Lead Airborne Systems Software Architect (Real‑Time)

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research; United States; Hybrid; USD 141,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Leave plans

Tuition assistance

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Leave benefits

Job summary

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) seeks a Lead Airborne Systems - Software Engineer IV to steer architecture, data pipelines, and real-time airborne computing across RAF projects. You will lead a team of software engineers and supervise system integration on embedded Linux across PC-104 DAQ nodes and cabin displays.

This senior role requires deep expertise in C++ and Python under Linux, cybersecurity posture, and experience with CI/CD, Git, and modern software practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer-related field with twelve+ years of experience or equivalent.
• Strong leadership and experience supervising software teams.
• Expertise in real-time data systems and embedded Linux.
• Proficiency in C++ and Python under Linux with Git/CI/CD experience.
• Experience with embedded hardware interfaces and data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership & Architecture: set strategic direction for RAF airborne software ecosystem, real-time data acquisition, and cabin displays.
• Team Leadership & Supervision: mentor engineers, enforce coding standards, and drive modern software practices.
• Data Quality Control & Final Product Delivery: design and maintain automated QC tools and data products.
• Field Campaign Operations & Mission Support: lead deployment operations during campaigns and assist in troubleshooting.
• Systems Security & Mission Integrity: apply UCAR cybersecurity requirements across airborne software and networks.
• User Support, Documentation & Knowledge Capture: document architecture, manuals, and runbooks; capture design rationale.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Real-Time Data Systems

C++ & Python under Linux

Embedded Linux

CI/CD & Git

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer-related field

Tools

Git

Docker

CI/CD

Qt framework

Job description

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) seeks a Lead Airborne Systems - Software Engineer IV to steer architecture, data pipelines, and real-time airborne computing across RAF projects. You will lead a team of software engineers and supervise system integration on embedded Linux across PC-104 DAQ nodes and cabin displays.

This senior role requires deep expertise in C++ and Python under Linux, cybersecurity posture, and experience with CI/CD, Git, and modern software practices.