Mobile Application Developer

MMIST•Ottawa, ON

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Mist Mobility Integrated Systems Technology is a pioneering company in the field of precision aerial delivery and recovery systems including the Sherpa™ family of GPS guided parafoils, Space Recovery Systems, LaunchPADS™ Multi-Mission Manager, SkyLink™ Parachutist Navigation and Situational Awareness System, and other support equipment. With a strong commitment to innovation and excellence, we have established ourselves as the industry leader. Our cutting-edge technologies and solutions are trusted by military and commercial customers worldwide. We are seeking a Mobile Software Application Developer with strong Android development experience to help modernize and expand a mission-critical aerospace telemetry and mission systems platform. This role involves refactoring and porting legacy Java code into a modern Kotlin-based MVVM architecture while integrating telemetry, sensor, and guidance systems across multiple applications and hardware interfaces.

Requirements

Strong professional experience with Java and Kotlin
Experience developing Android applications using MVVM architecture
Hands-on experience with Kotlin Flows and asynchronous programming patterns
Experience with dependency injection frameworks such as Hilt
Experience writing automated tests using: JUnit5, MockK, Robolectric etc
Experience integrating APIs, services, or external applications
Understanding of multithreading, concurrency, and reactive programming concepts
Experience working with Android hardware interfaces, sensors, or embedded integrations

Nice To Haves

Experience with JNI (Java Native Interface)
Experience working with telemetry systems, aerospace systems, or real-time data processing
Familiarity with Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) systems
Experience with Jetpack Compose
Experience with Coroutines
Experience with advanced Flow operators

Responsibilities

Refactor and modernize legacy Java application logic into clean, maintainable Kotlin code
Design and implement Android applications using MVVM architecture patterns
Develop and maintain telemetry communication channels between AGU, SkyLink, and LaunchPADS systems
Build integrations between multiple mission and telemetry applications
Develop and maintain JNI (Java Native Interface) bridges for Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) functionality
Integrate Android internal sensors and external hardware sensors into mission systems
Implement asynchronous and reactive data pipelines using Kotlin Flows
Write and maintain automated test suites for application and integration testing
Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams on architecture, telemetry, and system integration efforts
Improve code quality, scalability, and maintainability across the platform