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[Remote] Payload System Software Integration Engineer | Hybrid/Remote Opportunity | Fastwater Staffing
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. HIKINEX is seeking a Payload System Software Integration Engineer to lead the integration of software for advanced digital telecommunications payloads. The role involves coordinating software integration across complex distributed systems and supporting the development of Software Defined Radio (SDR) and digital beamforming technologies.
Responsibilities
- Lead software integration activities for digital telecommunications payload systems
- Integrate and validate software across complex, distributed system architectures
- Collaborate with hardware, software, systems, and test engineering teams to ensure successful system integration
- Support the development and integration of Software Defined Radio (SDR) and digital beamforming technologies
- Work with embedded software, real-time operating systems (RTOS), FPGA interfaces, and communication protocols
- Develop and maintain automated testing and CI/CD pipelines to improve software quality and deployment
- Identify, assess, and mitigate technical risks associated with software integration
- Prepare technical documentation and support system verification and validation activities
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in software development and integration, preferably within the aerospace or telecommunications industry
- Experience leading software integration activities in complex, distributed systems
- Strong understanding of digital telecommunications payloads, including Software Defined Radio (SDR) and digital beamforming architectures
- Familiarity with: Embedded software development, Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS), FPGA interfaces, Communication protocols
- Hands-on experience with: Test automation, CI/CD practices, GitLab, Jenkins, Python, MATLAB, Docker
- Strong collaboration, communication, and technical risk management skills
- Experience supporting satellite payload or space systems integration
- Knowledge of aerospace software development lifecycle and systems engineering practices
- Experience with mission-critical or safety-critical software systems
- Familiarity with satellite communications or digital payload technologies
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