Senior Embedded SW Engineer – Undersea Acoustics (Onsite)

Sonatech, LLC; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3% 401(k) company contribution

Discretionary 401(k) employer contrib.

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid vacation and sick leave

Professional development

Job summary

Sonatech LLC in Santa Barbara, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the software development for advanced undersea acoustics projects in an onsite role.

You will drive architecture, design, and production-ready implementation, collaborating with hardware, FPGA, and test teams to ensure seamless integration and secure interfaces while enabling containerized deployments and cybersecurity compliance for DoD-scale programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of professional software development.
• Expert in C and C++ (C++11+) with strong Python for scripting/testing.
• Experience with Red Hat Linux and embedded Linux.
• Experience integrating with hardware, FPGA, and software teams.
• US citizenship and eligibility for DoD Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and development of embedded software for undersea acoustics projects.
• Collaborate with hardware, FPGA, and test teams for system integration.
• Plan sprints with Project Manager, define milestones, oversee code reviews and deployments.
• Develop secure interfaces and support containerized deployments.
• Contribute to cybersecurity compliance (CMMC/NIST 800-218) and system security.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Real-time systems

Embedded Linux

DevOps awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE/SE

Tools

GitLab CI

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Sonatech LLC in Santa Barbara, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the software development for advanced undersea acoustics projects in an onsite role.

You will drive architecture, design, and production-ready implementation, collaborating with hardware, FPGA, and test teams to ensure seamless integration and secure interfaces while enabling containerized deployments and cybersecurity compliance for DoD-scale programs.