Software Engineer III – Up to $15k Sign-on Bonus

Textron•Hunt Valley, MD

About The Position

This software engineering role is within Textron Systems’ Uncrewed Land and Air Systems division, supporting development programs for defense applications. The engineer provides support for current and next-generation uncrewed ground and air products, including vehicle platforms and control stations. The work spans the product lifecycle, from concept development through laboratory and offsite integration and evaluation, and includes estimation, requirements, design, implementation, review, testing, documentation, and release. The role may include leading software development efforts and attending industry events. Travel of up to 15% is expected, and eligibility to obtain a Secret Clearance is required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field with 5 or more years of experience, or a master’s degree in one of these fields or a related field with 2 or more years of experience.
Understanding of robotics systems, including sensors, actuators, mechanical systems, algorithms, and software systems.
Proficiency in C/C++ programming.
Proficiency with Unix-based operating systems.
Proficiency with shell scripting.
Knowledge of Object-Oriented Analysis (OOA) and Object-Oriented Design (OOD).
Experience using configuration management tools such as Git or Mercurial.
Effective writing and presentation skills.
Experience interacting directly with customers.
Ability to work both in teams and independently with minimal direction.
Willingness and ability to travel up to 15% of the time.
Eligibility to obtain a Secret Clearance.

Nice To Haves

Professional experience in the autonomous driving, autonomous flight, or robotics industry, including software/system integration and field testing.
Professional experience integrating or designing autonomous solutions for land and/or air platforms.
Experience with MicroPilot autopilot software.
Experience with MOOS DB/IvP.
Experience with Qt projects or libraries.
Experience with OpenDDS.
Experience with containerization platforms such as Docker.
Experience developing network, serial, or CAN interfaces.
Experience with frontend technologies such as CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, REST APIs, SQL or NoSQL databases, and web UI design.
Experience with automation build servers such as Jenkins.
Experience with workflow management tools such as Jira.
Experience with static code analysis tools such as Coverity.
Experience developing MCP Servers and MCP Tools for use with LMMs.
Experience with AI software development and workflow tools.
Experience with MIL-STD-882E software development.
Experience with UML or MBSE tools such as MagicDraw.

Responsibilities

Provide engineering support for current and next-generation uncrewed ground and air products.
Participate in software development across product lifecycle phases, from concept development through lab and offsite integration and evaluation.
Perform estimation, requirements definition, design, implementation, review, testing, documentation, and release activities.
Take technical leadership and ownership of software components and systems.
Integrate internal and third-party software solutions into products.
Interface directly with customers.
Collaborate with software engineering and other engineering disciplines to create functional systems.
Mentor team members.
Perform trade studies.
Support onsite and offsite integration and testing.
Drive process improvement.
Potentially lead software development efforts, including estimation, scope management, task generation and assignment, and status reporting.
Potentially attend industry conferences and events to assess competition and identify opportunities.