2 months ago
Lexington, MA, USASenior
Base Salary
$156k - $180k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define software architectures and design and implement system software, primarily in C++.
- Design protocols and state machines with system designers and translate prototype simulations into real-time code.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to design and prototype communications-based software.
- Perform software integration, test design, and support for laboratory and field experiments.
- Prepare technical specifications, reports, presentations, and other documentation for software architectures and code.
- Travel up to 10%, typically within the continental United States.
Requirements
- Active DoD Secret clearance.
- M.S. in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or a B.S. with at least six years of directly relevant experience.
- At least five years of C++/C++11 experience.
- At least five years of Java/JavaScript experience.
- At least five years of source control experience with tools such as Git, SVN, or ClearCase.
- At least five years of object-oriented development, software modeling, UML, software deployment, DevSecOps, algorithm development, performance improvement, design patterns, data structures, distributed systems, interprocess communication, Linux or commercial real-time operating systems, hardware abstraction layers, and software lifecycle processes.
- Strong real-time code development and code profiling background.
- Highly effective written and verbal communication skills, particularly for technical documentation.
- Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
- Preferred qualifications include two to three years of digital signal processing experience and familiarity with software-defined radio, physical/MAC/network layer communications protocols, Python, MATLAB, and Microsoft Project.
- Ability to plan and manage tasks and projects.
Benefits
- Hybrid and remote work arrangements may be possible, with the work environment otherwise described as on-site.
- Standard working hours.
- Opportunity to work on national security, space defense, and laser communications projects.
- KBR promotes a People First culture centered on belonging, connection, growth, collaboration, and Zero Harm.
About KBR, Inc.
KBR, Inc. delivers engineering, technology, and professional services to government and industrial customers, spanning defense, space, sustainability, and energy. Its businesses include long-term government mission support and program management, and Sustainable Technology Solutions that license process technologies and provide consulting and operations support across asset lifecycles. Headquartered in Houston and listed on the NYSE, KBR became an independent public company in 2006 after its separation from Halliburton.