Principal/Lead Software Engineer - Autonomy Products

SSCI is looking to fill Principal/Lead Software Engineer positions for software projects relating to autonomy for unmanned systems. These positions require a current U.S. Dept. of Defense Secret Security Clearance.

Scientific Systems Company, Inc. (www.ssci.com) is a leading developer of advanced technologies for navigation, mission planning and autonomy for the Aerospace and Defense industries. Founded in 1990 and based in Woburn, MA, Scientific Systems Company Inc. (SSCI) invents disruptive technologies, develops revolutionary solutions, and builds trusted products for our customers’ most challenging missions. SSCI focuses on the creation of AI/ML enabled capabilities to command, control, communicate with, and manage composable collections of intelligent agents, smart sensors, and autonomous platforms across all domains.

Responsibilities

• Lead a software development team to design, implement, and test embedded multi-vehicle autonomy software systems utilizing AI, robot planning and optimization and machine learning algorithms.
• Integrate autonomy software components and algorithms onto real-world unmanned aerial platforms
• Support development of competitive proposals and follow-on programs for acquisition customers, including government agencies and industry primes
• Present technical results to internal and external customers

Requirements

• BS or higher w/ 10+ years of relevant experience in software development for operationally deployed systems.
• Mastery of C/C++ for embedded systems.
• Proficiency with agile software development methodology as a scrum master
• Experience with DevSecOps, software factories, and CI/CD pipelines
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Desired Skills

• Experience developing multi-vehicle autonomy software real-world robot or vehicle prototypes
• Experience with memory safe languages such as Rust or Go
• Knowledge of defense industry open standards such as OMS/UCI, FACE, UCS
• Experience integrating software with modeling and simulation environments such as AFSIM
• Experience with systems/software engineering processes, including development tools, configuration management, SysML/UML, DevOps, and test/QA methods

Benefits

Salary is competitive with market rates, with annual bonus awards based on company and individual performance. SSCI benefits package includes 401K, Health/Life/Disability Insurance.