Software Engineering Lead - Guidance Test Equipment

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, or related Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree, plus 3 years relevant experience.

 

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:Department of Defense Secret security clearance is obtainable within a reasonable amount of time after hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

ROLE AND POSITION OBJECTIVES:

 

The Guidance Program is looking for a Software Engineering Lead to help shape the next generation of test equipment supporting the Trident II D5LE2 Missile Guidance System. In this role, you will lead a small, highly capable cross-functional team developing the software, tools, automation, and integration capabilities used to test one of the most complex strategic guidance systems in the world.

 

This is a hands-on technical leadership role for someone who enjoys solving hard engineering problems, improving how teams build and deliver software, and working at the intersection of embedded systems, test equipment, hardware integration, and mission-critical defense technology. You will partner closely with systems, hardware, test, and program leadership to modernize software practices, strengthen integration workflows, and deliver reliable capabilities that directly support Guidance System development and verification.

 

You’ll have the opportunity to influence technical direction, mentor engineers, introduce better development practices, and help the team move faster with confidence. If you enjoy leading from the front, building practical software solutions, and bringing modern software engineering discipline into complex engineering environments, this role offers meaningful technical challenge and high mission impact.

 

What You’ll Do

• Lead a small technical team of software and cross-discipline engineers supporting Guidance Test Equipment development
• Drive software design, development, integration, test, and deployment for mission-critical test capabilities
• Partner with systems, hardware, and test engineers to build software that interfaces with complex lab and engineering environments
• Improve development workflows through CI/CD, automation, containerization, configuration management, and disciplined release practices
• Support embedded software, middleware, networking, data acquisition, analysis, and test automation efforts
• Provide technical direction, mentoring, planning support, and execution oversight for team deliverables
• Collaborate with engineering and program leadership to manage priorities, resolve technical challenges, and align execution with program needs
• Apply systems engineering awareness to requirements, interfaces, integration, verification, and test planning

What We’re Looking For

We encourage you to apply if you have experience in any of the following areas:

• Technical leadership of a small engineering team, ideally 5+ individual contributors
• Software development in C, C++, Python, or similar languages
• Embedded software, test equipment software, automation, or hardware/software integration
• CI/CD pipelines, automated builds, automated testing, or deployment workflows
• Docker, Podman, or other containerization technologies
• Networking, middleware, interfaces, or distributed software systems
• MATLAB, engineering analysis tools, or modeling environments
• Lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, data acquisition systems, or other test instrumentation
• Systems engineering concepts such as requirements flowdown, interface definition, integration, verification, and validation
• Communication with engineering teams, program leadership, and multiple levels of management

What Will Help You Stand Out

• A passion for modernizing engineering workflows and improving how software is built, tested, and delivered
• Comfort working in complex, highly regulated, mission-critical environments
• Ability to bridge software, systems, hardware, and test disciplines
• A practical mindset for solving integration challenges in real engineering lab environments
• Curiosity about emerging tools and a willingness to introduce better ways of working

AI-Enabled Engineering

We are also looking for engineers who are ready to use AI responsibly to improve productivity, quality, and technical insigh