Principal Software Engineer, Timing and Synchronization

Parry Labs, LLC; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education assistance

Unlimited paid time off

Workplace flexibility

Job summary

Parry Labs, LLC is seeking an experienced software leader to own timing and synchronization software across distributed systems. You will design architectures, implement time-source fusion, and ensure robust clock discipline and holdover capabilities.

You will integrate GNSS receivers and hardware timestamping, optimize PTP/NTP performance, and mentor engineers on timing algorithms and concurrency. Strong DOD/defense timing experience is valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 9+ years of software engineering experience with leadership.
• Strong PNT expertise including clock stability and holdover.
• Proficiency in C or C++ with timing software experience.
• Experience with PTP, NTP, GNSS timing or hardware timestamping.
• Experience designing software interfaces and validating with automated tests.

Responsibilities

• Define timing software architecture, interfaces, error budgets and acceptance criteria with systems engineers.
• Implement and validate time-source fusion, clock discipline and holdover in software.
• Develop synchronization services for clock drift, reference loss and source conflicts.
• Integrate GNSS receivers, oscillators and hardware timestamping into software interfaces.
• Measure and improve PTP and NTP performance under latency and loss.
• Lead design and code reviews and mentor engineers on timing algorithms.

Skills

PNT expertise

C/C++ programming

Systems programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, applied mathematics or related field

Tools

PTP/NTP timing

GNSS timing

Hardware timestamping

Job description

Who Are We?

At Parry Labs we believe the modern combat advantage relies on the speed and scale of open systems. We're redefining the edge of the ever-changing and increasingly ever-changing battlespace by delivering game changing capabilities to our warfighters through digital engineering, software, and hardware solutions that are essential to our core of being a Digital Systems Integrator.

Born digital and agile, Parry Labs is building a winning team to be the premier provider for Next Generation Mission Systems Integration across air, land, sea, space and cyber.

Are you ready to be an instrumental part of experts in the industry? Join us in the innovation of integration at Parry and apply to help develop the technologies of tomorrow while reaching new heights in your career today.

About the Job

At Parry Labs, you will lead software development for resilient timing and synchronization. You will apply positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) expertise to keep distributed systems synchronized when reference signals or network connections degrade. You will report to a functional software engineering manager, with technical direction from the Chief Engineer.

The target start is February/March 2027.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Define timing software architecture, interfaces, error budgets and acceptance criteria with systems engineers.
• Implement and validate time-source fusion, clock discipline and holdover algorithms with the software team.
• Develop synchronization services with defined behavior for clock drift, conflicting sources and reference loss.
• Integrate GNSS receivers, oscillators and hardware timestamping through testable software interfaces.
• Measure and improve PTP and NTP performance under latency, packet loss and asymmetric network delay.
• Build automated tests for timing accuracy, uncertainty and recovery under degraded conditions.
• Lead design and code reviews. Mentor engineers on timing algorithms, concurrency and numerical correctness.
• Analyze timing measurements, resolve integration defects and document design decisions and verification results.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, applied mathematics or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 9+ years of software engineering experience, including technical leadership and delivery of timing or synchronization software.
• Strong PNT or assured PNT expertise, including clock stability, drift, uncertainty, clock discipline and holdover.
• Proficiency in a systems programming language such as C or C++, with experience implementing and debugging timing software.
• Experience with estimation or filtering algorithms and PTP, NTP, GNSS timing or hardware timestamping.
• Experience defining software interfaces, reviewing code and validating performance through automated tests and measured data.
• U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance if required. An active clearance is not required at hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Rust experience is strongly preferred. Candidates with strong PNT expertise qualify without prior Rust experience.
• Experience with embedded software, Linux or real-time operating systems.
• Experience characterizing oscillators or atomic clocks, including phase error, frequency error and Allan deviation.
• Experience with Python or MATLAB for timing analysis, authenticated time sources or fault-tolerant synchronization.

Why Join Parry Labs?

At Parry Labs, we foster a culture of curiosity and collaboration. Employees are given the autonomy to leverage their skills in creating state-of-the-art tech solutions that aid in the protection of the American Warfighter. We encourage new and bold ideas that push the status quo. It is this entrepreneurial spirit that drives us.

Parry Labs will support you with workplace flexibility, a commitment to the health and well-being of you and your family and provide opportunities to work with a purpose. We are committed to supporting your success in both your professional and personal lives with benefits such as education assistance and unlimited paid time off, just to name a few.

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