Staff Software Engineer 1

ARA•Greenville, SC

2h•Onsite

About The Position

ARA’s Integrated Products Division is seeking a Software Engineer at our Greenville, SC location. You will join a dynamic team working on our Robotic, Sensor, and Geotechnical product lines working closely with other Software, Electrical and Mechanical Engineers to solve complex problems. You will be part of a team that designs, prototypes, integrates, and troubleshoots next generation technology: bringing state of the art ground and aerial vehicle robotic solutions to both our warfighter and commercial customers. Our technology stack is diverse and varies per product but most recently it ranges from embedded Linux to Windows applications and Android devices using a variety of programming languages: C, modern C++, C#, Java, Flutter and Rust while our development infrastructure includes Gitlab and Gitlab CI for continuous integration. Our robotics stack is heavily based around C++ and ROS 1 and ROS 2 while using NixOS for deployment.

Requirements

BS Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent
2-4 years of experience
C/C++, C#, Python, Java, Rust or other modern object-oriented programming
Familiarity with Linux (preferably NixOS or Ubuntu)
Experience with software application design and development principals and standards
Ability to develop in a Linux environment
Experience with git
Due to the nature of the work, qualified candidates must be current US Citizens

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Linux and Windows development
Experience with embedded systems and/or electrical engineering
Automotive experience
Experience with CI/CD (Gitlab CI, Jenkins, Circle CI, Travis etc.)
Robotics, ROS 1 or ROS 2
Familiarity with C++, Python, CMake, Nix
Familiarity with NGC2 requirements
Familiarity with TAK systems a plus
Familiarity with UI development on handheld devices for controlling systems
Familiarity with MAVLink, Ardupilot, Mission Planner or QGroundControl
Integration of communication amongst multiple optionally manned or autonomous vehicles
Experience with CAN Bus
Familiarity with Control Theory
Ability to read a schematic
Networking
Video decoding
Sensors or robotic autonomy algorithm (CPU or GPU based) development
Computer Vision
Machine Learning

Responsibilities

Work with a team to develop Open and Modular Software Architectures on a variety of platforms during all phases of development: requirements generation through product delivery and support.
Integrate sensors, algorithms and software for optionally manned and optionally autonomous robotic systems.
Work on a collaborative team with other software developers, electrical and mechanical engineers, program managers, and technicians.
Develop application software for sensor and platform control systems for both the defense and commercial products.