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DRS Technologies
DRS Technologies, A Finmeccanica Company, provides leading edge products and services to government and commercial customers worldwide. Focused on defense electronics, we develop and manufacture a broad range of mission critical systems and components in the areas of communications, combat systems, battlefield digitization, electro-optics, power systems, data storage, digital imaging, flight safety and space. Headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, the company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Finmeccanica S.p.A. which employs more than 70,000 people worldwide. We offer a competitive compensation package and a business culture which rewards performance. For additional information on DRS, please visit our website at www.drs.com
DRS Company
DRS Consolidated Controls, Inc., is a leading supplier of instrumentation & control systems for the U.S. Navy and industry critical applications. Products include high-performance networks, shipboard actuator controls, tactical displays and specialty reactor plant instrumentation and control equipment. The Division designs, qualifies and manufactures products that help people every day on the ground, sea and in the air. We operate on a 9/80 work schedule, all employees work 80 hrs in 9 days and have every other Friday off.
Position Summary
This position will partner with technical experts throughout the company and will be accountable for understanding customer needs and providing meaningful, proactive technical solutions.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Embedded software development
- Software detailed design and coding
- Develop technical concepts and proposals, including cost/schedule estimates
- Gather and clarify Customer requirements
- Participate in software design reviews
- Integration and test support for hardware-software systems
- Generate design and code documentation to company standards
- Present results to customer; respond to comments and questions
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science (Masters of Science a plus)
- U.S. Citizen required (Recent U.S. Security Clearance a plus)
- 10-15 years experience in control systems, military electronics
- 3-5 years experience in systems design
- Experience working in a disciplined software development process (ISO/CMM/CMMI)
- Nuclear Control systems knowledge a plus
- Experienced development with real-time operating systems
- Experience with Microsoft Office ( Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Accepts ownership of assigned projects and meets deadlines
- Codes and debugs software in C Language using a Windows environment (C++, Java, XML, Visual Basic, or Assembly a plus)
- Developing code for MC68xxx and Intel Pentium
Additional Desirable Qualifications Skills and Knowledge
- Experience with Paradigm C++ Professional, and Microtec Compilers, American Arium emulators and debuggers
- Experience with MS Visual Basic, MS Access
- Able to convert technical and functional requirements into a software concept and architecture
- Effective multi-tasker, able to demonstrate ability to handle changing work assignments, schedules and priorities in a deadline driven environment
- Knowledgeable in both structured and object-oriented programming techniques
- Generates clear and well-organized design documentation (Familiarity with UML a plus)
- Familiar with use of emulators to debug software on circuit cards
- Has experience with generating technical proposals
- Knowledgeable in verification and validation of systems
- Comfortable interacting with and presenting to Customers and Management
- Proactive change agent with demonstrative experience in identifying process inefficiencies and working with others to provide and assist in implementing innovation solutions
- Capable of traveling within USA, 5-10%
DRS Technologies, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to recruiting and retaining the best talent in the defense and commercial technology areas. We offer a competitive compensation package and a business culture which rewards performance.