Integrated Product Team (IPT) level role, member of SW Design Team. This role - a software design engineer focusing on controls software - works at the Segment/IPT level of an extremely complex system comprised of multiple segments, all of which incorporate mature and emerging technologies. This engineer will support the software design team lead and partner with other engineering functions to progress and mature the segment, and support critical engineering reviews and milestones (e.g. SRR, SFR, SDR, PDR, CDR, SVR, TRR). This position will serve on-site in the greater Baltimore, MD area. This requisition may be filled as a Principal Controls Software Design Engineer or Senior Principal Controls Software Design Engineer. This position is contingent upon acquiring and maintaining the necessary US Government security clearance per customers' requirements. Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university with at least 5 years of experience, 3 years with Master's degree, OR 1 year with a PhD Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university with at least 8 years of experience, 6 years with Master's degree, OR 4 years with a PhD Familiarity with command and control or controls system software Proficiency in working with real-time embedded software Experience implementing requirements and interface definitions in software, performing code and unit testing Understanding of software design principles, computer architecture, and relevant technologies Excellent written and oral communication skills with strong technical briefing skills This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. citizen Current active DoD TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph Current active DoD TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance Experience with full software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug and maintenance Knowledge of software design principles and patterns Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering languages (SysML/UML) and concepts Experience with hardware/software integration, test planning & execution, or operational support Experience with development and environment tools, e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, Cypress, Visual Studio, Python, C/C++ Experience with application management tools, e.g. GitLab, Nexus, Trivy, SonarQube, Doxygen Familiarity with Project & Task Management tools, e.g. Jira or Confluence, and agile methodologies