Mission Software Engineer, Mission Systems, Networking

We are seeking a Mission Software Engineer to join our Air Dominance & Strike (AD&S) Mission Systems Software team. The successful candidate will work on developing the distributed infrastructure that connects autonomous vehicles to command and control. You will own from cradle-to-grave resilient, distributed mission software that supports the full range of AD&S initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop the messaging, orchestration, and networking backbone that ties individual vehicles into coordinated, multi-vehicle operations
• Integrate with Lattice OS, coordinate fleets of vehicles in the field, and task and manage mission payloads and effects
• Diagnose and root cause complex networking or routing failures in multi-hop networks
• Read packet captures and use standard network debugging tools
• Experience with end-to-end testing of both unicast and multicast data flows
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals: TCP/UDP, socket programming, MTU, multicast, TLS/mTLS
• Experience utilizing timing protocols such as NTP and PTP

Requirements

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related field
• 2-3+ years of experience using C++, Rust, or equivalent mid-level language
• CCNA or equivalent experience
• Ability to work in a Linux environment
• Experience with systemd, Kubernetes, and container orchestration
• Familiarity with Git & GitHub
• Travel up to 30% of time to build, test, and deploy capabilities in the real world
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
• Track record of high ownership and bias for action

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building or maintaining distributed systems
• Familiarity with asynchronous programming models
• Comfort working with Protocol Buffers and/or gRPC
• Experience with Linux’s FRR package
• Active Secret U.S. security clearance

Benefits

• Competitive salary: $166,000-$220,000 USD per year
• Comprehensive benefits package, including equity grants