Hybrid Software Engineer

Actalent is hiring Software Engineers for an A&D company locted around Quincy, MA. Positions offers schedule flexibility (Hybrid), as well as full time benefits package, paid time off/holidays, and OT pay. Please apply with an updated resume that reflects the skills and qualifications below.

Job Description

As a Software Engineer, you will tackle a diverse array of challenges involving networking, autonomy, systems integration, robotics, and more, making pragmatic engineering trade-offs along the way. You will be at the forefront of the Maritime Software team, collaborating closely with vehicle platform software engineers to ensure seamless integration of products for critical mission outcomes. Your role is characterized by a 'Whatever It Takes' mindset—executing in an expedient, scalable, and pragmatic manner while prioritizing the mission to deliver high-quality and timely solutions.

Responsibilities

• Own the software solutions that are deployed to customers.
• Write code to enhance products for specific mission sets, coordinating with the vehicle software platform team to expand mission capability to more customers.
• Collaborate across multiple teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality.
• Create and analyze metrics used for debugging and monitoring.
• Triage issues, identify root causes of failures, and coordinate next steps.
• Partner with end-users to transform needs into features while balancing user experience with engineering constraints.
• Travel up to 10% of the time to build, test, and deploy capabilities in real-world scenarios.

Essential Skills

• Strong engineering background in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
• 3+ years of experience in C++, Python, or Rust within a Linux development environment.
• Experience building software solutions involving significant data processing and analysis.
• Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases.
• Desire to work on critical software with real-world impact.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in Physics, Mathematics, and/or Motion Planning for modeling & simulation and physical systems.
• 5+ years of experience in C++ within a Linux development environment.
• Experience developing and testing multi-agent autonomous systems deployed in real-world environments.
• Feature and algorithm development with an understanding of behavior trees.
• Experience developing software/hardware for flight systems and safety-critical functionality.
• Knowledge of distributed communication networks and message standards.
• Familiarity with military systems and operational tactics.

Work Environment

Work within a defense technology company focused on transforming military capabilities with advanced technology. The team operates in an innovative environment, leveraging AI-powered operating systems to deliver cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology rapidly to the military. The work involves embracing challenges and achieving missions across a wide range of environments.