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# Software Development Engineer Architect

- **Company:** Curtiss-Wright Corporation
- **Location:** Gastonia, NC, United States
- **Salary:** $130,100.0 - $150,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software Design Patterns, Distributed Systems, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Systems Integration, Information Technology, Programming Languages
- **Published:** October 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/D7E25A80F16543979AC54580B4CA1A73/job/

## About the Role

* Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
 * 12-15+ years of software engineering experience with leadership responsibility across large programs or enterprise platforms.
 * Recognized subject matter expert in software architecture, systems integration, design patterns, and large-scale application development.
 * Demonstrated success resolving complex technical challenges across distributed systems, embedded platforms, or multi-layered software environments.
 * Strong fluency in modern programming languages, software development methodologies, and lifecycle management practices.
 * Experience defining software engineering strategy, technical standards, roadmaps, and organizational improvements.
 * Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including executive-level and customer-facing interactions.
 * Knowledge of regulatory, cybersecurity, safety, or compliance standards relevant to software-intensive systems.
 * Proven mentor and coach to senior and lead-level software engineers.
 * High degree of professional maturity, accountability, and business acumen.

## Description

As a Software Development Engineer Architect you will be responsible for defining software architecture, guiding development strategy, and ensuring the delivery of scalable, secure, and high-quality software across major programs. This role drives enterprise engineering standards, resolves complex cross-functional technical challenges, mentors senior engineers, and aligns long-term software direction with business, product, and platform objectives., * Lead enterprise-level software architecture, design strategy, and long-term platform planning to support complex product and system initiatives (25%).

 * Direct development, integration, testing, and optimization of advanced software solutions while ensuring alignment with functional, performance, security, and reliability requirements (20%).
 * Identify and resolve system-wide software risks, drive modernization, automation, and tooling improvements, and guide adoption of new technologies and engineering frameworks (20%).
 * Oversee cross-functional collaboration with hardware, systems, and product teams to translate program objectives into technical roadmaps and cohesive implementation plans (20%).
 * Mentor senior technical staff, support customer and regulatory engagements, and inform organizational strategy with forward-looking software engineering insight (15%).