Job Title: Software Engineer
Department: Albers Innovation
Location: McKinney, Texas
Full/Part Time: Full time
Remote work authorized: Hybrid
FLSA Classification: Exempt
CBA: N/A
Effective Date: 11 June 2025
Security Clearance Req: Secret Eligible
T THIS JOB IS ON SITE IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS
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Albers Aerospace was founded on the principles of Integrity, Commitment, & Excellence “ICE”– principles tested during the founders’ time in the military – Albers Aerospace is a coalition of business units and related entities operating with the goal of delivering industry leading products and services while endeavoring to make our employee’s lives better.
Growing rapidly (Ranked #1 in the Aggie 100), we have established ourselves as the company to solve problems, be a partner with, and make things happen. We are laser focused on solving problems and doing it in an “out of the box” manner. We love helping our clients and our teammates be all that they were made to be. We are passionate and aggressive about getting things done!
Job Summary:
Albers Aerospace is seeking capable engineers with a bent to solve problems using software. Alongside the other team members, this engineer will implement best practices for software projects, provide novel solutions to hard problems, rapidly develop prototypes, and reduce ideas to practice. This engineer will also be asked to participate in bidding activities for new business.
This engineer will be part of a team building software for various initiatives at Albers using various tools and programming languages. Some of those initiatives include:
· DSP and tracking software for a radar system written in Rust
· Control system and computer vision software for an industrial strength laser, in Microsoft .NET
· Drone autonomy software in Java
· Web-based backend for unattended ground sensors in Ruby on Rails
Duties/Responsibilities:
· Design, document, develop, integrate, and test software according to industry best practices.
· Develop intuitive user interfaces to control and status advance manufacturing systems.
· Comprehend advanced mathematical formulas and apply them correctly.
· Participate in requirements development, project estimation, software design/code reviews, algorithm architecture alignment reviews and software performance metrics.
· Troubleshoot and fix bugs
· Deploy and manage production systems (DevOps) and participate in on-call responsibilities
· Verify and comply with engineering documentation standards and test procedures.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
· None
Note: The duties and responsibilities described on this document are not necessarily a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; and the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.
Required Skills/Abilities:
· Good communications and analytical skills required
· High work ethic and commitment
· Competency in mathematics and symbolic reasoning
· Quick learner, willingness to receive instruction and grow professionally.
Preferred Skills/Abilities:
· Prior experience with radar systems
· Experience developing industrial systems, including control and safety interlocks
· Establishing and using dependency management, source control, issue tracking, build, and test facilities in a closed or high security environment
· Experience with Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis techniques and tools
· Experience with Modbus, Discrete & Analog Signals
Education, Experience and Certifications Required:
Minimum:
· Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering or related STEM discipline
· Must be a U.S citizen. Must possess or be able to obtain a Secret security clearance
Preferred:
· Graduate Degree engineering in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering or related discipline
· +3 years of relevant work experience
Physical Requirements:
· Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
· While primarily an office job, may require time at an integration facility or other location.
· Must be able to lift or push 25 pounds at times.
· Ability to traverse integration & test facility.
· CONUS travel may be required from time to time.
· Willingness to participate in integration and test of industrial systems, including cable, kitting, installation.
What We Offer:
Teammates at Albers Aerospace receive a robust benefits package which includes medical, dental and vision plans, matching 401k, 15 days of PTO, 12 holidays, employer paid term life, AD&D, long and short-term disability, and education and certification reimbursement.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)