Junior UAS Embedded Software Engineer

Technology Service Corporation Defense Services; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 81,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k Plan

Flexible Work Schedules

Tuition Reimbursement

Co-Sponsored Health Plan

Paid Leave

Job summary

FALCATA AISR Division in Arlington, VA seeks a Software Engineer focused on design, development, integration, and testing of software for uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS). The role emphasizes hands-on work on embedded systems and autonomous vehicle software within a multi-disciplinary team.

The ideal candidate will contribute to bring-up and test prototypes, and integrate software into UAS platforms, with opportunities for travel to development sites and test ranges.

Qualifications

• Associate/Bachelor's degree in ComputerScience, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Aerospace engineering, or a related field and 0-2 years of experience
• US Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret DoD security clearance
• Proficiency in programming languages such as C/C++, Python, MATLAB, JavaScript
• Experience with embedded systems for autonomous vehicles.
• Software engineering foundation: core concepts including design of data structures, algorithm application, analysis, optimization, and testing
• Applied mathematics, differential equations, linear algebra, and statistics
• Basic software programming of electrical components, retrieval and evaluation of data, changing code and settings on devices
• Ability to communicate effectively in engineering environment, document and explain your work to others
• Hands on experience writing computer code for applications to control physical devices from initial development to deployment
• Significant experience developing software for unmanned and autonomous vehicles, including air vehicles
• Experience designing, building, and testing electrical subsystems for an airborne platform
• Design and integration of software control programs in electromechanical systems
• Demonstrated technical expertise, attention to detail, precision engineering standards
• Possess excellent organizational and communications skills
• Able to prioritize work and maximize personal and team productivity

Responsibilities

• Write and maintain clean, well-documented, efficient code for embedded systems
• Assist in debugging and testing a larger codebase with a multi-developer team. Conduct developmental test to identify/fix issues
• Support pieces of detailed software system and development activities for UAS platforms, including upfront analysis, prototyping, end item development and evaluation in laboratory and field test environments
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team locally and across physical locations
• Work with product owners to build software solutions for corresponding requirements
• Create workable software solutions in rapid timeline to support requirements and troubleshoot real world challenges

Skills

C/C++

Python

MATLAB

JavaScript

Education

Associate/Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Embedded systems tools

Job description

FALCATA AISR Division in Arlington, VA seeks a Software Engineer focused on design, development, integration, and testing of software for uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS). The role emphasizes hands-on work on embedded systems and autonomous vehicle software within a multi-disciplinary team.

The ideal candidate will contribute to bring-up and test prototypes, and integrate software into UAS platforms, with opportunities for travel to development sites and test ranges.