Mid - Level Software Engineer

Idaho National Laboratory • Idaho Falls, ID

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Idaho National Laboratory is hiring a Software Engineer to support research and development efforts involving radio frequency (RF) systems and modeling, software-defined radio platforms, laboratory test environments, automation tools, and mission-focused software applications. The successful candidate will design, develop, integrate, test, and sustain software used in research, laboratory, and field environments. This role requires a hands-on software engineer who can provide technical leadership to small development teams, support disciplined software quality practices, and translate evolving research needs into reliable software solutions. This position is ideal for a mid-level software engineer with experience in software architecture, team coordination, requirements management, continuous integration and continuous delivery, and full software development lifecycle execution. Our team works a 9x80 schedule located in Idaho Falls, Idaho with every other Friday off.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree: + 5 years of experience
• Master’s degree: + 2 years of experience
• PhD: + 2 years of experience
• Bachelor’s degree: + 9 years of experience
• Master’s degree: + 6 years of experience
• PhD: + 4 years of experience
• Equivalent combination of education and experience commensurate with a level that provides the required skills, knowledge, and abilities to successfully perform the essential functions of the position.
• Experience supporting software design, development, integration, testing, and sustainment.
• Experience developing software in one or more languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, Bash, or similar languages.
• Experience leading or coordinating small software development teams of approximately four to six developers.
• Experience serving as a software design lead or software architect for small to medium software applications.
• Working knowledge of the full software development lifecycle, including requirements, design, implementation, integration, testing, release, and sustainment.
• Experience with software quality assurance practices, including peer reviews, defect tracking, configuration control, requirements traceability, verification, and validation.
• Experience developing, maintaining, or using CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience using Git or similar version-control systems in a team software development environment.
• Experience with build, automation, and integration tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, CMake, Maven, Gradle, Make, or similar tools.
• Experience capturing, managing, decomposing, or tracing software requirements.
• Working knowledge of UML or similar software modeling methods.
• Experience developing and troubleshooting software in Linux and Windows environments.
• Ability to communicate effectively with software developers, researchers, system administrators, technicians, cybersecurity staff, and project stakeholders.
• Relevant experience using Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) such as Visual Studio or VS Code.
• Obtain and maintain Q-clearance, which requires US Citizenship and SCI access, and willingness to complete a US Government polygraph upon request.
• Depending on work assignment, applicants may be subject to the requirements of DOE O 142.3B, Unclassified Foreign National Access Program.
• Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or a related technical discipline; equivalent experience may be considered.

Nice To Haves

• Experience developing software for RF systems, software-defined radio applications, laboratory test systems, cellular test environments, instrumentation, data acquisition, or cyber-physical systems.
• Experience working within or supporting a CMMI-DEV software process environment.
• Experience supporting research and development environments where requirements evolve as prototypes mature.
• Experience with DevSecOps practices, secure coding, dependency scanning, static analysis, vulnerability remediation, or software supply chain considerations.
• Experience with Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid software development methods.
• Experience with issue tracking and project management tools such as Jira, GitLab, GitHub Issues, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks, unit testing, integration testing, regression testing, and test coverage analysis.
• Experience with containerization or virtualization technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, or VMware.
• Experience with Linux system administration concepts, networking concepts, shell scripting, and deployment in isolated or controlled lab environments.
• Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS, Jama Connect, Polarion, Jira, or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Software Design & Development
• Technical Leadership
• Lead or coordinate small software development teams of approximately four to six developers.
• Support task planning, design reviews, code reviews, integration activities, and technical issue resolution.
• Provide technical direction to junior developers and project contributors.
• Coordinate with researchers, system administrators, technicians, cybersecurity staff, and project leadership to deliver integrated software solutions.
• Software Quality & Documentation
• Support software quality assurance practices consistent with Capability Maturity Model Integration for Development (CMMI-DEV) principles.
• Develop and maintain software requirements, design documentation, interface documentation, test plans, test reports, release notes, and user documentation.
• Apply disciplined software engineering practices, including requirements traceability, configuration control, peer review, defect tracking, verification, and validation.
• Develop and maintain Unified Modeling Language (UML) diagrams or similar software design artifacts, as appropriate.
• Participate in software design reviews, code inspections, quality reviews, and release readiness activities.
• DevSecOps & Configuration Management
• Develop, maintain, and improve continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Support automated builds, automated testing, static analysis, artifact generation, and release packaging.
• Use Git or similar version-control systems to manage source code, configuration files, branches, tags, and release baselines.
• Support build and automation tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, CMake, Maven, Gradle, Make, or similar tools.
• Assist with secure software development practices, dependency management, vulnerability remediation, and cybersecurity review support.

Benefits

• The pay range for this position is: Level #3 ($95,256 - $195,288) / Level #4 ($114,360 - $234,336)
• At Idaho National Laboratory compensation decisions are determined using factors such as education, relevant experience, and other credentials.
• Multi-Level: This is a multi-level posting and you will be placed at the appropriate level dependent on depth and breadth of proven experience and skills.
• TDP: This is a testing designated position; you will be required to submit to a pre-employment drug screen and periodic drug testing throughout the term of your employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level