2 months ago
Denver, CO, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$240k - $270k/yr
Responsibilities
- Serve as the technical authority for enterprise software architecture across ATARS and future software-enabled products.
- Define the long-term software architecture roadmap and lead architecture across embedded, real-time, simulation, mission, networking, cloud, edge, AI/ML, and user applications.
- Establish architecture governance through review boards, design standards, reusable frameworks, and technical decision processes.
- Lead software modernization, containerization, cloud-native services, DevSecOps, software factories, and secure software development practices.
- Define enterprise development standards covering coding practices, architecture patterns, API governance, quality metrics, and secure lifecycle practices.
- Guide AI-enabled capabilities, autonomy, computer vision, machine learning integration, augmented and mixed reality, real-time visualization, and distributed simulation.
- Ensure architectures meet latency, determinism, scalability, cybersecurity, reliability, and maintainability requirements.
- Partner with systems engineering on Digital Engineering, MBSE, requirements traceability, interface management, and verification planning.
- Identify technical risks, conduct architecture trade studies, and establish mitigation strategies.
- Support staffing and mentor Principal Engineers, Software Architects, and Software Engineering Managers.
- Partner with business development and executives during customer engagements and proposal development, representing Red 6 with government customers and partners.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, software engineering, electrical engineering, or a related STEM discipline; a master’s degree is preferred and a PhD is a plus.
- 15+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including at least 8 years leading large-scale software architecture initiatives in aerospace, defense, simulation, avionics, autonomy, AR/VR, or related industries.
- Demonstrated experience defining enterprise architectures spanning embedded systems, distributed computing, cloud platforms, and real-time applications.
- Proven experience leading architecture across complex hardware/software integrated systems.
- Experience developing and certifying flight or safety-critical software for airborne platforms using DO-178 and/or AC-17-01.
- Deep understanding of microservices, event-driven architectures, distributed systems, containerized applications, and edge computing.
- Experience implementing DevSecOps, CI/CD, software factories, and secure software development methodologies.
- Strong understanding of embedded Linux, RTOS, GPU computing, networking, and high-performance software architectures.
- Experience integrating software with avionics, mission systems, sensors, or defense communications architectures.
- Excellent executive communication and leadership skills.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.
- Preferred qualifications include AR/VR/MR and advanced visualization experience, real-time graphics or rendering expertise, GPU programming, computer vision, AI/ML-enabled autonomy platforms, OMS, FACE, MOSA, CMOSS, Kubernetes, hybrid cloud, edge deployment, Digital Engineering, MBSE, RMF, Zero Trust, DoD cybersecurity frameworks, and leadership of software organizations in high-growth defense technology companies.
- Active DoD Secret or Top-Secret security clearance is preferred.
Benefits
- Full-time employee healthcare, dental, and vision coverage with 100% coverage for employees.
- Paid time off including vacation, sick leave, paid holidays, and parental leave.
- Short- and long-term disability benefits.
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
- 401(k) retirement plan.
- Voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity benefits.
- May be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on individual and company performance, subject to plan terms.
- Position is based in Louisville, Colorado, or Santa Monica, California.
Tech Stack
About Red 6
Red 6 builds augmented reality systems for military flight training, enabling pilots to see virtual aircraft and threats while flying in outdoor, dynamic environments. Its ATARS product delivers synthetic air combat training for defense customers and is sold via hardware, software, and integration services contracts. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Orlando, Florida, the privately held company serves U.S. and allied air forces.