Software Engineer

Insight Global; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 109,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a software engineer to contribute to DoD autonomous systems in Huntsville. You will develop embedded software for complex platforms using C/C++ on Linux, including multi-threaded and IPC-enabled environments.

Required are a Bachelor's with 2+ years experience or a Master's degree, plus scripting skills ( Bash, Python). Familiarity with CI/CD, DevSecOps, and containerization is a plus for this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with minimum 2 years of experience or Master's degree.
• Experience developing software for complex systems using disciplined approaches and processes.
• Experience developing software in C/C++ languages.
• Experience with scripting languages (bash, Python).
• Experience building and debugging under Linux GCC toolchain.
• Experience developing on Linux and deploying to Linux targets.
• Familiar with multi-threaded and multi-process concepts.
• Familiar with IPC mechanisms (shared memory, pub-sub, RPC).

Responsibilities

• Support autonomous uncrewed aircraft programs in DoD research.
• Develop and integrate software for complex systems with a disciplined process.

Skills

C/C++

Linux development

Scripting: Bash, Python

Multi-threaded / multi-process

IPC mechanisms

Embedded software

Autonomous systems experience

Education

Bachelor's degree + 2 years experience

Master's degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Git

VMs & containers

Job description

• Must have a Bachelors degree and 2 years of experience min or Masters degree
• Experience developing software for complex systems using disciplined approaches and processes.
• Experience developing software in C/C++ languages.
• Experience with common scripting languages, including bash and Python.
• Experience developing software using Linux GCC compilers and related build and debugging tools.
• Experience developing software on Linux and deploying to Linux target systems.
• Familiar with multi-threaded and multi-process concepts and applications.
• Familiar with or aware of common software IPC mechanisms, such as shared memory, pub-sub messaging, or RPC

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing software for complex military systems using disciplined approaches and processes.
• Experience developing embedded software.
• Experience with containerized software development.
• Experience with multi-threaded and multi-process software development.
• Experience developing software for autonomous unmanned aircraft systems (UAS/UAV).
• Experience developing software for autonomous unmanned surface vehicles (USV), unmanned ground vehicles (UGV), unmanned under systems (UUV).
• Experience developing software for payloads on unmanned autonomous systems.
• Experience developing and integrating software interfaces to sensors systems (EW, EO, ATR, ML, etc.).
• Experience with development of secure and/or safety critical systems.
• Experience with avionics data buses (MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, Ethernet, RS-422, etc.), tactical data links, military radios.
• Experience with military relevant open software standards and frameworks (MOSA software, FACE, OMS, VICTORY, etc.).
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Git.
• Experience with VMs, containers; SITL, HITL.
• Experience with DevOps, DevSecOps, CI/CD.

Job Description

This team conducts research supporting sponsors across the Department of Defense and focuses on autonomous uncrewed aircraft programs. Expertise includes autonomous systems, systems engineering, avionics engineering, embedded software development, test and evaluation, and hardware- and software-in-the-loop development and test environments and laboratories.

Salary: $108,540 - $140,300, equivalent hourly while on contract. Depending on level of edu and exp