Software Developer

Applied Research Solutions • Dayton, OH

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

ARS is currently looking for a Software Developer responsible for supporting the development of flight controls and autonomy behaviors. Advanced knowledge of C++ is required. The developer is expected to work on-base a minimum of 3-days a week collaborating with other on-site developers, researchers, and IT professionals.

Requirements

• Advanced knowledge of C++.
• Must be a US citizen.
• Ability to hold at least a Secret clearance and obtain access to base.
• Strong work ethic.
• Ability to work independently to develop solutions.
• Ability to integrate and collaboratively develop code with others.
• Willingness to push personal technical ability outside of normal comfort zone as needed.
• Desire to critically access code base to make recommendations on needed improvements.
• Willingness to potentially pivot to new tasks quickly as external customer requirements shift.
• Willingness to volunteer to fix issues because it needs to be done.
• Ability to push back when leadership is wrong.
• Good answers matter more than perceived position on the team.
• Ability to receive constructive criticism on technical solutions.
• Ability to balance technical elegance verses results.
• Ability to know when to abandon a technical approach.
• Ability to completely refactor a solution as the team learns.
• Willingness to document and write test cases for code.
• An understanding that requirements will often be initially uncertain.
• Strong ability to develop in C/C++.
• Ability to quickly learn python or meaningful experience.
• Experience developing code on a timeline.
• Familiarity with object oriented design and design patterns.
• Ability to develop C++ in a manner that uses particular versions of C++.
• Understanding design of software architecture.
• An understanding of the importance of unit testing and integration testing.
• Must understand memory management techniques and pointer use.
• Must be comfortable working in Linux.
• Agile development mindset and experience.
• Must be able to understand code and algorithms to a sufficient degree to implement ideas developed by the control and autonomy teammates.
• Must be comfortable working with git.

Nice To Haves

• OMS experience if possible.
• AFSIM experience is a plus.
• Experience working with UDP and TCP/IP communication is a plus.
• Experience working with tactical comm systems is a plus.
• Experience integrating against hardware ICDs is a plus.
• Experience with developing code using numerical algorithms and floating point arithmetic is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the development of flight controls and autonomy behaviors.
• Integrating and collaboratively developing code with others.
• Critically accessing code base to make recommendations on needed improvements.
• Pivoting to new tasks quickly as external customer requirements shift.
• Volunteering to fix issues because it needs to be done.
• Receiving constructive criticism on technical solutions.
• Balancing technical elegance versus results.
• Knowing when to abandon a technical approach.
• Completely refactoring a solution as the team learns.
• Documenting and writing test cases for code.
• Implementing ideas developed by the control and autonomy teammates.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Industry competitive benefits package.
• Awards and recognition program.
• Personalized attention from ARS Senior Managers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees