Software Engineer IV

Textron•Hunt Valley, MD

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 Participating in software development of new products across all phases of the product lifecycle from concept development to lab and offsite integration and evaluation Estimation, requirements, design, implementation, review, testing, documentation, and release 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 Estimating, scope management, task generation/assignment, status reporting, etc. Drive tasks to completion independently. Provide technical direction to engineering staff and technicians of all disciplines as required. Ability to interact daily with program managers, planners, and technicians. Prepare and present software engineering work products to internal review teams and external customers at program milestone reviews. (Potential) Attending industry conferences/events to gauge competition and find new opportunities

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (in computer science or computer engineering or related field) required with 8+ years of experience or master’s degree (in computer science or computer engineering or related field) with 5+ years of experience
Understanding of robotics systems including sensors, actuators, mechanical, algorithms and software systems
Proficiency in C/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%25 of the time
Eligibility to obtain a Secret Clearance
Professional experience in autonomous driving/flight or robotics industry with experience in software/system integration and on-field testing (3+ years)

Nice To Haves

Professional experience with integrating or designing autonomous solutions for land and/or air platforms
Experience with MicroPilot’s autopilot software
Experience with Piccolo 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
Effective writing and presentation skills.
Customer interfacing and ability to build relationships.
Solving complicated problems in a fast-paced environment.

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
Estimation, requirements, design, implementation, review, testing, documentation, and release
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
Estimating, scope management, task generation/assignment, status reporting, etc.
Drive tasks to completion independently.
Provide technical direction to engineering staff and technicians of all disciplines as required.
Ability to interact daily with program managers, planners, and technicians.
Prepare and present software engineering work products to internal review teams and external customers at program milestone reviews.
(Potential) Attending industry conferences/events to gauge competition and find new opportunities