Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Real-Time RTOS (Secret)

TactWare Inc; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TactWare is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to support the U.S. Army AvMC Precision Fires program at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.

You will design, develop, integrate, test, and modernize software for mission-critical military systems, working with cross-disciplinary teams. The role requires independence, problem-solving across software and system integration, and mentoring of junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Active Secret security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to security clearance requirements.
• Bachelor's degree and 9+ years of relevant software engineering experience.
• An additional six years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Strong experience with C/C++ and object-oriented software development.
• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, and integrating complex software systems.
• Experience developing and maintaining unit tests.
• Experience troubleshooting complex software and system integration problems.
• Experience working in Linux development environments.
• Experience with Git or similar source control systems.
• Experience working in an Agile software development environment.
• Ability to work independently and provide technical guidance to other engineers.
• Ability to travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, and test embedded software for military systems.
• Perform requirements analysis, software design, implementation, testing, and documentation throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Develop maintainable software using C/C++ and other object-oriented programming languages based on program needs.
• Develop and maintain unit tests and automated build and test workflows.
• Diagnose and resolve complex software, hardware/software integration, and system-level issues.
• Participate in and contribute to software and system design reviews and technical interchange meetings.
• Work within an Agile software development environment.
• Collaborate across engineering disciplines to deliver integrated software capabilities.
• Evaluate existing software and identify opportunities for modernization, improved maintainability, and reduced technical risk.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to less-experienced engineers.
• Contribute to software design decisions and help ensure implementations align with program requirements and engineering standards.

Skills

C/C++

Object-oriented design

Linux development

Git

Agile software development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Git

Job description

TactWare is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to support the U.S. Army AvMC Precision Fires program at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.

You will design, develop, integrate, test, and modernize software for mission-critical military systems, working with cross-disciplinary teams. The role requires independence, problem-solving across software and system integration, and mentoring of junior engineers.