Software Engineer with Security Clearance

MRSL Real-Time Systems Laboratory, Inc.; Sarasota (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

MRSL Real-Time Systems Laboratory, Inc. in Sarasota seeks a Software Engineer with an active TS/SCI clearance to join a small, highly technical team. You will design, develop, deploy, and maintain signal processing and scientific software, collaborating with DSP engineers in a Linux environment.

Applicants should have 2–5 years of Python or C/C++ experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to learn quickly; US citizenship is required.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical field (CS/CE/EE).
• 2–5 years of professional software development experience in Python and/or C/C++ on Linux.
• Active TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, install, support, and maintain software applications and services.
• Develop solutions that support customer mission collection and exploitation capabilities.
• Design, implement, test, troubleshoot, and deploy scientific and mission-focused software.
• Collaborate closely with software engineers, DSP engineers, and other technical team members.
• Support the integration and maintenance of software within Linux-based environments.
• Apply software engineering practices to produce reliable, maintainable, high-quality solutions.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Linux

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/CE/EE

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

X-Midas

Job description

About the Role

We are seeking a Software Engineer with an active TS/SCI clearance and hands‑on experience in software development, digital signal processing, signals analysis, or communications systems. The ideal candidate combines solid programming skills with a working understanding of signals, a high degree of initiative, and the ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies. Experience developing machine learning models is a strong plus. This is an opportunity to join a focused, employee‑owned company and work as part of a small, highly technical team alongside Digital Signal Processing (DSP) engineers. The successful candidate will contribute to the design, development, implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance of signal processing and scientific software systems supporting customer mission requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline.
• 2-5 years of professional software development experience, including experience with design, implementation, testing, and deployment.
• Working experience with Python and/or C/C++ in a Linux environment.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and programming skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, small‑team technical environment.
• Ability to learn new technologies, tools, and technical concepts quickly.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance required.
• U.S. Citizenship required due to the requirements for access to classified information.

Preferred Qualifications

• Software engineering best practices, including configuration management, code reviews, automated testing, and modern development workflows.
• Hands‑on development of machine learning models, including data preparation, model design, training, and evaluation, using frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Experience applying ML to signal or RF data is especially valuable.
• Digital Signal Processing (DSP).
• X-Midas.
• Experience with DevSecOps best practices.
• Development of scientific, signal‑processing, or mission‑oriented software systems.

Job Duties

• Design, develop, enhance, install, support, and maintain software applications and services for our customers.
• Develop solutions that enhance or expand customer mission collection and exploitation capabilities.
• Design, implement, test, troubleshoot, and deploy scientific and mission‑focused software.
• Collaborate closely with software engineers, DSP engineers, and other technical team members.
• Support the integration and maintenance of software within Linux-based environments.
• Apply sound software engineering practices to produce reliable, maintainable, and high-quality solutions.
• Continually seek opportunities to improve software quality, performance, and end‑user satisfaction.