Software Engineer - High-Performance Defense Research

The Pennsylvania State University; Ferguson Township (PA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

75% tuition discount

Job summary

The Pennsylvania State University, through its Applied Research Laboratory (ARL), is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Applied Communications team. You will develop and integrate advanced algorithms for DoD-related research, designing system-level software, and testing across multi-domain platforms.

Join a collaborative team addressing critical national security challenges while expanding your skills into adjacent technology areas.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or science with at least two years of relevant experience.
• Strong CS fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, networking, distributed systems, memory management, security, databases, and hardware integration.
• Proficiency in C++ and C with strong OO principles.
• Experience with Linux and modern dev tools (Git/GitLab/Jira/Confluence/Bamboo/Artifactory/Bitbucket/SonarQube).
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for containerized environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop software solutions for advanced research in communications systems.
• Design applications, libraries, interfaces, and device drivers for system-level requirements.
• Implement and test algorithms across underwater, terrestrial, aerial, and space platforms.
• Create signal processing software for advanced communication systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve national security challenges.
• Expand skills into new and adjacent technology areas.

Skills

C++/C programming

Data structures & algorithms

Distributed systems

High-performance computing

Linux environment

Git/GitLab/Jira/Confluence

Docker & Kubernetes

Signal processing basics

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab

Git

JIRA

Confluence

Bamboo

Artifactory

Bitbucket

SonarQube

MATLAB

Python

Java

AWS

CMake

GDB

Vim

Job description

The Pennsylvania State University, through its Applied Research Laboratory (ARL), is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Applied Communications team. You will develop and integrate advanced algorithms for DoD-related research, designing system-level software, and testing across multi-domain platforms.

Join a collaborative team addressing critical national security challenges while expanding your skills into adjacent technology areas.