Software Engineer Fire Control Specialist

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a Software Engineer to support the development of next-generation ground combat vehicle systems and open-architecture vehicle platforms. This role will contribute to the design, development, integration, and testing of embedded software solutions supporting vehicle electronics, mission systems, diagnostics, power management, displays, and software deployment environments.

The ideal candidate will have experience developing software in complex embedded environments, working with modern vehicle architectures, and collaborating across multidisciplinary engineering teams in an Agile development environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and validate software development environments used for software, documentation, and test artifact creation
• Develop software solutions across multiple vehicle domains including:
  • Board Support Packages (BSPs)
  • Vehicle displays and HMIs
  • Power management systems
  • Lethality systems
  • Software deployment platforms
  • Embedded training systems
  • Vehicle diagnostics
• Analyze and refine software requirements
• Develop preliminary and detailed software designs in accordance with engineering standards
• Create software architectures that influence overall vehicle system design
• Develop, integrate, and maintain software applications and embedded code
• Create and execute unit, functional, and integration tests
• Perform hardware/software integration activities
• Troubleshoot and resolve software defects throughout the development lifecycle
• Integrate software releases across multiple Configuration Items (CSCIs)
• Provide project status updates to software and program leadership
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering, Project Management, Integration, and Software Quality teams
• Lead Agile Scrum activities including:
  • Daily standups
  • PI Planning
  • Sprint reviews and demonstrations
  • Retrospectives
• Support continuous process improvement initiatives

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline
• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Experience with one or more programming languages:
  • C
  • C++
  • C#
  • Java
  • Python
• Experience using source control and collaboration tools such as Git and Bitbucket
• Experience working in mixed operating system environments including:
  • Linux
  • VxWorks
  • RTOS platforms
  • BSPs
  • Virtualized environments
• Understanding of networking and communication protocols including:
  • RS-232/RS-422
  • CAN Bus
  • TCP/IP
  • UDP
• Experience with Agile development practices and tools
• Must have Fire Control and embedded software experience

Preferred Qualifications

Vehicle Architecture & Defense Standards

• NGVA (NATO Ground Vehicle Architecture)
• UKGVA (UK Ground Vehicle Architecture)
• Ground combat vehicle network architectures
• GCIA (Ground Combat Systems Common Infrastructure Architecture)
• MOSA (Modular Open Systems Approach)
• SOSA (Sensor Open Systems Architecture)
• FACE (Future Airborne Capability Environment)
• Time Sensitive Networking (TSN)

Middleware & Communication Systems

• DDS (Data Distribution Service)
• Apache Kafka
• Publish/Subscribe architectures
• Multicast networking

Embedded & Platform Technologies

• Embedded Linux development
• Hypervisor technologies (Type 1 and Type 2)
• Containerization technologies including:
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
• Internet of Things (IoT) concepts
• Software deployment and distributed systems

Systems Engineering & Modeling

• Cameo Systems Modeler
• Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
• System architecture development

Additional Experience Desired

• Previous defense industry experience
• Experience supporting military vehicle programs
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• Ability to work independently and within cross-functional teams
• Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on engineering excellence