Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Textron Inc., is an industry-leading producer of commercial and military, manned and unmanned vertical-lift aircraft and the pioneer of the revolutionary tiltrotor aircraft. We are One Bell...On A Mission to change the way the world flies with safe and superior vertical lift that saves lives, preserves freedom and provides customers exceptional value.
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Change the World: We are changing the way the world flies through advanced technologies, working hard and going the extra mile because our aircraft enables our customers to save lives and preserve freedom.
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Position Overview
Software Engineer I - Flight Controls and Avionics Systems
The Software Engineer I will be responsible for (but not limited to) the following at Bell Helicopter's Ft. Worth, TX headquarters facility. Opportunities are available in multiple labor grades, based on proficiency, experience and education.
Position Responsibilities:
• Design and test of Flight Control System (FCS) and Avionics System with embedded software and complex hardware
• System and software design, requirements management, systems specifications, verification and validation testing, and documentation for system and software requirements in a laboratory or desktop simulation environment
• Perform formal software development through design for requirements and requirements verification with C/C code and MathWorks toolsets
• Conduct software integration and testing on target hardware
• Develop, implement, document, and review Low-Level Test (LLT) and High-Level Test (HLT) software cases and expected results
• Perform LLT and HLT execution on desktop environment and target electronic hardware integrated with real sensors and actuators in a lab environment
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree is required. Major in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or Computer Science is preferred. Bachelor’s Degree in Physics, Electrical, Aerospace, or Mechanical Engineering will be considered with sufficient software development experience.
- Master’s Degree in the Engineering disciplines mentioned above is preferred.
Position Requirements:
Opportunities are available in multiple labor grades based on proficiency, experience, and education
• For Eng I labor grade
• Experience on multiple engineering academic projects with flight controls, software, avionics, or electrical systems integration, development, and testing is preferred.
Experience with Primary Development Environment is preferred:
• MathWorks MATLAB / Simulink with Stateflow and Embedded Coder • C/C code • C# test scripts