The Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Systems Division at the Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) needs to deliver mission-critical solutions in cyber operations, information architecture, strategic deterrence, and ISR. This role will ensure complex software-intensive systems are designed, built, and fielded to meet requirements and enable flawless operations, supporting customer programs by overseeing system integration, providing technical insight, and offering direction across the development lifecycle.
Requirements
- Proficiency with C/C++ and Python and working knowledge of other programming languages
- Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, routing, switching, addressing, subnetting, and common protocols; ability to assess and troubleshoot networked system interactions
- Understanding of DevSecOps principles, the role of CI/CD pipelines in software systems engineering, and how automated testing contributes to quality, security, and certification readiness
- Solid understanding of systems engineering documentation using UML and/or SysML
- 4+ years actively architecting/designing software systems utilizing a working knowledge of software design patterns.
- Proficiency with C++17
- Proficiency in systems engineering languages (i.e., UML and/or SysML)
Responsibilities
- Work closely with customers as a subject matter expert to assess high-level requirements—including non-functional requirements and constraints—and decompose them into actionable features, development tasks, and software components that ensure designs are valid and verifiable
- Manage program requirements and maintain alignment with the product baseline through documentation, test plans, and interface control documents
- Develop and maintain system models, diagrams, and specifications to ensure clarity and traceability across the development lifecycle
- Oversee interface definition and management, ensuring seamless integration across subsystems and with external systems
- Identify, document, and support the mitigation of technical risks that could impact successful program execution
- Provide technical insight and direction during integration, verification, and validation activities to ensure customer needs are met with high-quality solutions
- Contribute to the adoption and improvement of DevSecOps practices, including automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and security integration throughout the development lifecycle, to improve system reliability and delivery speed
Other
- Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field, e.g., computer science, computer engineering, software engineering
- At least 8 years of relevant software engineering experience demonstrating a strong grasp all aspects of the software lifecycle
- Must possess strong team and interpersonal skills
- Must possess effective oral and written communication skills
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers
- Must be a US citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain US Government Security Clearance
- Must be able to travel occasionally to government, contractor, and customer facilities
