Senior Software Engineer
About the Team
The Real-time Architectures, Integration, and Demonstration (RAID) Group focuses on transition of algorithms from concept to real-time software, providing open architecture expertise, and facilitating integration of capabilities for experimentation, test, and deployment.
The Role
As a Senior Software Engineer you will design, develop, and implement real-time software for RF sensor systems compliant with open architecture standards. You will work as part of focused teams to transition advanced signal processing algorithms from research prototypes into production-quality software for embedded and distributed computing platforms.
What you will do
- You will be responsible for architecting software components, implementing real-time processing pipelines, and optimizing performance for resource-constrained RF signal processing systems
- Translate algorithm specifications (MATLAB, Python) into optimized C/C++ implementations
- Architect software components compliant with open architecture standards
- Integrate and optimize code for real-time performance on multi-core CPUs and GPUs with strict latency requirements
- Develop unit tests, integration tests, and performance benchmarks; promote testing best practices
- Document software designs, APIs, implementation details, and technical reports
- Contribute to briefings and presentations for program reviews and customer meetings
- Collaborate with algorithm developers, systems engineers, RF hardware engineers, and integration teams across programs
- Contribute to proposal development efforts including technical approach
- Perform peer reviews and suggest next steps for technical work
- Support approximately 20% travel for integration events, customer meetings, and field demonstrations
Who you are
- Active clearance at the Secret level with ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance, for which U.S. citizenship is a government requirement
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field with 2-5+ years of relevant work experience depending on degree (BS +5 years, MS +3 years, or PhD)
- Strong proficiency in C/C++ for high-performance, real-time sensor applications
- Experience in the following areas:
- Linux and embedded systems development, real-time signal processing, multithreaded programming, thread safety, and synchronization
- Version control systems (Git) and collaborative development practices
- Strong technical writing, interpersonal, and communication skills
Even Better
- Active Top Secret clearance (TS/SCI preferred)
- Understanding of RF signal processing concepts
- Experience with:
- Open architecture frameworks and standards
- MATLAB and/or Python for algorithm prototyping
- GPU programming and optimization (CUDA, OpenCL)
- Containerization, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices
- Proposal development and technical writing
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $139,000 - $160,000
The salary range listed is based on external market data. Offers are based on factors, such as but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, education, training, key skills/critical skills, security clearances, and prevailing market and business conditions.