Principal Lab Test & Software Engineer

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Position Title: Principal Lab Test & Software Engineer

Date: Sep 4, 2024

Location: Savannah, GA, US

Company: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

Principal Lab Test & Software Engineer in GAC Savannah

Unique Skills:

Position Purpose:
The Principal Engineer for the Lab-Test Software team applies specialized engineering knowledge to solve broad and complex problems within the Lab-Test environment. This role requires innovative solutions to uniquely challenging problems, driving forward the efficiency and effectiveness of lab testing processes, with a strong focus on automation through backend API microservices and real-time simulation platforms.

Essential Functions:

1. Project Leadership: Responsible for managing and delivering engineering projects, utilizing innovative technical advances, methods, and processes, particularly in the realm of automated testing and real-time simulation.
2. Technological Innovation: Introduces and champions new technologies for lab testing, setting new precedents for the engineering function and industry standards, with an emphasis on developing automation solutions.
3. Research & Development: Actively promotes R&D initiatives aligned with organizational objectives, conducting independent technical research to develop new methods or procedures, especially in the context of backend API microservices and proprietary SDKs.
4. Technical Consultation: Extensively consulted by associates and other departments, providing high-reliance scientific interpretations and advice.
5. Cross-functional Collaboration: Works together with Lab-Test Engineers, Automation Engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure effective and efficient testing solutions, focusing on automation strategies.
6. Mentorship: Provides mentorship and technical guidance to less experienced engineers, fostering team growth and development.
7. Documentation & Reporting: Authors detailed test plans, reports, and presentations, ensuring clear and concise communication of technical information, including automation processes and outcomes.

Roles / Responsibilities:

• Future Technology Implementation: Develops plans for integrating new technologies within the lab test environment, focusing on continuous improvement and automation.
• Asset Management: Creates and executes strategies to protect lab test assets from equipment failure and obsolescence, including lifecycle management and decommissioning plans.
• Troubleshooting: Applies extensive knowledge to quickly resolve issues with lab assets, particularly in software and network analysis.
• Strategic Vision: Collaborates with leadership to develop and implement a long-term vision for Lab-Test processes and technologies.
• Comprehensive Requirements Development: Works closely with lab users and engineers to gather and document detailed requirements for new projects.
• High-Level Design: Develops high-level design and implementation plans for complex projects, ensuring alignment with overall lab test objectives.
• Capital Expenditure Proposals: Formulates value proposition proposals for large capital expenditures, supporting strategic investment decisions.
• Technical Oversight: Provides technical oversight and direction for real-time simulation platforms, API integration, DevOps processes, virtual machine administration, and containerization.
• Automation Solutions: Develops backend API microservices that tie into proprietary SDKs to facilitate the automation of real-time simulation platforms, ensuring robust and scalable automation solutions.

Required Skills:

• Python: Advanced proficiency in Python Flask for back-end API development.
• Unit Testing & Code Reviews: Experience with PyTest, code reviews, and version control systems (GIT, SVN).
• Database Management: Proficient with MongoDB and other database technologies.
• Communication Interfaces: Experience writing communication interfaces for distributed applications (TCP, UDP, publish-subscribe models).
• Linux: Advanced knowledge of Linux operating systems.
• Real-Time Simulation Platforms: Knowledge and experience with real-time simulation (RTS) platforms.
• API Integration: Experience using APIs to control and monitor RTS systems.
• DevOps: Proficient in DevOps processes, including CI/CD pipelines and workflows, with a focus on automating these processes.
• Virtual Machines & Containerization: Proficient in virtual machine administration and containerization with Docker.
• Network Analysis: Skilled in network analysis, with experience using tools such as Wireshark.
• Aerospace Testing: Knowledge of aerospace testing and aircraft protocols (e.g., ARINC 429, 664).

Optional Skills:

• C++ Development: Experience in C++ application development.
• Full-Stack Development: Experience building full-stack web applications with React JavaScript for front-end application development.
• Microsoft DevOps: Familiarity with Microsoft DevOps.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree: Engineering or a related curriculum required; equivalent combination of education/experience considered.
• Advanced Degree: Preferred (Masters or PhD) in engineering or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum of 15 years in a technical discipline, with credit for related advanced degrees (2 years for Masters, 4 years for PhD).

Core Competencies:

• Leadership: Ability to lead a dynamic technical team on various projects.
• Initiative: Proactively engage in strategic improvements and technological advancements.
• Communication: Excellent communication skills, including technical writing and presentation.
• Detail-Oriented: Strong attention to detail in drafting and reviewing technical documentation.
• Mentorship: Ability to provide high-level mentorship and leadership to team members.

Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in engineering or a related curriculum required or equivalent combination of appropriate education/experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Advanced degree in eng, or related curriculum preferred. 15+ years specific technical discipline with Bachelors. Experience credit considered for related adv degrees limited to 2 yrs for Masters, 4 yrs PhD in fields applicable to job.

Position Purpose:
Applies specialized engineering knowledge to broad and complex engineering problems; Works on engineering projects containing significant and uniquely challenging problems requiring highly innovative solutions
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Job Description

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:
Essential Functions:

1. Responsible for an engineering project; successful completion requires the use of innovative technical advances, methods and processes .
2. Applies solutions that are highly innovative and sets new precedence for engineering function and industry .
3. Introduces and champions new technologies for Gulfstream aircraft and company processes .
4. Actively promotes R&D initiatives that will meet or further Gulfstream objectives .
5. Acts independently to conduct technical research, develop new methods and/or procedures to complete complex assignments .
6. Is consulted extensively by associates and others with a high degree of reliance placed on the incumbent scientific interpretations and advice.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Other Requirements:

1. Assignment requires approval of Eng Promo Review Board including business justification.

Additional Information
Requisition Number: 222260
Category: Engineering
Percentage of Travel: Up to 25%
Shift: First
Employment Type: Full-time
Posting End Date: 09/30/2024

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

Gulfstream does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position, unless the applicant is a currently sponsored Gulfstream employee.

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