges.