Software Engineer II

About the role

This Software Engineering role is within Textron System’s Uncrewed Land and Air Systems division. Our team is engaged in multiple cutting-edge development programs for defense applications. A strong candidate will possess a solid knowledge base in software development and design best practices. In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Providing engineering support on both current and next generation technologies in support of our family of uncrewed ground and air products
• Our products are entire systems ranging from the vehicle platforms to their control stations
• Participating in software development of new products across all phases of the product lifecycle from concept development to lab and offsite integration and evaluation
• Requirements, design, implementation, review, testing, and documentation
• Integrating internal and third-party software solutions into our products
• Collaborating with the software engineering team and other engineering disciplines to create functional systems
• Supporting onsite & offsite integration and test support

Growth Opportunities

• Technical leadership
• Individual Contributor (SME)

Requirements, design, implementation, review, testing, and documentation

Required: C/C++ programming experience

Experience using Unix based operating systems

Basic shell scripting experience

Knowledgeable of Object-Oriented Analysis (OOA)/Object-Oriented Design (OOD)

Experience using configuration management tools such as Git or Mercurial

Traveling

Up to 15%

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or computer engineering or related field required with 2+ years of experience or master’s degree in computer science or computer engineering or related field in addition to the following skills/experience:

• C/C++ programming experience
• Experience using Unix based operating systems
• Basic shell scripting experience
• Knowledgeable of Object-Oriented Analysis (OOA)/Object-Oriented Design (OOD)
• Experience using configuration management tools such as Git or Mercurial

Preferred

• Experience integrating or designing autonomous solutions for land and/or air platforms
• Experience with MicroPilot’s autopilot software
• Experience with MOOS DB/IvP
• Experience with Qt projects/libraries
• Experience with OpenDDS
• Experience with containerization platforms such as Docker
• Experience with Network/Serial/CAN interface development
• Experience frontend technologies including (but not limited to) CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, REST API, databases (SQL or NoSQL), and web UI design
• Experience with automation build servers such as Jenkins
• Experience with workflow management tools such as Jira
• Experience with static code analysis tools such as Coverity
• Experience developing MCP Servers and MCP Tools for use with LMMs
• Experience with AI software development and workflow tools

Benefits

• Flexible Work Schedules
• Education Assistance
• Career Development & Training Opportunities
• Wellness Program (including Fitness Reimbursement)
• Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(K) with Company Funding
• Paid Parental Leave

Textron is committed to providing Equal Opportunity in Employment, to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, disability, sex (including pregnancy and sexual orientation), genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.