The Software Engineer will develop high fidelity, physics-based software for ISR systems, working full-stack in an agile environment, contributing to application development.
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Maxar is seeking an ambitious Software Engineer to build novel solutions for challenging problems for both US Government and industry customers. Work is centered on the development of a suite of high fidelity, physics-based software that models air and space Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems to include their subsystems and payloads as well as ground components. The focus of this position will be to contribute to the full-stack development of components that comprises a family of applications built on this software suite. Development is conducted in an agile environment.
Minimum Requirements:
Preferred Skills:
In support of pay transparency at Maxar, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate's starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.
The base pay for this position within California, Colorado, Hawaii, and the Washington, DC metropolitan area is:
$88,000.00 - $146,000.00
For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.maxar.com/careers/benefits
The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.
The date of posting can be found on Maxar's Career page at the top of each job posting.
To apply, submit your application via Maxar's Career page.
Maxar Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Maxar is seeking an ambitious Software Engineer to build novel solutions for challenging problems for both US Government and industry customers. Work is centered on the development of a suite of high fidelity, physics-based software that models air and space Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems to include their subsystems and payloads as well as ground components. The focus of this position will be to contribute to the full-stack development of components that comprises a family of applications built on this software suite. Development is conducted in an agile environment.
Minimum Requirements:
- Must be U.S. Citizen and have a TS/SCI clearance.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
- Minimum 2 years relevant experience.
- Java language experience.
- Experience with development tools such as Git, Eclipse, IDEA.
- Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
- Effective oral and written communication skills include active listening.
- Capable of managing to schedule and/or budget.
- Capable of working effectively in a geographically distributed development team.
Preferred Skills:
- 5 years experience.
- Practical knowledge of Agile development process utilizing the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, BitBucket, Confluence).
- Web application front-end experience (e.g., Vue/Javascript).
- Familiarity with microservice architectures and technologies (e.g., Spring Boot).
- Familiarity with Spring Framework and associated annotations.
- SQL/database experience.
- Linux experience.
- Experience with ISR planning, scheduling, or modeling and simulation software.
In support of pay transparency at Maxar, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate's starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.
The base pay for this position within California, Colorado, Hawaii, and the Washington, DC metropolitan area is:
$88,000.00 - $146,000.00
For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.maxar.com/careers/benefits
The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.
The date of posting can be found on Maxar's Career page at the top of each job posting.
To apply, submit your application via Maxar's Career page.
Maxar Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Top Skills
Atlassian Tool Suite
Bitbucket
Confluence
Eclipse
Git
Idea
Java
JavaScript
JIRA
Linux
Spring Boot
SQL
Vue
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