Job description
Date Posted:
2025-09-12
Country:
United States of America
Location:
CA620: AST160N Riverview Anaheim Hill 160 North Riverview Drive Suite 300, Anaheim, CA, 92808 USA
Position Role Type:
Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
Security Clearance:
None/Not Required
Applied Signal Technology (AST) is seeking engineers who strive for excellence and have a passion to be part of a team that strengthens our nation and improves the security of our world.
AST provides trusted strategic and tactical SIGINT solutions that secure the interests of the U.S. and its partners.
AST’s work in areas such as high-capacity broadband communications, signal processing and analysis, tactical SIGINT, and wireless communications continually challenges our extraordinary engineers to resolve problems and make the world a safer place.
AST’s work environment is dynamic, highly collaborative and provides engineers the freedom to strengthen and expand their skills, explore new and creative ideas, and work closely with our nation’s finest service members all while embracing integrity, diversity and work-life balance.
**This position will be staffed in Anaheim Hills, CA **
Key responsibilities for the qualified candidate:
Our team has a need for a Software Engineer who is inspired by a job that challenges them to be proactive, make decisions, and generate ideas that drive product development to greater heights.
Responsibilities span the full lifecycle of product development, from architecture and design, through integration, test, and field support.
You will contribute to the build, test, and delivery of a set of software applications to be deployed to advanced systems that process modern communications for the U.S. Government.
The successful candidate will have a solid understanding of concepts related to standard programming practices, software architecture, and networking.
What You Will Do:
Work on complex technical problems while participating on collaborative, cross-disciplined integrated product teams
Work will be performed with guidance of a product lead and team members who will assist in establishing an approach, perform code review and support in testing
What You Will Learn:
How to collaborate productively and professionally in a team-based development environment using disciplined engineering processes
How to develop code with the larger end product and customers in mind
Exposure to large code bases and toolsets like Jira, Confluence, Git, and Docker
Qualifications You Must Have:
Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and student must be pursuing a Bachelor’s or advanced degree in an applicable discipline.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.
Qualifications We Prefer:
Experience developing in C++ in a Linux environment
Experience with one or more scripting languages, Python, Linux script, bash
Experience with Object Oriented Design and Development
Software development experience (i.e. internship, co-op, or other work or academic project experience)
Experience working both in a team environment and individually
Experience Rust
Experience with Qt
Experience with User Interface development
Experience with Angular web GUI development
Experience with Multithreading
Embedded SW Design Experience
Experience in integrating software with hardware
Experience with Configuration Management tools, such as git
Experience maintaining and using build processes (makefiles, CMake)
Experience and/or knowledge of network protocols, such as TCP/IP
Experience with or basic understanding of telecommunications systems concepts and/or signal processing
Experience with Network Protocols
Experience with or basic understanding of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Standards
Collins Aerospace, a RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry.
Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.
Do you want to be a part of something bigger?
A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond?
At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be.
Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions.
By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow.
Are you up for the challenge?
Join our mission today.
Required Skill Profession
Computer Occupations