Unmanned/Autonomous Systems Software Architect (Engineer Software 6)

About This Role

Join the Joint Forces Integrated Solutions (JFIS) team as a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and deliver high-quality software solutions for mission-critical systems. This role involves close collaboration with Product Owners and Scrum Masters to translate complex requirements into scalable, maintainable, and reliable software.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, document, test, and debug software applications and systems
• Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborate with hardware and systems engineers
• Analyze system capabilities and resolve issues related to program intent, data flow, and technical constraints
• Prepare operating instructions and technical documentation
• Develop compilers, assemblers, utilities, and operating system components
• Ensure adherence to software engineering standards and best practices
• Provide creative, practical technical solutions to complex engineering challenges
• Communicate technical approaches and findings to internal and external stakeholders
• Serve as a primary technical contact on major projects and coordinate with senior personnel across organizations
• Support production environments and troubleshoot issues across the full development lifecycle
• Mentor Associate Software Engineers and support team development
• Contribute to system architecture discussions and long term design strategy

Requirements

• 20+ years relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent combinations for other degrees/diplomas)
• Strong proficiency with modern artificial intelligence (AI) systems, including large scale language models, and applications
• Deep understanding of best practices across the full software development lifecycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, and operational support
• Hands on experience with prototyping (e.g., Python), developing real time executable code (e.g., C++), and conducting application testing
• Experience working in both cloud and edge computing environments
• Experience with automating development and testing workflows using AI driven tools and MATLAB
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance

Qualifications

• Bachelors in related field or High School Diploma or equivalent
• 20+ years relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree, 18+ years with a Master's, 15+ years with a PhD/Juris Doctorate, or 24 years with a High School Diploma

Nice to Have

• Experience developing real-time or near real-time software for distributed uncrewed and/or autonomous systems
• Experience designing globally distributed control systems in multi-level security environments across multiple organization

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits