Software Engineer

Capstone Research; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Matching 401K

Profit sharing

Job summary

Capstone Research Corporation in Huntsville, Alabama, is seeking a Software Engineer to work in our Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis Group supporting Joint Tactical Integrated Fire Control projects. You will develop advanced software and algorithms for aerospace applications, collaborating with systems, software, and algorithm engineers to design, test, and deploy production-quality solutions.

The role emphasizes C++ and Python, neural networks, and data-driven decision support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline.
• 1–5 years of professional software development experience.
• Proficiency in modern C++ and Python.
• Experience writing and maintaining unit tests (Google Test or similar).
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to qualify for a DoD clearance.
• Willingness to travel approximately 10%.

Responsibilities

• Engineer joint tactical fire control solutions in a collaborative team environment.
• Design, develop, test, and maintain software using C++ and Python.
• Develop algorithms and software for aerospace and mission-system applications.
• Analyze datasets and develop software to extract actionable information for engineering decisions.
• Develop, train, test, and evaluate neural networks and ML algorithms.
• Prototype algorithms in Python and transition to production-quality C++ implementations.
• Create unit, integration, and system-level tests to verify performance and correctness.
• Analyze performance and identify optimization opportunities.

Skills

C++

Python

Unit testing (Google Test)

Neural networks

Data structures & algorithms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics

Tools

GitLab CI

Job description

Software Engineer

Capstone Research Corporation is seeking to expand our team. Capstone Research Corporation is headquartered in Huntsville Alabama. We are a customer-oriented engineering services company providing world class research and development support across the Department of Defense (DoD): Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Capstone offers 100% Company Provided Medical and Dental Insurance, Matching 401K, and Profit Sharing as part of our top-notch benefits package. Compensation for this position will be determined, but not limited to, factors such as responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, alignment with market data, and internal equity.

We have an immediate opening for a Software Engineer to work in our Huntsville, AL office.

The successful candidate will join the interdisciplinary Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis Group supporting existing Joint Tactical Integrated Fire Control projects/programs. We are seeking a Software Engineer to support the development of advanced software and algorithms for aerospace applications. The successful candidate will work closely with systems, software, and algorithm engineers to develop, integrate, test, and deploy software supporting complex aerospace and mission systems. Candidates with an aerospace background and experience developing, training, and evaluating neural networks are highly desirable. 3-5 years of software engineering experience is desired, including co-op, intern, academic research and/or other work experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Work on-site within a collaborative team environment to engineer joint tactical integrated fire control solutions
• Design, develop, test, and maintain software using C++ and Python.
• Develop algorithms and software supporting complex aerospace and mission-system applications.
• Analyze complex datasets and develop software and algorithms to extract meaningful information and support engineering decisions.
• Develop, train, test, and evaluate neural networks and machine-learning algorithms.
• Prototype algorithms in Python and transition validated algorithms into efficient, production-quality C++ implementations.
• Develop unit, integration, and system-level tests to verify software performance and correctness.
• Analyze software and algorithm performance and identify opportunities for optimization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline.
• 1 - 5 years of professional software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in modern C++ and/or Python.
• Experience writing and maintaining unit test with Google Test or similar framework.
• Ability to operate independently with technical guidance.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to travel approximately 10% of the time.
• 3 references, including 1 personal and 2 who are familiar with the candidate's prior professional work experience.
• U.S. Citizenship
• Must be able to qualify for a DoD Secret or higher clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with DoD operations, concepts, and technologies and their supporting sensors, effectors, and networks.
• Experience working with CI/CD systems (GitLab CI preferred).
• Professional experience developing software for aerospace, defense, autonomous systems, control systems, or other complex mission systems.
• Experience developing, training, and evaluating neural networks or machine-learning algorithms.
• Understanding of machine-learning and deep-learning fundamentals.
• Experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or scikit-learn.
• Strong background in data analysis, statistics, probability, and processing of complex datasets.
• MS Software Engineering

Capstone Research Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity Company

All Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.