Senior Software Engineer - Radar Software

Leonardo DRS, Inc.•Germantown, MD

8d•$107,089 - $144,570•Onsite

About The Position

DRS RADA Technologies is seeking a full-time, on-site Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and sustain mission-critical software that operates and supports advanced radar systems. This hands-on role is ideal for an experienced C/C++ engineer who can translate complex requirements into reliable, maintainable software for complex system applications with timing-sensitive behavior. Prior radar experience is helpful but not required; we value strong software engineering fundamentals and the ability to learn complex technical domains.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical field, plus at least five years of relevant software engineering experience.
Strong C or C++ software development experience, especially in embedded, system-level, or mission-critical software environments.
Experience with multithreaded or concurrent software, including timing-sensitive behavior, synchronization, and shared-resource management.
Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills in integrated or system-level software environments.
Experience using version control and working in a structured software development environment.
Ability to own technical work independently and collaborate effectively across software, systems, hardware, integration, and test teams.
U.S. citizenship is required, along with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Prior radar experience is helpful but not required.
Experience with RTOS-based applications, Linux-based systems, hardware/software integration, Python scripting, or defense systems is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, debug, and maintain software applications and systems that operate and support advanced radar systems.
Translate customer, product, and system-level requirements into reliable, maintainable software designs and C/C++ implementations.
Work on radar-system application software involving multithreaded behavior, timing-sensitive operation, shared resources, and system-level interfaces.
Troubleshoot and resolve software issues found during development, integration, lab testing, system testing, and field support.
Collaborate closely with software, systems, hardware, integration, and test teams to understand system behavior and deliver working solutions.
Participate in code reviews, configuration management, documentation, estimation, and engineering process improvements.
Lead assigned technical work, communicate technical risks and tradeoffs clearly, and provide guidance to other engineers as needed.