Autonomous Sensor Systems Software Engineer

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plans

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off

Education assistance

Sign-on bonus

Relocation benefits

Job summary

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a hands-on Software Engineer to rapidly develop and field autonomous sensor solutions for challenging environments. You will work within the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group on cutting-edge projects that require multi-disciplinary collaboration, hands-on coding, and field testing.

You will design system architectures, own full stack software, and implement algorithms on compact hardware.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
• 2+ years of relevant software development experience across design, development, integration and/or test of hardware/software systems.
• Willingness to multi-task across projects and work independently in small teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop system requirements and architectures for sensor systems and drive designs through integration and test.
• Own full stack software development interfacing with sensor systems for autonomous mission operations and data display.
• Design and deploy algorithms on low size, weight and power hardware for challenging environments.
• Analyze performance of deployed systems and iterate improvements.
• Conduct design reviews, bench testing, and field testing to verify system performance.
• Document development work and testing per quality requirements and present findings to review teams.
• Maintain configuration management per project standards.

Skills

Team leadership

Independence

Willingness to travel

Ability to obtain clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering/Computer Science

Master's degree in Computer Engineering/Computer Science

Tools

Java

C/C++

Linux

MATLAB

Pixhawk PX4/ArduPilot

UI design

Git

Job description

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a hands-on Software Engineer to rapidly develop and field autonomous sensor solutions for challenging environments. You will work within the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group on cutting-edge projects that require multi-disciplinary collaboration, hands-on coding, and field testing.

You will design system architectures, own full stack software, and implement algorithms on compact hardware.