Associate Engineer-Software (REQ 331)

Applied Physical Sciences Corp (APS); Connecticut; On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Excellent benefits

Comfortable working conditions

Job summary

Applied Physical Sciences Corp (APS) in Groton, CT is seeking an Associate Software Engineer to join our full-time team. The successful applicant will have a BS or MS degree in a related field and solid skills in C/C++ or Python development. This role focuses on creating software for maritime sensing, detection, tracking, and autonomy, contributing to national security solutions.

Enjoy competitive salaries and excellent benefits while working in a supportive environment committed to R&D for various maritime systems.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security Clearance.
• Experience developing for Linux platforms.
• Understanding of software design and user experience (UX) principles.

Responsibilities

• Detection, classification and localization algorithms.
• Command and control interfaces, simulations, and visualizations for various acoustic sensors.
• Acoustic, signal processing and autonomy algorithms.

Skills

C/C++

Python

MATLAB

Linux

Software Engineering Tooling (git, CI, Docker)

Education

BS or MS degree in computer science, engineering, or applied math/physics

Tools

MySQL

Job description

Overview

Applied Physical Sciences (APS) is looking for an Associate Software Engineer to join our Groton, CT team full-time. Applicants should have a BS or MS degree in a related field, and proficiency with C/C++ or Python development. Successful applicants will work with an interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers to design and build maritime sensing, detection, tracking and autonomy software in support of national security applications. Our team supports R&D for a wide variety of maritime systems including sonar combat systems, autonomous vehicles, underwater sensing, tracking, and communication arrays, and payloads for both manned and unmanned vehicles. An interest or background in maritime communications, networking, autonomous systems, or signal processing would be beneficial.

Job Functions And Responsibilities

• Detection, classification and localization algorithms
• Command and control interfaces, simulations, and visualizations for various acoustic sensors
• Acoustic, signal processing and autonomy algorithms

Required Skills and Attributes

• BS or MS degree in computer science, engineering, or applied math/physics
• Proficiency in C/C++, MATLAB, and Python
• Experience developing for Linux platforms
• Experience using modern software engineering tooling (git, CI, Docker)
• Understanding of software design and user experience (UX) principles
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security Clearance

Preferred Skills and Attributes

• 2+ years of relevant professional experience
• A passion for maritime systems
• Background in autonomy, networking or communications theory
• Familiarity with IP/TCP/UDP networking and RS232/RS422 communications
• Experience with MySQL (e.g., MariaDB) databases
• Experience with MATLAB and ability to convert MATLAB code to C/C++ and/or Python
• Working knowledge of software middleware, such as Protocol Buffers
• Working knowledge of core signal processing concepts (sampling, filtering, transforms)

Benefits

APS, a wholly owned subsidiary of the General Dynamics Corporation, offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and comfortable working conditions. Candidates must possess or be able to obtain a DoD security clearance. Obtaining a security clearance is a condition of employment which typically requires US citizenship and a thorough background investigation.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

EOE: Vet/Disability. Applied Physical Sciences invites all applicants to self-identify pre‑offer as a protected veteran and/or an individual with a disability.