Senior Mission Systems Software Engineer (C2)

United States·Huntsvillesenior

OtherSystems Software Engineer

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Key Responsibilities

Design, implement, test, and maintain high-quality modern C++ software for mission systems. Contribute to fire control, ground systems, and flight software efforts.

Requirements Summary

Strong Modern C++ (23) experience or demonstrable ability to write high-quality C++ Strong CS fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, concurrency, memory management, networking,

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OtherSystems Software Engineer

Responsibilities

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→Design, implement, test, and maintain high-quality modern C++ software for mission systems.
→Contribute to fire control, ground systems, and flight software efforts.
→Refactor and improve existing software architecture, reliability, maintainability, and testability.
→Work with linux-based systems deployed on embedded and edge compute platforms.
→Interface with hardware-adjacent systems, sensors, and embedded compute.
→Build software that communicate over real-world networks, including unreliable or constrained data links.
→Debug complex system-level issues across software, hardware, networking, and deployment environments.
→Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, software, GNC, and operations teams towards a common goal.
→Support occasional field testing, integration events, and customer demonstrations.
→Apply a security-oriented mindset to system design, implementation, deployment, and debugging.
→Travel up to 20% of the time for on-site integration events with external vendors or customers.

Requirements

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Strong Modern C++ (23) experience or demonstrable ability to write high-quality C++
Strong CS fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, concurrency, memory management, networking, and debugging
Linux experience: Linux development, debugging, deployment, operation, maintenance
Networking experience: TCP/UDP, routing, multicast, DNS, DDS, pub/sub, Ethernet, etc
Understanding of hardware-adjacent software: communication protocols, sensors, etc
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance
Willingness to travel for up to 20% of the job

C++23/C++23 experience
Robotics experience (ROS/ROS2, control algorithms, path planning, etc)
C2 (Command and Control) software experience
Fire control systems (FCS) software experience
Flight software (FSW) software experience
Nix/NixOS experience
Cybersecurity mindset: defense in depth, secure-by-default design, threat modeling, CTF/security background, crypto familiarity, hardening experience
Applied math background: linear algebra, optimization, estimation, controls, simulation, numerical methods, etc
Basic API/web literacy: REST, gRPC, protobuf, frontend/backend concepts, databases, etc

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.