Lead Software Engineer

STR•Dayton, OH

About The Position

The Real-time Architectures, Integration, and Demonstration (RAID) Group focuses on transition of algorithms from concept to real-time software, providing open architecture expertise, and facilitating integration of capabilities for experimentation, test, and deployment. The Role: As a Lead Software Engineer you will design, develop, and implement real-time software for RF sensor systems compliant with open architecture standards. You will work as part of focused teams to transition advanced signal processing algorithms from research prototypes into production-quality software for embedded and distributed computing platforms.

Requirements

Active clearance at the Secret level with ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance, for which U.S. citizenship is a government requirement
BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field with 2-7+ years of relevant work experience depending on degree (BS +7 years, MS +5 years, PhD +2 years)
Strong proficiency in C/C++ for high-performance, real-time sensor applications
Experience in the following areas: Linux and embedded systems development, real-time signal processing, multithreaded programming, thread safety, and synchronization, version control systems (Git) and collaborative development practices
Strong technical writing, interpersonal, and communication skills

Nice To Haves

Active Top Secret clearance (TS/SCI preferred)
Understanding of RF signal processing concepts
Experience with: Open architecture frameworks and standards
MATLAB and/or Python for algorithm prototyping
GPU programming and optimization (CUDA, OpenCL)
Containerization, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices
Proposal development and technical writing

Responsibilities

Architecting software components
Implementing real-time processing pipelines
Optimizing performance for resource-constrained RF signal processing systems
Translate algorithm specifications (MATLAB, Python) into optimized C/C++ implementations
Architect software components compliant with open architecture standards
Integrate and optimize code for real-time performance on multi-core CPUs and GPUs with strict latency requirements
Develop unit tests, integration tests, and performance benchmarks; promote testing best practices
Document software designs, APIs, implementation details, and technical reports
Contribute to briefings and presentations for program reviews and customer meetings
Collaborate with algorithm developers, systems engineers, RF hardware engineers, and integration teams across programs
Contribute to proposal development efforts including technical approach
Perform peer reviews and suggest next steps for technical work
Support approximately 20% travel for integration events, customer meetings, and field demonstrations