Senior Software Engineer

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory•Clearfield, UT

1d•$82,300 - $220,000•Onsite

About The Position

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA, with over 2,000 employees. They tackle important national challenges in areas such as military defense, space exploration, and biomedical engineering, aiming to deliver successful and usable solutions. The Software Engineer (SMTS) role involves working on mission-oriented projects, including self-driving cars, unmanned vehicles, medical applications, and fielded systems for battlefield situational awareness. Software Engineers operate in an Agile environment, converting customer requirements into functional, scalable software solutions, and seeing projects through from design and requirements to testing and field deployment.

Requirements

Curiosity-driven approach to solving complex, customer-driven problems as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Demonstrate an ability to learn new programming languages and technologies quickly.
Collaborate and communicate effectively and openly with multi-disciplinary program team members, program leadership, and non-technical personnel.
A team player able to work in a fast-paced environment with the ability to balance multiple competing tasks and demands.
Requires a bachelor's in Computer Science or other related field.
5-10 years experience in Software Engineering or related field.
Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance. Secret Clearance is required.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

Independently execute task assignments.
Designs algorithms using modern theory and proven techniques, adheres to software best practices.
Analyzes designs to demonstrate performance and functionality.
Develops and executes software tests to check compliance with requirements.
Prepares technical data, procedures, reports, drawings, manuals, and other required documentation.
Communicates with customers and stakeholders to establish requirements and describe the design and deliverables.
Drives solutions to complex problems, actively participate in requirements development, propose ways forward, and adapt appropriately to changes in requirements.
Contributes to system architecture decisions and leads the architecture of sub-systems.
Provides insight and suggest adaptations or modifications to processes and/or applications based on quantitative data or results.
Identifies project technical risks and develops and executes mitigation strategies.
Actively mentors less experienced staff and provides thoughtful, constructive feedback.
Lead a small team of software developers on projects.