Cubic Corporation

Senior Software Engineer

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San Diego, CA

Senior level

Aerospace • Payments • Security • Transportation • Cybersecurity

The Role

The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for complex software engineering tasks including design, development, testing, and technical direction. They will outline technical approaches, evaluate project progress, resolve software issues, and maintain project documentation. The role involves collaborating with team members and vendors, ensuring effective communication and managing risks.

Summary Generated by Built In

Business Unit:

Cubic Defense

Company Details:

When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners.
We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com.Job Details:

This is a contingent position 6-8 months.
Performs complex software engineering tasks. Provides technical software expertise to research, design, develop and test engineering activities. Reviews project progress and evaluates results. Estimates costs and schedules, and provides technical inputs for proposal efforts. This position typically works under limited supervision and direction.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Provides expertise for software development/engineering programs, and interfaces with team members and managers
Outlines and communicates the most appropriate technical approach for software project activities
Determines the technical direction and strategy for solving complex, significant or major issues
Identifies, investigates and resolves software technical issues
Plans and evaluates architectural design and identifies technical risks and associated ways to mitigate those risks
Prepares design proposals to reflect cost, schedule and technical approaches
Recommends test control, strategies, apparatus and equipment
Defines test data requirements. Tests software and documents results
Prepares development software, codes software and designs specific enhancements
Maintains liaison with subcontractor and vendor representatives
Conducts in-house design reviews and technical meetings
Applies expertise to all areas of software engineering and development
Interfaces with team members, management staff, subcontractors and vendors

Minimum Job Requirements:

This job is at a cleared facility, we can only hire US persons at this site. A US person is either a US citizen or a Permanent resident. Candidates for this position must have or be able to acquire a US secret clearance.

Four-year college degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline, plus a minimum of six years of related experience, or a master’s degree with three years of experience.
Effective written and oral communication skills.
Experience to include software development/engineering, developing state-of-the-art computer software, exercising creativity in technical direction and successful strategy development.
Ability to interpret technical contract requirements.
Requires proficiency using programming languages such as: Java, “C/C++/C#,” Product Lifecycle Management, graphics or other developmental software.
Requires ability to develop software in a Linux, Windows (Windows 10 and up), Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) or other PC environments. Requires experience with embedded processing.
Ability to use PC software such as word processing, database, spreadsheet and flowchart, and Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools.
Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing, and interface with subcontractors and vendors.
Must be able to solve difficult engineering problems.
Able to prioritize work and complete tasks under deadline and budget guidelines.
Must be able to work in a lab environment and be able to use a computer.

Candidates are required to have the following:

Work in San Diego at Cubic's Balboa Avenue office

Secret clearance

The description provided above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities and requirements. Duties, responsibilities and requirements may change over time and according to business need.

Worker Type:

Contingent Worker