8 days ago
Arlington, VA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$173k - $216k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, implement, integrate, test, and demonstrate advanced algorithms and software systems for autonomous platforms.
- Build software tools and applications for mission planning, automated control, unmanned platforms, DevSecOps, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring throughout the software and system development lifecycle.
- Lead and manage engineering teams of five or more through task definition, delegation, development, and maintenance.
- Design software and system architectures and collaborate with internal leadership, external customers, and research scientists.
- Drive code review, unit testing, test coverage, static analysis, and other software quality practices.
Requirements
- Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and U.S. citizenship eligibility requirements.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- At least 7 years of professional experience.
- At least 5 years of experience with C++ or Java.
- Full-stack development experience with a strong focus on backend algorithmic development.
- Understanding of data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and backend executable optimization.
- Experience developing, implementing, integrating, and testing autonomy algorithms and software.
- Experience translating complex mathematical algorithmic concepts into software applications.
- Experience leading modest-sized engineering teams and leading system or software architecture design.
- Experience with object-oriented programming, Agile lifecycle tools, and test-driven development.
- Preferred qualifications include an MS or PhD, reinforcement learning, agentic AI, embedded and physical-device programming, multi-agent coordination of UxVs, MAVLINK, ROS, TAK, DevSecOps and CI/CD toolchains, constraint satisfaction algorithms, knowledge representation, ontologies, and Python.
Benefits
- Flexible hybrid work arrangement in Woburn, MA, or Arlington, VA, with remote work allowed when STR facility access is not required.
- Full-time position with opportunities to work on advanced national security, autonomy, analytics, and defense research and development.
- Collaborative learning environment supporting deep technical understanding and recognition of employee contributions.
