Senior Software Engineer – Radar & RTOS Systems (On-Site)

Leonardo DRS; Germantown (MD); On-site; USD 107,089 - 144,570; Full time

Job summary

Leonardo DRS in Germantown, MD, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to drive technical vision and architect mission-critical radar software on site. This full-time role emphasizes collaboration across software, hardware, product strategy, and manufacturing within a fast-growing defense technology company.

The ideal candidate has deep expertise in C/C++, RTOS, multi-threaded systems, and hardware interfaces, with leadership capabilities and a track record guiding teams through complex

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field with a minimum of 5 years of experience.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++.
• Experience developing software on a real-time operating system (RTOS), with an understanding of deterministic timing, task scheduling, and priority management.
• Understanding of concurrent and multithreaded programming, including synchronization and shared-resource management.
• Experience working close to hardware — device interfaces, memory-mapped I/O, or debugging on target hardware.
• Proficiency with software configuration management, code review, and automated testing practices.
• Ability to ramp quickly on proprietary or specialized tools and environments.
• Experience with, or willingness to learn, Matlab, Python, and Rust.
• Ability to lead a technical group independently.
• Open to occasional travel.

Responsibilities

• Be involved with the design, development, analysis, testing, and debugging of computer software applications and/or systems.
• Be ready to learn about Image and Signal Processing, Real-time, Firmware, Database Design, Operating Systems, and more.
• Take ownership of the outcome and the journey there: budget, costs, estimated schedules, leadership.
• Communicate clearly (written and oral) with other company personnel and the customer as required.
• Be a team player and provide technical knowledge and assistance to other engineers and support personnel and teach others on the team.
• Be able to work with clients, products, hardware, and other teams.

Skills

C/C++

RTOS

Multithreading

Hardware interfacing

CM/Testing

Fast learner

Matlab

Python

Rust

Leadership

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Leonardo DRS in Germantown, MD, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to drive technical vision and architect mission-critical radar software on site. This full-time role emphasizes collaboration across software, hardware, product strategy, and manufacturing within a fast-growing defense technology company.

The ideal candidate has deep expertise in C/C++, RTOS, multi-threaded systems, and hardware interfaces, with leadership capabilities and a track record guiding teams through complex