Senior Mission Software Engineer, Mission Systems

We are seeking a Senior Mission Software Engineer to join the Air Dominance & Strike (AD&S) Mission Systems Software team.

The AD&S team is responsible for autonomous robotics systems like the Fury unmanned fighter jet and the Barracuda family of advanced effects. The AD&S Mission Systems Software team builds the distributed infrastructure that connects these vehicles to command and control.

As a Senior Mission Software Engineer, you will own from cradle-to-grave resilient, distributed mission software that supports the full range of AD&S initiatives: from early concept simulation to live operations and large scale fleet management.

Responsibilities

• Develop the services that integrate with Lattice OS, coordinate fleets of vehicles in the field, and task and manage mission payloads and effects.
• Build low-latency, high performance software solutions.
• Work with cross-functional teams to take software from initial development through fielded deployment.
• Travel up to 30% of time to build, test, and deploy capabilities in the real world.

Requirements

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related field.
• 6+ years of production-grade C++, Rust or equivalent experience in a Linux development environment.
• Experience with Git & GitHub.
• Experience taking software from initial development through fielded deployment, working closely with other teams.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
• Track record of high ownership and bias for action.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with systemd.
• Experience building or maintaining distributed systems.
• Familiarity with asynchronous programming models.
• Comfort working with Protocol Buffers and/or gRPC.
• Experience with DDS.
• Deep expertise with k3s and/or STIG’d RHEL.
• Experience deploying, debugging, and testing software on physical systems.
• Familiarity with government reference architectures.
• Knowledge of military systems and operational tactics.
• Active Secret U.S. security clearance.

Benefits

• Competitive salary: $191,000-$253,000 USD per year
• Comprehensive benefits package, including equity grants