Senior Principal Software Engineer

Position Description

Job Summary:
Oversee the OS engineering effort of major R&D projects and provide future looking technical guidance to the engineers in the group.
Essential Job Functions:
* Provides engineering design expertise by:
o Actively contributing to the ongoing software design and development process of the group.
o Tracking technical innovations both within and outside of the industry. Making timely recommendations on their applicability to projects.
o Working with engineers in other departments to create system-wide solutions.
o Actively contributing to product reviews on target hardware.
* Serves as a leader within the group by:
o Setting a positive example and leading by demonstrating a strong work ethic.
o Fostering ownership of the technical tasks by soliciting the engineers for their input throughout the design and production process.
o Developing long-term thinking in the engineering staff and fostering proactive problem solving approaches.
o Working to provide the engineering staff with the skills and knowledge to advance within the organization.
o Confronting and addressing all inappropriate business behavior among the staff and communicating such behavior to the Director.
o Working with the Director to accurately evaluate the engineering staff’s strengths and weaknesses.

Position Requirements

Qualifications:
Education: Bachelors Degree in Computer Science
Required Experience: Six to ten years as a Lead Software Engineer in a software development environment or equivalent experience.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
o Ability to engineer new code, and work with/enhance an existing code base.
o Proven ability to take direction and work with minimal supervision.
o Proven ability to work in deadline driven environment, and respond creatively to pressure.
o Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
o Excellent trouble-shooting skills
o Knowledge and experience with embedded development environments.
o The ability to train, mentor and manage other engineers.
o Experience with a compiler/development-environment and tools
o Development experience in Linux/Unix. Windows a plus.
o Experience with source-code control software: CVS, ClearCase, etc.
o Experienced in debugging, optimization, and profiling tools and techniques including debuggers, simulators, and emulators.
o Min 8 years C/C++ development experience that demonstrates an understanding and usage of solid-coding techniques, documentation, and managing the overall technical integrity of a code-base including portability, extensibility, and testability
o Experience with open source desirable
o A strong understanding and applicable experience in the following knowledge areas:
- Network Protocols (TCP/IP)
- Wireless communications
- Network and Software security
- Tools Building


This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The incumbent may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above. WMS encourages diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.