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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Systems Engineer - **Company:** The Sos - **Location:** Falls Church, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $102,414.0 - $212,706.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Distributed Systems, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Mesh Networking, Software Architecture, Satcom, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Systems Integration, Multi-Agent Systems, Information Technology, Virtual Agents - **Published:** August 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/2FB7F4AE7B67437F87CF8985F9593175/job/ ## About the Role * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline. * 10+ years of proven experience in software architecture, systems engineering, and integration within the defense aerospace or maritime sectors. * Deep working knowledge of unmanned and autonomous systems, cross-domain platform integration, and complex System of Systems (SoS) engineering. * Strong understanding of RF communications, tactical data links, mesh networking, and secure communications protocols suitable for defense applications. * Cognizant of state of the technology in Agentic AI and multi-agent systems for autonomy capabilities. * Experience leading and collaborating with cross-functional teams, including interactions with the Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, Military Services, or OSD organizations. * Proven ability to communicate complex technical findings to senior leadership, technical experts, and non-technical stakeholders. * Active Top Secret clearance (TS/SCI preferred). ## Description OUSW (R&E) is seeking a highly skilled senior software systems engineer to be the technical lead for a complex project involving the design, development, integration and assessment of complex System of Systems (SoS) architectures for multi-domain autonomous uncrewed platforms (air, surface, and subsurface) in tactical operations over contested radio networks. This role combines software architecture and systems engineering expertise to prototype advanced, multi-domain autonomy, AI-enabled command and control, and distributed system-of-systems operations. The ideal candidate is a trusted advisor and technical expert with experience guiding model-based systems engineering activities, SoS integration, and test activities across virtual, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), and live experimentation venues., * Lead the development, implementation and evolution of MOSA-aligned SoS architecture to integrate uncrewed platforms across multiple domains. * Lead the software integration of advanced autonomy capabilities for mission orchestration, multi-vehicle coordination, and human-supervised command and control of Agentic-AI based solutions from multiple industry partners. * Lead the engineering of resilient command, control, and data exchange mechanisms over tactical radio networks (e.g., MANET, Link-16, SATCOM) to ensure operations in degraded, disconnected, or contested environments. * Coordinate technical integration across software products from multiple industry partners into vehicle platforms and payloads from other industry partners. * Coordinate System Eng & Architecture activities with M&S and test activities on a continuous basis to ensure alignment throughout execution. * Serve as a key interface for government stakeholders, industry partners, and technical teams, aligning objectives with OUSW(R&E), Service stakeholders, and transition partners. * Provide technical guidance for digital engineering, mission simulation, and test planning activities. ## Related Videos - [The Software Engineer 2030: From Coder To AI Orchestrator? - Patrick Schnell](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1825-the-software-engineer-2030-from-coder-to-ai-orchestrator-patrick-schnell) - [Guiding Agentic AI with Vue](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2033-guiding-agentic-ai-with-vue) - [P2P networks in Blockchain](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/209-p2p-networks-in-blockchain) - [Goodbye Microservices, Hello Self-Contained Systems](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100009-goodbye-microservices-hello-self-contained-systems) - [AI in Leadership: How Technology is Reshaping Executive Roles](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1705-ai-in-leadership-how-technology-is-reshaping-executive-roles) - [A Deep Dive on How To Leverage the NVIDIA GB200 for Ultra-Fast Training and Inference on Kubernetes](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1625-a-deep-dive-on-how-to-leverage-the-nvidia-gb200-for-ultra-fast-training-and-inference-on-kubernetes) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [What is Software Engineering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/289-what-is-software-engineering) - [Software Engineer Career: Things You Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/143-software-engineer-career-things-you-should-know) - [Best Countries for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/267-best-countries-for-software-engineers) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology)