Senior Principal Software Engineer

BAE Systems
Hudson, NH, United States
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
6 years minimum
Compensation
$132,962.0 - $226,035.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

JavaScript (Programming Language) Computer-Aided Design Apache ActiveMQ Agile Methodology Web Development HP Thin Clients Python (Programming Language) Network Interface Software Engineering ZeroMQ (Concurrent Programming Libraries) Multithreading SC Clearance
+7 more
Containerization Linux Development Kubernetes Information Technology Low Latency Software Defined Radio Docker

Requirements

  • Bachelor s Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering with 8 years of related experience; or a Master of Science with 6 years of related experience

  • Experience developing multi-threaded, real time, embedded, low latency software in a Linux development environment with C/C and Python.

  • Experience with container technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, Podman, Helm. Container Network Interfaces.

  • Familiarity with gRPC and/or Pub/Sub frameworks (NATS, ActiveMQ, ZeroMQ, etc.)

  • Experience developing Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and Software Defined Radio (SDR) applications

  • Motivated individual with strong problem-solving abilities

  • Willingness to perform a wide variety of related tasks

  • Current Secret clearance

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Top Secret clearance

  • Agile Development experience

  • Designing software algorithms

  • High throughput low latency networking experience

  • Javascript and thin client web application development experience

Benefits & conditions

Full-Time Salary Range: $132962 - $226035

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

About the company

BAE Systems in NH is currently undergoing an exciting period of growth. We are looking for talented Software professionals to help us create the world s most advanced solutions in areas including Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), Aircraft Protection, Radar Warning and Electronic Attack for our defense related customers. For this position, we are looking for a Software Engineer to apply her/his skills to developing high-quality, real-time embedded software for fielded electronics platforms.

When you become a member of our team, you will work across multiple disciplines and collaborate with Systems, Hardware and Test Engineers to impact all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle. We promote a strong, collaborative culture and provide our employees with the tools, skills and training they need to succeed. We are all about trust, camaraderie and a shared ambition to lead the world in defense technologies and national security services. We offer a flexible work environment and 9/80 work schedule. Our company is part of the community and driven to improve our future and protect our freedom.

In this exciting role, you will enjoy opportunities to take on diverse and challenging work assignments, flexible scheduling with every other Friday off, an inviting and supportive culture, competitive compensation, and an excellent benefits package that includes tuition reimbursement for advanced degrees. We will provide you opportunities to learn, leverage our current technologies, incorporate new technologies, and if you desirebecome an expert or future technical leader in our engineering organization.

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