Senior Principal Algorithms Engineer – State Estimation

Auria Space; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 155,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Flex time

Floating holidays

401(k) match up to 4%

Education support (tuition/certs)

Health insurance

Life insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Auria is seeking a Principal / Sr Principal Algorithms Software Engineer for the BOA program to design, implement, test, and document advanced algorithms in a fast-paced R&D environment in Boulder, CO. You will work with a cross-disciplinary team and apply modern software practices to mission-critical capabilities.

The role requires strong mathematical and software skills, experience in state estimation and tracking, and the ability to communicate results clearly.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 5+ years of related experience, or Master’s with 3+ years, or PhD with 1+ year.
• 1 year of software development experience with Python and/or C++.
• Linux experience and familiarity with common utilities (grep, awk, cat, head, etc.).
• Experience developing, analyzing, testing, and implementing extendable/reusable algorithms.
• Experience with data analysis including population statistics and trend identification.
• Ability to bridge theoretical concepts and practical implementation.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.
• Current active in-scope U.S. Government Secret clearance at start; ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and document algorithms and software for missile tracking applications.
• Perform breadth and depth data analyses to support algorithm development.
• Create tool and prototype software using Modern C++ and Python.
• Track defects and resolve algorithm-related issues.
• Prepare technical documentation as required.
• Collaborate across cross-discipline teams and communicate results clearly.

Skills

State estimation

Algorithm design

Data analysis

Tracking algorithms

Modern C++

Python

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Master's Degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

C++

Python

Linux

Job description

Auria is seeking a Principal / Sr Principal Algorithms Software Engineer for the BOA program to design, implement, test, and document advanced algorithms in a fast-paced R&D environment in Boulder, CO. You will work with a cross-disciplinary team and apply modern software practices to mission-critical capabilities.

The role requires strong mathematical and software skills, experience in state estimation and tracking, and the ability to communicate results clearly.