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# Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** Syracuse, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $75,867.0 - $108,381.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Macintosh Application Environment, Systems Engineering, JIRA, Bash Shell, Booting (BIOS), UClibc (C Standard Library), C++ (Programming Language), Software Documentation, Serialization, Software Debugging, Linux, Embedded C, Linux on Embedded Systems, Protocol Buffers, Integrated Development Environments, JSON, Python (Programming Language), Linux Kernel, MATLAB, Power BI, Reverse Engineering, Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, Software Systems, UML, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Scripting, Doxygen, Yocto, U-Boot, Atlassian Bamboo
- **Published:** August 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/E61E41BD6D6B488492F58D163C720058/job/

## About the Role

* 2 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 0 years experience with Masters in related field

 * Proficient in various embedded programming languages (e.g. Embedded C/C++, C/C++)

 * Proficient in common procedural/scripting languages and object definition files (Python, Bash, MATLAB, JavaScript, JSON, XML)

 * Proficient in industry-standard software documentation methods such as user stories, UML, Agile and supporting tools such as Doxygen, Bamboo, JIRA

 * Experience with Linux kernel modules, Linux source code, and device trees

 * Experience building the Linux kernel from scratch (Yocto, Buildroot)

 * Experience debugging kernel drivers

 * Experience with Power BI

 * Must be a U.S. citizen.

 * Ability to obtain and maintain a secret government security clearance.

Preferred Requirements

 * Currently hold a U.S. security clearance.

 * Experience in the DoD contractor space, especially maritime.

 * Experience with the Rust programming language

 * Experience with first stage and second stage bootloaders (Das U-Boot and custom microcode)

 * Experience with communications and networking libraries in embedded Linux (e.g. networking stacks, Protocol Buffers/Protobuf/data serialization).

 * Experience in leading junior software engineers.

 * Passionate about protecting the American warfighter.

 * Experience with RF communication links and/or radio systems

## Description

* Participate in all phases of software lifecycle, from requirements definition through design, development, integration, and test with minimal supervision.

 * Apply state-of-the-art programming techniques, software design best practices, and software technologies.

 * Analyze and modify software systems by reverse-engineering, architecting, coding, installing, testing, debugging, and documenting designs/APIs.

 * Stand up development environment and platform application environment from scratch.

 * Guide customers and systems engineers in formulating software requirements, advise on alternative approaches, and conduct feasibility studies, as required.

 * Prepare and communicate daily status information in accordance with required software development lifecycles.

 * Independently derives requirements into actionable tasks.

 * Follow all company policies and guidelines, including familiarity with company-wide software practices.


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