Senior Software Engineer

DCS; Sterling Heights (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

DCS is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to support Bradley combat vehicles (A3 and A4) Post Production Support Software. You will resolve known issues, determine root causes, and develop fixes while incorporating new hardware and software as directed.

Required are US citizenship, ability to obtain a Secret Clearance, a related bachelor’s degree, and 15+ years of engineering experience, with Ada and DoD guidelines knowledge. Experience on Bradley or similar platforms is essential.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required due to customer requirements.
• Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field.
• 15+ years of professional engineering experience.
• Working knowledge of Ada programming language.
• Knowledge of DoD software development guidelines.
• Ability to troubleshoot and debug issues.
• Experience supporting Bradley or comparable combat vehicle systems.
• Exposure to Ethernet, 1553, CAN bus (J1939), Serial, or VICTORY architecture.

Responsibilities

• Resolve known issues in the Bradley post-production software and incorporate new hardware as directed.
• Determine root cause of reported issues and develop fixes.
• Integrate new hardware and software into Bradley systems as required.

Skills

Ada

Bradley combat platforms

Troubleshooting

Secret clearance

DoD software guidelines

Education

Bachelor’s degree in software engineering / computer science / computer engineering / electrical engineering

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Bitbucket

CI/CD pipelines

SITL/HITL test design

Job description

DCS is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to support the Bradley combat vehicles, A3 and A4, Post Production Support Software effort, by resolving know issues and incorporating new hardware as directed. Determine the root cause of reported issues with the Bradley vehicle and develop fixes. Incorporate new hardware and software into Bradley.

Required Skills:

Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.

Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance is required.

Must have a bachelor’s degree in software engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline.

Must have 15 years of professional engineering experience.

Working knowledge of the Ada computer language.

Knowledge of Department of Defense Software development guidelines.

Ability to troubleshoot and debug issues.

Experience support combat vehicles systems, Bradley or comparable tactical platforms.

Exposure to adjacent defense protocols such as Ethernet, 1553, CAN bus (J1939), Serial, or VICTORY architecture.

Desired Skills:

Knowledge of Python and C computer languages.

Experience with SBTE modeling environments and graphical user interface automation frameworks.

Integration of automated lab benches into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., automated overnight regression test triggers).

Experience with Atlassian tools, BitBucket (git), Jira, Confluence

Working knowledge of Hardware in the Loop (HITL) and Software in the Loop (SITL) test design and real time execution.