Research Innovations, Inc. (RII) is seeking a Technical Lead to provide hands-on software engineering leadership for Tactical Command and Control (TC2) electronic warfare (EW) systems to ensure long-term reliability, performance, and mission effectiveness
Requirements
- Hands-on development experience in Java, C/C++, and Python.
- Strong software design and architecture experience for long-lived, mission-critical applications.
- Experience with agile development practices in environments with legacy and modern components.
- Familiarity with Electronic Warfare concepts, RF systems, or signal processing.
- Experience with performance tuning, system reliability, and availability improvements.
- Knowledge of DoD systems, standards, or programs of record.
- Experience supporting Joint or Coalition operational systems.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the technical lead for established EW software systems, owning architecture, design decisions, and technical roadmap.
- Lead sustainment, modernization, and incremental enhancement of existing mission-critical systems.
- Balance new feature development with technical debt reduction, refactoring, and performance optimization.
- Design, implement, and review software in Java, C/C++, and Python, remaining hands-on throughout the development lifecycle.
- Guide engineering teams through architecture decisions, trade-off analysis, and implementation approaches.
- Collaborate with Systems, Hardware, Test, and Operations teams to ensure reliable integration and deployment.
- Troubleshoot complex production and field issues, including performance degradation and integration failures.
Other
- Must have a U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance at minimum
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field, with 10+ years of software engineering experience (or equivalent).
- Demonstrated experience serving as a Technical Lead or senior engineer on complex software systems.
- Ability to analyze and resolve complex technical issues in production or operational environments.
- Experience working across distributed teams with limited oversight.
