Sr Software Engineer Autonomous Systems

Job description

Agile IT Synergy, LLC is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) based information technology company focused on innovative engineering and integration of relevant technologies combined with effective business practices to deliver complete solutions that meets customer mission needs.

Our proven ability to deliver against mission priorities ranging from organizational process improvements to the execution of mission-critical technical solutions is why we are trusted by critical government agencies.

We're in search of customer focused individuals with a passion for solving difficult problems and exceeding expectations.





JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Senior Software Engineer will ensure that our government customer achieves the desired 3rd party software infrastructure, capabilities, and accreditation process for the deployment of software at the speed of relevance.

The Senior Software Engineer performing on this contract will possess the required skills, experience and accreditations at the appropriate clearance level and be responsible for executing collaborative autonomy and interoperability architecture and software to maximize the capabilities of uncrewed systems (UxS) to enhance command and control, communications, computing, cyber, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (C5ISR), and targeting.



RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Software Engineer is responsible for the design, development, maintenance, and sustainment of collaborative autonomous software and the implementation of software technical standards and processes to ensure cross platform interoperability.

Specific responsibilities include:


+ Supporting the Unmanned Systems Autonomy and Interoperability (UxSAI) Chief Engineer to ensure collaborative autonomy software meets stakeholder functional and quality attribute requirements, use cases, and workflows for autonomous systems and collaborative autonomy.

+ Evaluate and assess systems software architectures to identify gaps, problems, and issues impacting the execution of collaborative autonomous system missions.

+ Advise leadership on software engineering processes, best practices, standards, and technologies to ensure proper function of autonomous systems and enable seamless interoperability and cooperation between systems and components.

+ Work with multi-disciplinary engineering teams to design distributed autonomous software systems spanning heterogeneous subsystems and platforms across land, air, and maritime environments.

+ Document complex software systems architectures and detailed designs.

+ Evaluate commercial and open-source software technologies and frameworks for use in autonomous systems design, development, and test.

+ Support the development and implementation of a machine learning operations (MLOPS) pipeline for collaborative autonomy software.

+ Support the development and implementation of an autonomy software pipeline that utilizes a digital engineering environment for development, test, evaluation, and over-the-air deployment.

+ Plan and coordinate software system test strategies to assess and verify the systems’ fitness for purpose (functional operation, performance, operational effectiveness).

+ Provide systems engineering support to the program for collaborative autonomous systems.




EDUCATION:


+ Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Information Technology or other related field of study.



+ Relevant experience and years of service may be considered in lieu of required education.




MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
This position requires a bachelor’s degree in software engineering or a related field and at least six years of systems engineering experience.

Specific qualifications include:




+ Experience designing and developing software utilizing a modular and open systems architecture.

+ Experience designing and developing software architectures for performance, availability, modifiability, security, testability, usability, scalability, portability, interoperability, maintainability, integrity, reliability, and safety.

+ Full-stack software engineering experience designing, developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining a broad range of software applications in embedded, mobile, and enterprise domains.

+ Proficiency developing software applications in embedded, mobile, and enterprise domains using modern programming languages (e g.

C/C++, Java, Python).

+ Experience with configuring, tuning, developing drivers, and applications for computer operating systems.

+ Experience with computer hardware and operating systems internals to include: kernel level configuration, tuning, developing drivers, and applications.

+ Experience leading software development teams through the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) and in-depth experience with agile software development processes using modern agile frameworks.

+ Experience with designing and developing distributed applications, micro-services, and ReSTful APIs in cloud and cloud-hybrid environments to promote reuse and interoperability.

+ Experience developing and managing containerized software applications.

+ Broad experience with both SQL and no-SQL database technologies to support the development and operation of distributed collaborative autonomy.

+ Excellent written and oral communication skills and able to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

+ Must be eligible for a TS/SCI security clearance.




PREFERRED POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
Preferred skills and experience include:


+ Experience developing software for autonomous unmanned systems.

+ Experience utilizing and integrating systems with military tactical networks, secure network infrastructure, and associated interfaces.

+ Experience with the integration of AI/ML algorithms, models, and software into distributed autonomous systems and infrastructure.

+ Experience with modeling and simulation for the test and evaluation of MLOPS and autonomous systems algorithms.

+ Knowledge and experience working within the Department of Defense ecosystem.

+ Knowledge and experience building a digital engineering environment for software development.

+ A current TS/SCI security clearance.




Travel: 20-25% anticipated based on customer needs



AIT Synergy has a competitive benefits and compensation package that includes Medical/Dental coverage, 401(k), Paid Time Off, Holidays, and opportunities for tuition reimbursement and training compensation relevant to task duties.



Employment Type
Full-Time

Minimum Experience
Mid-level

Required Skill Profession

Other General