Mission Software Engineer

Mission

Lyntris is a defense technology company that connects sensing to action across the connected battlespace. Lyntris brings together the talents of Accelint and Vitesse teams under one mission, with each contributing deep expertise within their domain. Combining differentiated hardware, software and mission expertise, Lyntris helps customers sense threats, make sense of complex conditions and act with greater speed, precision and confidence in contested environments.

Job Description

We are seeking an Embedded Software Engineer with Python experience to build and integrate concept capabilities for Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) autonomy and mission software platform. This role sits at the intersection of operational user interfaces, Python-based integration services, simulation-driven demonstrations, and vessel-adjacent software systems.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Deliver integrated concept demonstrations for USV workflows such as mission planning, integrating sensors, route execution monitoring, geofencing, vehicle status/health, and operator oversight.
• Connect UI experiences to simulation/backends so demos reflect realistic vessel behaviors (telemetry cadence, state transitions, fault conditions, and mission events).
• Backend & Tooling (Python): Develop Python utilities and lightweight services to support concepts (adapters, data shaping, simulation hooks, replay tools, CLI utilities).
• Implement or integrate real-time interfaces (REST/WebSockets/streaming, pub/sub) to support high-rate telemetry and event-driven updates.
• Orchestration & Distributed Systems: Work across containerized and orchestrated deployments (Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes). Integrate with and troubleshoot distributed messaging architectures common in autonomy stacks (e.g., Redis, DDS, pub/sub, streaming pipelines).
• Diagnose cross-service issues: networking, service discovery, QoS/config mismatches, environment variables, build/run drift, and runtime logs.
• Add pragmatic test coverage (unit tests for core logic; smoke/e2e tests for mission flows) to keep concepts demo-ready.
• Produce clear runbooks for “push-button” demos: environment setup, data sources, simulation configuration, and troubleshooting.

Required Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science/Engineering (or equivalent professional experience).
• 3+ years working experience with Python for services, tooling, or automation scripts.
• Familiarity with autonomy/robotics concepts (mission states, control modes, fail-safes, safety constraints).
• Exposure to maritime/USV data sources (GPS/IMU, AIS, radar integration concepts, NMEA/NMEA2000).
• Experience supporting simulation-driven integration and replay (recorded logs, deterministic playback, scenario config).
• Experience with telemetry and messaging systems (Redis pub/sub, DDS, MQTT, Kafka, etc.).
• Experience integrating systems using APIs and real-time patterns (REST, WebSockets, streaming, pub/sub).
• Currently holds an active U.S. national security clearance or be able to receive and maintain one.

Pay Scales & Benefits

The listed pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this position for the location for which it has been posted and is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Other compensation considerations may include, but are not limited to, job responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, or other applicable factors.

Benefits include...

• Paid Time Off
• Paid Company Holidays
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Optional HSA and FSA
• Base and Voluntary Life Insurance
• Short Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• 401k Matching
• Employee Assistance Program