Software Engineer III

Textron•Hunt Valley, MD

15h•Hybrid

About The Position

This Software Engineering role is within Textron System’s Uncrewed Land and Air Systems division. Our team is engaged in multiple cutting-edge development programs for defense applications. A strong candidate for this role will possess a history of software development for robotic/autonomous applications. Required experience includes software/hardware interface development, software integration, and a history of working in a fast-paced team environment. In this role, you will be responsible for providing engineering support on both current and next generation technologies in support of our family of uncrewed ground and air products. Our products are entire systems ranging from the vehicle platforms to their control stations. You will participate in software development of new products across all phases of the product lifecycle from concept development to lab and offsite integration and evaluation, including estimation, requirements, design, implementation, review, testing, documentation, and release. You will take technical leadership/ownership of software components and systems, integrate internal and third-party software solutions into our products, and interface directly with the customer. You will collaborate with the software engineering team and other engineering disciplines to create functional systems, mentor others within the team, perform trade studies, and support onsite & offsite integration and test. You will also drive process improvement. Potential responsibilities include leading software development efforts, including estimating, scope management, task generation/assignment, and status reporting. You may also attend industry conferences/events to gauge competition and find new opportunities. Growth Opportunities include Technical leadership, Individual Contributor (SME), and Engineering Management.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (in computer science or computer engineering or related field) required with 5+ years of experience or master’s degree (in computer science or computer engineering or related field) with 2+ years of experience
Understanding of robotics systems including sensors, actuators, mechanical, algorithms and software systems
Proficiency in C/C++ programming
Proficiency with Unix based operating systems
Proficiency with shell scripting
Knowledgeable of Object-Oriented Analysis (OOA)/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 in teams and independently with minimal direction
Traveling up to 15% of the time
Eligibility to obtain a Secret Clearance

Nice To Haves

Professional experience in autonomous driving/flight or robotics industry with experience in software/system integration and on-field testing
Professional experience with integrating or designing autonomous solutions for land and/or air platforms
Experience with MicroPilot’s autopilot software
Experience with MOOS DB/IvP
Experience with Qt projects/libraries
Experience with OpenDDS
Experience with containerization platforms such as Docker
Experience with Network/Serial/CAN interface development
Experience frontend technologies including (but not limited to) CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, REST API, databases (SQL or NoSQL), 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 like MagicDraw

Responsibilities

Providing engineering support on both current and next generation technologies in support of our family of uncrewed ground and air products
Participating in software development of new products across all phases of the product lifecycle from concept development to lab and offsite integration and evaluation
Taking technical leadership/ownership of software components and systems
Integrating internal and third-party software solutions into our products
Interfacing directly with the customer
Collaborating with the software engineering team and other engineering disciplines to create functional systems
Mentoring others within the team
Performing trade studies
Supporting onsite & offsite integration and test
Driving process improvement
Leading software development efforts (Potential)
Attending industry conferences/events to gauge competition and find new opportunities (Potential)