Senior Software Engineer — Real-Time Defense Systems

EO Solutions; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

EO Solutions seeks a Senior Software Engineer to support architecture, development, integration, and testing of control, safety, and communication software for HEL weapon systems. You’ll work across embedded, middleware, backend, and GUI layers, with emphasis on real-time hardware interaction and mission displays.

The role requires strong C/C++ skills, safety-critical experience, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced defense environment while applying AI-assisted development tools with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of advanced communication, controls, and safety software for High Energy Laser weapon systems
• Design, develop, integrate, and test software across embedded, middleware, backend, and GUI application layers
• Design, develop, test, and validate software and interfaces specifications
• Develop embedded controls software for real-time hardware interaction and system control
• Design and implement operator interfaces, mission displays, and visualization tools
• Develop software architectures supporting modularity, scalability, maintainability, and mission reliability
• Integrate software with sensors, tracking systems, beam control systems, and weapon subsystems
• Support real-time communications, hardware interfaces, and distributed system architectures
• Participate in system integration, hardware/software integration, and field testing activities
• Conduct software verification, validation, debugging, and performance optimization
• Perform software safety analyses and participate in software safety reviews for mission-critical systems
• Ensure software compliance with Government Information Assurance (IA), cybersecurity, and system sanitization requirements for operation on classified and tactical Command and Control (C2) networks
• Utilize AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity while critically evaluating generated code for correctness, efficiency, security, and maintainability
• Develop and maintain software documentation, interface definitions, test procedures, and technical data packages
• Collaborate closely with systems, electrical, optical, and controls engineering teams
• Support Agile development activities, design reviews, and technical interchange meetings
• Mentor junior software engineers and contribute to internal software engineering best practices
• Support proposal development and advanced technology initiatives related to Directed Energy Systems
• Support software deployment and accreditation activities within classified and secure operational environments
• Develop and maintain software architectures that support secure communications, data handling, and operational security requirements
• Participate in cybersecurity assessments, vulnerability mitigation efforts, and Authority to Operate (ATO) support activities
• Support software sanitization, media handling, and cross-domain security requirements for government systems

Skills

C++

C

Embedded RTOS

GUI development

Multithreading

Linux

Safety reviews

Cybersecurity

AI-assisted tools

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/CE/EE

Master's degree in EE or related

Tools

Docker containers

STM32

FreeRTOS

Verilog

VHDL

Job description

EO Solutions seeks a Senior Software Engineer to support architecture, development, integration, and testing of control, safety, and communication software for HEL weapon systems. You’ll work across embedded, middleware, backend, and GUI layers, with emphasis on real-time hardware interaction and mission displays.

The role requires strong C/C++ skills, safety-critical experience, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced defense environment while applying AI-assisted development tools with