Software Engineer - Defense R&D

DS2•Niceville, FL

About The Position

DS2 is seeking Software Developers with various levels of experience to join their Scrum teams. The company provides full life-cycle software engineering services to DoW, federal, and commercial clients, emphasizing teamwork, customer focus, and hiring talented individuals. DS2 engineers solve problems, collaborate, and use technology to meet client needs in an environment that values both hard work and work-life balance.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited university with at least a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in an engineering discipline, computer science and/or equivalent years of experience.
Worked professionally in software development for 5+ years.
Actively programs with one or more of the following languages: C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, or Python.
Experience integrating hardware (sensors, actuators, controllers) with software applications.
Provides ongoing support and troubleshooting for integrated systems to ensure mission continuity.
Manages time well and can prioritize tasks to ensure projects are completed on time.
Engages with teammates, both virtually and face-to-face, to plan projects, seek out or provide help on issues, as well as present solutions to clients.
Experience related to unmanned systems, autonomous systems, sensor/payload integration or software/hardware integration.
Experience in writing technical papers and executing RDT&E activities independently.
Is a U.S. Citizen and able to complete a U.S. government background investigation.

Nice To Haves

Firm understanding of Human Factors Engineering (HFE) to reduce operator load and improve CE mission usability.
Proven experience building Windows platform desktop and client/server applications using C#, WPF, and SQL.
Can build robust, scalable, event-driven backends that are service-based or use structures such as microservices using containerization.
Proven experience building Android applications using Java or Kotlin.
Any experience with Android Tactical Assault Kit development (TAK, ATAK, WinTAK).
Proven experience introducing AI tools and solutions into operations.
Proficient with source control software like TFS, Git, or Bitbucket.
Have a sUAS pilot license (Part 107) and Technical proficiency with drone flight software and hardware.
Used Software Development Lifecycle tools suites like Azure DevOps or Atlassian.
Examples of code we can check out, like GitHub or SourceForge repositories, any applications you've built, pet projects, or submissions to hackathons and/or game jams.
Received one or more Scrum, Microsoft or Google Developer certifications or any other technical certifications.

Responsibilities

Be a part of an agile team that works together to organize, manage, and complete their work on products.
Play a key role in designing, developing, deploying, and demonstrating applications.
Work with your team to test, develop, peer review, and continuously integrate changes into the code base.
Integrate sensors and unmanned platforms (UAS/UGV) for damage detection tasks.
Build and maintain applications using Windows desktop technologies like WPF using MVVM patterns.
Develop and deploy a variety of Android applications using Kotlin or Java.
Build distributed mission-critical applications using microservices deployed via containers.
Develop AI/ML models for robotic perception, damage assessment, and autonomy.
Implement perception pipelines for identifying/classifying UXO, debris, and surface damage.
Conduct research for, report on, and create proof-of-concepts and prototypes for R&D projects.
Support fieldable prototypes delivering rapid capability into the Warfighter's hands.
Execute manual or automated sUAS flights while maintaining safety and monitoring weather conditions.
Operate sensors, cameras, or LiDAR to gather high-quality imagery or aerial data.
Run test and evaluation of software on robotics applications while interacting directly with the hardware.