Software Engineer

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer

Location: Sunnyvale, CA

Division: Trimble Military Advanced Systems (MAS)

Job Summary

Trimble is the market leader in high-performance GPS navigation receivers for aviation applications. The Trimble receivers are embedded in inertial navigation subsystems that are deployed in a wide variety of aircraft.  The Senior Software Engineer architects and implements custom applications to support the development, production, and testing of real-time embedded receivers.  These tools automate simulation, test, and measurement equipment to collect and analyze performance data from the embedded receivers.  In this role, you will define a modular and maintainable software architecture for the next generation of applications in support of the lifecycle needs of our embedded receivers.  The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for full development life cycle support including conceptualization, proposals, design validation, engineering change requests, manufacturing problem resolution, and quality issues. 

Measures of Success

• Define, review, and champion a scalable, maintainable architecture for a family of command, control, data capture, and data analysis applications.
• Support the full product lifecycle from development through production.
• Plan and schedule development, validation, and verification effort.
• Collaborate with systems, software, and hardware engineering to interpret, document, review and maintain requirements and software implementations.
• Generate and maintain design documentation and user guides.
• Ensure applications conform with configuration management, release, and quality assurance processes.

Skills & Experience Required:

• BS or MS Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related degree.
• Demonstrated expertise in requirements-driven Modular Structured Software architecture and design concepts.
• Expertise in
  • Object Oriented Microsoft Visual C++
  • Python 3.x
  • Software build and release systems
  • Windows device drivers
  • Structured software development processes (Waterfall, Iterative Spiral, Agile, etc.)
• Working knowledge of compiler operational concepts.
• Experience designing automated test software for real-time embedded products.
• Experience with CM tools and processes.
• Strong verbal, written, and documentation skills.
• Well Organized, Self-Motivating, and team oriented.

Desired Skills

• Software Process (CMMI, DO-178b)
• Experience working on software for embedded systems
• Experience working with automated software test tool suites
• Knowledge of Digital Hardware and Microprocessor Architecture.

Ability to obtain a DoD security clearance is required. Applicants must clearly indicate any previous DoD security clearance activity.

About Trimble

Trimble is the market leader in precision high-performance GPS aviation systems. The  Military & Advanced Systems (TMAS) develops advanced GPS solutions for the defense aerospace industry. TMAS products incorporate a common 24-Channel GPS engine that is capable of simultaneously tracking all signals from all GPS satellites in view.

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Pay Equity

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Trimble provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full time schedule. Trimble reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.

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Hiring Range:

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Bonus Eligible?

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Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans. Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

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