Senior Software Engineer TS/SCI | Sign-On Bonus

VTG; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $10,000

Job summary

VTG seeks a Senior Software Engineer specializing in C++ to join our Fort Meade, MD team. You will analyze requirements, design and maintain scalable mission systems, and collaborate with systems and hardware engineers to derive software needs.

Candidates must hold TS/SCI with Poly and a related technical bachelor's degree, with strong Python and C/C++ experience. The role involves Docker/Kubernetes deployment, scripting, and hardware-aware development for RF systems.

Qualifications

• US Citizen with TS/SCI with Poly required.
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience with general Python scripting and the design and development of large Python-based systems.
• Experience with C and C++ systems design and development.
• Experience with scripting languages and tools, including Bash, awk, sed, and PowerShell.
• Familiarity with radio frequency signals.
• Experience developing software for STM32 microcontrollers.
• Familiarity with STM32 development tools, including: STM32CubeMX, STM32CubeIDE, STM32CubeProgrammer, STM32CubeMonitor.
• Experience working with Raspberry Pi 4 and Raspberry Pi 5 products.
• Experience with hardware solution breadboarding, debugging, and related tools, including multimeters.
• Familiarity with silicon digital logic devices, including demultiplexers, multiplexers, and gating devices.
• Familiarity with radio frequency signal analysis tools, testing equipment, and their usage, including FieldFox and spectrum analyzers.

Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, highly available mission systems using modern system design principles.
• Design, develop, and modify software systems using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure design outcomes and consequences.
• Develop and maintain software solutions using C, C++, Python, and other programming and scripting languages.
• Debug existing software and correct defects using a variety of programming languages and development tools.
• Create Docker containers and Kubernetes pods and clusters.
• Generate automation scripts to improve workflow, efficiency, and system operations.
• Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components.
• Collaborate with systems engineers and hardware engineers to derive software requirements and obtain information regarding project limitations, system capabilities, performance requirements, and interfaces.
• Provide recommendations for improving technical documentation and software development process standards.

Skills

C/C++ development

Python scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Bash

awk

sed

PowerShell

Job description

VTG seeks a Senior Software Engineer specializing in C++ to join our Fort Meade, MD team. You will analyze requirements, design and maintain scalable mission systems, and collaborate with systems and hardware engineers to derive software needs.

Candidates must hold TS/SCI with Poly and a related technical bachelor's degree, with strong Python and C/C++ experience. The role involves Docker/Kubernetes deployment, scripting, and hardware-aware development for RF systems.