Software Engineer

Overwatch Imaging • Nashville, TN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Overwatch Imaging is hiring a Sensor Autonomy Engineer for its Tactical Applications products. The role designs and implements software and firmware that transform high-level user inputs and raw sensor data into real-time customer intelligence. The engineer works hands-on with prototype and low-rate production automated imaging systems, developing, testing, and deploying onboard sensor autonomy, image processing and AI algorithms, embedded hardware drivers, image manipulation software, user interfaces, and data post-processing tools. These systems must operate within the size, weight, power, and latency constraints of tactical environments.

The position leads the design, development, and maintenance of complex software applications and may provide technical leadership by mentoring and managing junior and mid-level software engineers. Work includes mathematical modeling and analysis; geospatial imagery optimization; payload embedded software; interfaces between Overwatch payloads and external systems; and automated software build, test, and deployment tools.

This is a full-time, in-office role in Nashville, Tennessee; remote candidates are not being accepted. Applicants must be authorized to work permanently in the United States. Employment is contingent on the ability to obtain any necessary export authorization following the company’s export compliance assessment.

Requirements

• Formal education in software engineering, computer science, aeronautical engineering, robotics, optics, or a related field; equivalent professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• At least 8 years of experience with a bachelor’s degree, or at least 5 years with a master’s or Ph.D. degree.
• Strong analytical background in physical systems that interact with the real world.
• Strong experience with C++, Python, CUDA, and OpenCV.
• Strong experience with software versioning, branch management, and issue/defect tracking systems.
• Knowledge of software development methodologies such as Agile or Scrum.
• Knowledge of multithreading, parallel programming, interoperability, and algorithm optimization.
• Knowledge of control systems, IMU, and GPS/INS hardware and software.
• Knowledge of Linux operating systems on GPU-accelerated hardware.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to lead and mentor other software developers.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies.
• Must be authorized to work on a permanent basis in the United States.
• Must be able to obtain any necessary export authorization as determined by the company’s export compliance assessment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in airborne or space-based remote sensing and image processing.
• Hands-on experience with mid-sized unmanned aircraft and/or airborne camera systems.
• Experience with image processing software, machine learning techniques, and/or autonomous systems.
• Experience with device driver implementation and embedded system deployment.
• Experience integrating AI/agent coding assistants into daily development and reviewing AI-assisted code with appropriate rigor.
• Knowledge of control systems, IMU, and GPS/INS hardware and software.
• Knowledge of Linux operating systems on GPU-accelerated hardware.

Responsibilities

• Apply 3D mathematics, including coordinate systems, vectors, and rotations, as well as control systems, state estimation, and motion planning.
• Develop software to geolocate, rectify, mosaic, register, and combine imagery with map data.
• Design, develop, and maintain complex software applications; write clean, maintainable, efficient code; participate in code reviews; troubleshoot issues; and optimize software performance and functionality.
• Lead code development, version management, and testing for motion control, camera and IMU drivers, and data management.
• Balance urgent code changes and unit-specific customization with long-term software sustainability and code reuse.
• Interface with low-level hardware using SPI, I2C, UART, and analog interfaces.
• Improve error detection, reporting, and mitigation.
• Develop and maintain connections between Overwatch Imaging payloads and external systems for command and control, external exploitation algorithms, and data export.
• Develop automated build tools to build, test, and deploy software updates while managing dependencies.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor other software developers as appropriate.

Benefits

• Growth opportunities and opportunities to learn by doing and shape the company’s future.
• Opportunity to work on missions intended to keep people safe and make the world better.
• Collaborative team environment with an open-door policy and access to guidance, advice, and feedback.
• Late Start Wednesday, with focus time away from meetings and calls and an opportunity to work from home, flex the schedule, or use self-directed time for training and development.
• Generous paid time off.
• 10 company holidays.
• Equity/stock options.
• Medical and dental premiums fully covered by Overwatch Imaging for employees and their families.
• Available pre-tax health savings account.
• 401(k) employer matching contributions up to 4% of pay.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior