Principal HW/SW Integration Engineer Lead

About the role

Thompson Software Solutions is seeking a Principal HW/SW Integration Engineer Lead who is ready to work with a talented team to provide innovative solutions for tomorrow’s problems. This position requires a software engineer to use a wide application of technical principles, theories, and concepts in the software field to develop, integrate, and test software products. The successful candidate will be a member of a high-performing multi-site team and must be self-motivated with a strong work ethic, time-management, and interpersonal skills. In this role, you will work independently at times on projects, at other times will be in a collaborative team environment with other software engineers, as well as other program development and deployment teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead (HW/SW) Hardware / Software Subsystem integration activities at the Holistic (MSV) Main Subsystem Vehicle or (KV) Key Vehicle level.
• Coordinate across various SW/HW teams to ensure vehicle functions are as intended. This includes FPGA, Flight Software, Test SW, EGSE, STE, and Simulation.
• Wherever HW touches, SW is within purview and a potential area for integration activities.
• The expectation of this role will have authority to delegate tasks to the appropriate SEIT, Avionics, Firmware, Software, EGSE, STE, Testbed, and Test POCs.
• Drive completion of any unresolved system level HW/SW interfaces and/or changes related to ERB.
• Drive completion of subsystem level interface documents/models.
• Support relevant interface documentation reviews which include internal, SDRL, and CDRL.
• Focus on test labs and hands on successful integration and V&V activities from a holistic perspective.
• Hardware fidelity pedigree Sim model V&V, hardware simulation functions adequately.
• Drive progress and solve deficiencies when found.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in STEM discipline or related experience.
• 8+ years of experience in systems engineering, with a strong focus on systems-level development testing and integration.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a track record of delivering high-impact solutions.
• Experience with I&T integration and test.
• Experience developing and executing system-level and HIL test procedures.
• Strong understanding of requirements verification and validation processes.
• Experience troubleshooting integrated HW/SW systems in a lab environment.
• Ability to professionally communicate project status and collaborate on technical solutions with clients and peers.
• Active Secret Clearance Required.
• Ability to work onsite 100%.
• Ability to Travel up to 25%.

Preferred / Additional Skills

• Proficient with Atlassian Tools (Confluence, JIRA, Bitbucket, etc.).
• Experience leading technical projects or mentoring junior engineers.
• Familiarity with observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
• Familiarity with Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) concepts and tools (Cameo, AADL).
• Experience with Signal Processing Implementation.
• Experience communicating and documenting complex technical designs.
• Ability to work in a collaborative and team-based environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.