Senior Software Engineer

Safran•Rochester, NY

About The Position

As a key member of the Engineering team, the Senior Software Engineer designs and develops custom code for products and programs in the APNT (Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing) portfolio. The role focuses on the reliability, safety, robustness, and lifetime of product designs, developing embedded software for next-generation APNT technology serving government and military customers. Work may extend legacy hardware functionality or involve clean-sheet software development for new custom designs. The engineer joins a small, cross-functional team developing a product line from the ground up. The team builds and tests prototypes, learns from the results, and iterates quickly. The role also includes contributing to project planning and estimates, qualifying deliverables, addressing defects and system failures, documenting findings, communicating technical results, and reporting project progress and risks. The position may represent the organization as the prime technical contact on small contracts or single-component projects. Safran Federal Systems provides resilient Positioning, Navigation, and Timing solutions and custom engineering services to U.S. Government agencies, U.S. Defense organizations, and their contractors. The company operates as a proxy-regulated company free of Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI), and is approved to work on classified and unclassified U.S. Government projects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree (B.S.) in Computer Engineering; candidates may be considered in lieu of a degree with strong experience in C/C++.
Active DoD security clearance is strongly preferred; ability and willingness to obtain a security clearance upon hire is required.
Experience with C/C++, Qt, Linux, embedded systems, networking protocols, GitHub, GitLab, and Python.
Ability to remain poised under all circumstances and interact effectively with people in a positive manner that engenders confidence and trust.
Ability to reason logically, make sound decisions, consider alternative and diverse perspectives, and communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Ability to interact appropriately with a variety of individuals, including customers and clients.
Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% of the time.
Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
Ability to think conceptually and communicate cross-functionally.
Ability to be agile and have fun.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Cake-PHP or a similar framework.
Experience with Jenkins, Docker, or DevOps.

Responsibilities

Design and implement software for embedded systems and software applications in C and C++.
Work with Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve productivity.
Contribute to engineering project planning and develop innovative designs or modifications to meet project goals.
Participate in software estimation efforts.
Participate in final qualification of deliverables, including validation of documentation.
Analyze and correct assigned defects, perform system failure analysis, and provide corrective action.
Document findings, communicate results to engineering staff, and make technical presentations.
May represent the organization as the prime technical contact on small contracts or single-component projects.
Devise new approaches to resolve unusual or complex engineering problems.
Report progress and risks to Engineering project management.
Analyze project requirements and develop work breakdown for assigned tasks.
May perform other duties as assigned.