Software Engineer

Capstone Research Corporation•Huntsville, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Capstone Research Corporation is seeking to expand our team. Capstone Research Corporation is headquartered in Huntsville Alabama. We are a customer-oriented engineering services company providing world class research and development support across the Department of Defense (DoD): Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Missile Defense Agency (MDA). We have an immediate opening for a Software Engineer to work in our Huntsville, AL office. The successful candidate will join the interdisciplinary Systems Analysis Group supporting existing Joint Tactical Integrated Fire Control projects/programs. We are looking for a high-performing engineer who takes pride in building robust systems, writing clean code, and continuously improving both themselves and the codebase around them. The successful candidate will be a strong technical contributor who can quickly internalize system architecture, operate with ownership, and deliver production-quality C++ code with minimal oversight.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer science, or related field
1 - 5 years of professional software development experience
Strong proficiency in modern C++ (C++17 or newer)
Experience with CMake across multi-repository projects
Experience writing and maintaining unit tests using Google Test (or similar framework)
Working knowledge of: Multithreading (std::thread, mutex, condition_variable, atomics)
Working knowledge of: Networking fundamentals (e.g. UDP, TCP, ZeroMQ, IP basics)
Working knowledge of: Serialization frameworks (e.g. protobuf)
Ability to operate independently with technical guidance
Excellent problem-solving skills and effective verbal and written communication skills
Ability to travel approximately 10% of the time
3 references, including 1 personal and 2 who are familiar with the candidate's prior professional work experience
U.S. Citizenship

Nice To Haves

Experience with DoD operations, concepts, and technologies and their supporting sensors, effectors, and networks
Experience working with CI/CD systems (GitLab CI preferred)
Experience with safety-critical, defense, aerospace, or real-time systems
MS Software Engineering

Responsibilities

Work on-site within a collaborative team environment to engineer joint tactical integrated fire control solutions
Write efficient, maintainable, and scalable C++ code in accordance with coding standards and practices
Develop software modules and components for real-time, mission-critical applications
Develop and evaluate the system using standardized measures of performance and effectiveness
Collaborate with systems architects and engineers to design solutions for Joint Tactical Integrated Fire Control Systems
Participate in periodic program reviews and technical presentations to Government stakeholders