2 months ago
Dahlgren, VA, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$90k - $140k/yr
Responsibilities
- Create, correct, maintain, and optimize software for complex weapon system components throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Analyze processing time, resource usage, disk-space utilization, network loading, and throughput to improve software performance.
- Design, code, and maintain software support tools and models.
- Perform software design, coding, benchmark testing, debugging, architecture, and documentation activities.
- Support test-bench and software testing activities in an R&D environment, including work involving sub-millisecond timing requirements.
- Collaborate with technical teams and communicate software engineering progress to R&D leadership and stakeholders.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field and four years of experience, or a master’s degree in one of these fields and two years of experience.
- At least two years of program/project-level software design and development experience.
- At least two years of experience performing detailed and complex software design and development meeting sub-millisecond timing requirements.
- Experience working in an Agile software development environment.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance, with at least an Interim Secret clearance required to start.
- U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a Secret security clearance.
- Three or more years of C++ experience is preferred.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Retirement benefits including 401(k) matching.
- Educational reimbursement.
- Parental leave.
- Employee stock purchase plan.
- Tax-saving options.
- Disability and life insurance.
- Pet insurance.
- Primary work location is Dahlgren, Virginia, with approximately 50% weekday travel primarily along the East Coast.
- Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, collective bargaining agreements, and other applicable contracts.
About Amentum
Amentum provides engineering, operations and maintenance, logistics, and mission support services to U.S. federal agencies and allied governments, including defense and energy programs. Its business centers on large, long-term government contracts spanning defense, space, nuclear cleanup, and infrastructure, with program management and technical services at the core. Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, it was formed in 2020 from the spinoff of AECOM’s Management Services division.