At SCI Technology, a Sanmina Company, we serve those who serve by delivering innovative, trusted and comprehensive products and services that meet and exceed the unique needs of the Defense and Aerospace sector. From avionics to tactical and airborne communications, counter-UAS, integrated manufacturing and cradle-to-grave product life cycle support, we deliver high-reliability solutions that keep service members connected and protected in the field.

Our heritage dates to 1961, as an early supplier to the space program in Huntsville, Alabama. Today, SCI offers a complete range of Defense & Aerospace solutions through our three business segments - Products, Systems Build, and Life Cycle Services. It's SCI summed up - ALL WE DO to serve those who serve.

At this time, SCI is recruiting highly qualified candidates whose background and career goals meet our needs for the following position in Huntsville, AL. Please note that due to Department of Defense contract requirements, U.S. CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED.

NATURE OF WORK:

We are currently seeking a software engineering director, reporting directly to the Chief TechnologyOfficer/VP Engineering, to run the software development group for all embedded systems developmentand maintenance.The successful candidate will be responsible for building and leading a team ofengineers for designing, developing, implementing, integrating, testing, qualifying, and maintaining theembedded software on a wide range of military avionics and tactical communications systems. Theindividual will be empowered to promote a culture of teamwork across all technical disciplines, includinga leadership role in expanding Agile design methodologies across all technical disciplines. The individualwill be responsible for managing staffing allocation to, and successful on-time and on-budgetcompletion of, dozens of simultaneous projects. The successful candidate will be an inspirational leaderto the team with added focus on fostering career development and professional growth of the entiresoftware development staff. This position is on-site in Huntsville, AL; relocation assistance may beavailable.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• 15+ years of experience in embedded software with at least 5 years in a management role
• Strong project management skills with ability to manage many simultaneous projects
• Recruiting, interviewing, and developing engineering staff
• Modern, high-reliability software development process and lifecycle, including Agile
• Strong problem solving and analysis skills
• C/C++ programming on bare-metal microcontrollers and microprocessors
• Analyzing and debugging system performance issues
• Hardware board bring-up experience
• Understanding of hard real-time systems and constraints
• Experience with Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS)
• Multicore / Multithreaded driver and application development
• Understanding of data coherency issues in a multiprocessing environment
• Solid verbal and written communication skills
• BSCS or BSEE, advanced engineering degree preferred
• Ability to obtain a DoD security clearance (no prior/existing clearance is required)

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Experience with ISO 9001, AS9100, and CMMI Level 2, 3, or 4
• Experience with RTCA DO-178 and RTCA DO-254 DAL C or higher desired but not required
• Development experience with digital voice communication systems
• Software development on DSPs, as well as soft-core processors implemented in FPGAs
• Performance profiling, performance tuning in a multicore environment
• Experience designing and establishing software development processes
• Familiarity with Model Based System Engineering, DOORs, and/or CATIA Magic
• Experience with NIST SP 800-171, CMMC 2.0, and SSPs

Sanmina is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.

This is an ITAR facility and applicants must be a US Citizen.