Senior Data Engineer, C4ISR Navigation Systems (Hybrid, TS)

ADP, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

401(k) match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Life insurance

Job summary

Akira Technologies is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to support the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Development (OUSD-R&D) on advanced defense technology initiatives. The role requires 7+ years of data engineering and a strong background in C4ISR/navigation data, onboard computing, and sensor systems.

This hybrid Washington, DC position involves travel up to 25% (including Hawaii and Colorado) and requires active Top Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of data engineering experience.
• Experience with C4ISR navigation data.
• Experience with onboard computing and sensor-stack data collection.
• Experience building data-processing environments in on-premises and cloud-based environments.
• Experience with real-time data processing and time-stamped data.

Responsibilities

• Design data collection architectures using onboard computing resources within the navigation sensor stack.
• Collect, manage, process, and output navigation data from C4ISR sensor systems.
• Develop and maintain data collection and processing environments across on-premises and cloud-based infrastructure.
• Post-process navigation data to create simulated navigation results for testing and mission applications.
• Develop data synchronization to produce time-stamped, real-time navigation inputs for aircraft and vehicles.
• Collaborate with Solutions Architect and eng teams to integrate sensor, computing, and data-processing capabilities.
• Ensure data pipelines meet technical, security, and mission requirements.
• Support system integration, testing, troubleshooting, documentation, and deployment.
• Travel about 25%, including Hawaii and Colorado.

Skills

C4ISR experience

Data engineering

Navigation data

Onboard computing

Real-time data processing

Sensor systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science / Engineering / Computer Science

Tools

Cloud environments

On-premises infrastructure

Job description

Akira Technologies is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to support the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Development (OUSD-R&D) on advanced defense technology initiatives. The role requires 7+ years of data engineering and a strong background in C4ISR/navigation data, onboard computing, and sensor systems.

This hybrid Washington, DC position involves travel up to 25% (including Hawaii and Colorado) and requires active Top Secret clearance.