ID&C UI/UX Software Engineer

Job Title: ID&C UI/UX Software Engineer

Location: Arnold AFB, TN

Job Family Code: T - Software & Systems Development

Function/Branch: Engineering/ID&C Branch

Directorate: Engineering & Tech Support

Position Type: Regular, Full-Time

Pay Type: Exempt

Grade: L09 (TA0908)

Salary Range or Starting Hourly Rate: $119,000 - $149,000 /year

Overview

Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) has an exciting opportunity for an Instrumentation, Data and Controls (ID&C) UI/UX Software Engineer, supporting TOS II, at Arnold Air Force Base in Tullahoma, TN. The ID&C Software Engineer will be working as a member of an integrated team responsible for design, implementation and configuration management of system software associated with building models from measured data and data acquisition systems in an aerospace ground test environment.

Open to internal and external candidates.

This position requires occasional scheduled extended hours and/or weekend work to meet critical contractual requirements and occasional unscheduled night or weekend support in emergency situations.

**If you are seeing this posting on a job board, BNH highly recommends you apply directly on the Careers Center page of our business website (https://careers-bnh.icims.com/jobs). Job board applications are not always compatible with company applicant tracking systems. **

Job Summary

The successful candidate will apply programming, design, configuration management, and testing skills to develop complex systems and applications to perform the above functions, while assisting in system/application deployment, installation, maintenance, and support.

Job Duties:

Performance of work, generally within Software Engineering, involves the design, development and maintenance of front-end interfaces for data acquisition, data processing, data mining, and data storage systems developed and maintained at the AEDC.
• Serve as a mentor to junior developers by providing assistance with questions or understanding of the software components
• Provide design guidance on proposed enterprise system improvements and architectural changes to the software engineers as well as BNH management.
• Key Responsibilities:
  • System Development: Develop system requirements and design systems that are configurable and modifiable to interface with existing and future hardware and software
  • User Research and Analysis: Conduct user research, interviews, and surveys to understand user behaviors, needs, and pain points.
  • UI/UX Strategy: Conceptualize and develop a comprehensive UI/UX strategy that aligns with our customer requirements for the mission
  • Visual Design: Create and design UI elements such as menus, tabs, widgets, and other visual components to aid in the intuitive use of our systems.
  • Verification and Validation: Perform software testing and verification
  • Configuration Management: Support software configuration management practices to ensure system integrity
  • Security: Apply system security to meet Federal Information Assurance requirements
• Participates in and fosters a work environment that is based upon openness, trust, communication, teamwork, empowerment, innovation, and satisfaction.
• It is a condition of employment to wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in accordance with supervisory direction and company policy.
• Perform other duties as required.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, computer engineering or a related scientific discipline from an accredited college or university.
• 8 years of relevant experience.
• Current U. S. Citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications

• A strong aptitude for problem-solving and a demonstrated passion for learning new technologies.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies (e.g. Scrum, Kanban) and concepts like sprints.
• Experience programming real-time applications is a plus.
• Experience or academic coursework in Graphical User Interface (GUI) development.
• Experience or academic coursework creating software design documentation, including UML diagrams (e.g., class, sequence, or use case diagrams).
• Relevant work experience or college coursework in software engineering including design, coding, configuration control and maintenance.
• Knowledge of The Software Development LifeCycle (SDLC).
• Knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming concepts.
• CompTIA Security+ Certification, or higher-level security certification, is preferred.
• Knowledge of major industry or regulatory standards and design criteria pertinent to Instrumentation, Data, and Controls (ID&C) Software engineering discipline.
• Active DoD Security Clearance.

Our Technology Environment:

• Languages: Python, C, C++, C, C#.
• Scripting Languages: Bash, Shell, Batch and Powershell.
• IDEs: CLion, PyCharm, and Xcode.
• Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows and Redhat Linux.
• Version Control: Git, used with Gitlab.
• Modeling Tools: Blender, Rhino 3D

What We Offer

• Competitive salaries
• Continuing education assistance
• Multiple healthcare benefits packages
• 401K with employer matching
• Paid time off (PTO) along with a federally recognized holiday schedule

Who We Are

Beyond New Horizons (BNH) is a fully populated joint venture of Astrion and Fluor Federal Services, Inc. formed to provide unmatched Test Operations and Sustainment services for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex.

We chose our name to serve as an enduring reminder of our commitment to AEDC's rich aerospace research and development legacy anchored in AEDC's Toward New Horizons founding study and the unprecedented opportunities to greatly expand AEDC's capabilities and capacity Beyond those existing today. Leveraging the capabilities of our parent companies, BNH specializes in testing and evaluation for military and space systems combined with proven capability in large-scale Government program management, integration, engineering, and construction services for specialized and technically advanced high-hazard facilities.

Join our Team!

U.S. Citizenship is required. At this time BNH will not sponsor any applicants for employment authorization or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1b, F1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, E-2, E-3, L-1, or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations and refers to the amount BNH is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time jobs will be adjusted based upon the number of hours agreed to work.

$119,000 - $149,000 /year at Arnold AFB, TN

BNH is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, veteran status, and any other grounds for discrimination prohibited by applicable law.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.