Mission-Critical Sensor/Weapon C2 Simulation Engineer

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

Job summary

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory seeks a Software Engineer for Sensor/Weapon Command & Control to design, develop, test, and maintain software supporting missile defense and electronic warfare missions.

You will work on data-driven analysis tools, refactor existing frameworks, and add capabilities such as algorithms, interfaces, and visualizations. Collaboration with government and industry partners is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Proficient in framework development and data visualization in Python.
• Proficient in web UI development using TypeScript and React (HTML5/JavaScript).
• Proficient using Git/GitLab and can develop on Windows and Linux.
• Experience with containerization (Docker/Podman) and/or relational DBs (PostgreSQL/MySQL).
• Strong communication skills and collaboration with team.
• Able to travel to field sites and obtain security clearance (US citizenship).
• Hold or pursue Top Secret/TS/SCI clearance eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain software supporting missile defense and EW missions.
• Refactor and improve data-type agnostic analysis tool suites and visualizations.
• Work with modeling/simulation frameworks and implement new capabilities and interfaces.
• Collaborate with government and industry partners to define software architecture and verification plans.

Skills

Python data visualization

TS/React UI development

Git/GitLab

Windows & Linux

Docker/Podman

SQL databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or related field

Master's degree or PhD in related technical field

Tools

Git/GitLab

Docker/Podman

PostgreSQL/MySQL

Job description

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory seeks a Software Engineer for Sensor/Weapon Command & Control to design, develop, test, and maintain software supporting missile defense and electronic warfare missions.

You will work on data-driven analysis tools, refactor existing frameworks, and add capabilities such as algorithms, interfaces, and visualizations. Collaboration with government and industry partners is essential.