Software Engineer Job Title

SOFTWARE ENGINEER Description:
Rockwell Collins Inflight Entertainment Systems requires a software engineering professional to provide software design, implementation, testing and maintenance of software applications written in C++ and VB on a windows platform in an embedded system.

Duties/Responsibilities:
Ensure compliance with program/product requirements as reflected in design plans
Responsible for troubleshooting problems with existing software and developing new software as needed
Perform other related duties as assigned
Candidate must have effective oral and written communication as well as good interpersonal and team skills. Experience with MS SQL Server is a plus.Qualifications:Candidate must have a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science.

TO APPLY: visit our website at www.rockwellcollins.com

First impressions:
It looks like a job for a two year degree holder. It looks like something a CS major could fall back on if everything else goes wrong. Stability of this job is quite a question. The job certainly seems to not be a very feasible position being that our school is java-oriented. C++ and VB are two high level languages that have been upgraded to .NET technology already so it is not so certain if this company will still offer the same job description. Going along mainstream, stability is definitely with the position of system analyst or business analyst. It uses a lot of Microsoft and I'm feeling a lot of companies want more breathing room capability out of their employees.
There is possibility of having a joy ride by using VB, a drag and drop, and more readible language. Being at the front seat of a software application seems to be a lot of fun, but these kinds of jobs are not meant for everyone. In the engineering biz, each degree holder becomes their own businessman/businesswoman where a possibility of relocations and less favorable positions occur. That is why sticking with the CS Club might actually be advantageous in providing the members an environment to practice their ideas. There will always be a risk but everyone starts off somewhere. Politics will become a bigger name of the pot for those who decide to take the uncertain route. Chances are, your presumptions of the world are too insufficient to even try to develop but we all never said we can't judge it!

Personal Job Rating: 6.5 / 10