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

ADP, Inc.

Washington (District of Columbia)

Hybrid

USD 125,000 - 140,000

Full time

14 days+

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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.