UAS Ground Control Systems Software Engineer
Booz Allen Hamilton1 day ago
Lorton, VA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$99k - $225k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement Command and Control applications and mission software for autonomous UAS.
- Research, develop, integrate, and deploy Ground Control Station software across desktop and mobile platforms.
- Create human-computer interfaces for DoW missions and objectives in collaboration with autonomy developers.
- Design extensible software using plugins, extensions, and modular design patterns.
- Develop applications using QGroundControl and support UAS mission planning or vehicle management.
- Develop innovative solutions to complex problems with limited direction.
- Mentor and supervise team members.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of experience as a software developer working on Linux-based embedded or edge systems.
- At least 3 years of experience with extensible software development, including plugins, extensions, and modular design patterns.
- At least 1 year of experience developing applications using QGroundControl.
- Experience with software package management and configuration management tools such as Conan and Nix.
- Knowledge of the UAS domain, including mission planning or vehicle management.
- Ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
- Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Robotics.
- Preferred qualifications include Tactical Assault Kit software development, user-interface workflow design, and development using automation tools, pipelines, and runners.
- A master’s degree is preferred and a doctorate is a plus in a listed relevant field.
Benefits
- Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits.
- Paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care.
- Recognition awards for exceptional performance and demonstration of company values.
- Regular full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours per week are eligible for the benefits program, with select offerings for those below the threshold.
- Remote employees may occasionally need to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility; hybrid employees are expected to work frequently from a Booz Allen facility and may visit customer facilities; onsite employees primarily work at a Booz Allen office or customer facility.
About Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen Hamilton builds and integrates software, analytics, AI, cloud, and cybersecurity solutions while providing engineering and consulting services, primarily for U.S. defense, intelligence, and civil government clients, with select commercial partnerships. Its business is largely government contracting and professional services delivering mission systems and cyber defense. Founded in 1914 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Booz Allen is a public company traded on the NYSE (ticker: BAH).