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Software Engineer 3 - 25274

HII
Virginia Beach, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 28 Aug 2025
💰 $114,322/yr($80,025/yr$114,322/yr)

About the role

Requisition Number: 25274 

Required Travel: 0 - 10%

Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range: $80,025.00 - $114,322.00 

Security Clearance: Ability to Obtain 

Level of Experience: Mid 
 

 

This opportunity resides with Uncrewed Systems (UxS), a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. Uncrewed Systems comprises unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) and autonomy software.

HII creates advanced unmanned solutions for defense, marine research and commercial applications. Serving customers in more than 30 countries, HII provides design, autonomy, manufacturing, testing, operations and sustainment of unmanned systems, including unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) and unmanned surface vessels (USVs).
 

 

 

Meet HII’s Mission Technologies Division
Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense – the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class. Find the role that’s right for you. Apply today. We look forward to meeting you.

 

To learn more about Mission Technologies, click here for a short video: https://vimeo.com/732533072

Come Join HII! Where Hard Stuff is Done Right!

 

HII Unmanned Systems (HII UxS) is seeking a software developer to join our software engineering team! In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing and testing autonomy software for unmanned maritime products. You will be actively engaged in developing the next generation autonomy for our Unmanned system product portfolio, and in doing so will perform the following duties:


∙    Demonstrate the ability to be creative and innovative by designing, developing, and maintaining solutions to complex autonomy problems for HII UxS products.
∙    Be responsible for software product and customer deliverables.
∙    Document software development requirements, design, and implementation.
∙    Enhance features and fix existing defects for customer.
∙    Effectively communicate findings, problems and solutions to functional, project teams, as well as external customers.
∙    Coordinate with system, firmware, hardware and other engineering teams to implement the highest quality software solution.
∙    Participate in all phases of product development as needed such as reviewing requirements, design, usability, risk assessment and defects.
∙    Follow software development process and best practices.

What you will be doing...

Designs, develops, documents, tests and debugs applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions. Conducts multidisciplinary research and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software. Determines computer user needs; analyzes system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls; prepares operating instructions; designs and develops compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems. Ensures software standards are met.

What we are looking for...

  • 5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
  • BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Robotics Engineering.
  •  5+ years hands-on experience in embedded software programing in C++ and Python
  • Experience with Data Distribution Service (DDS)
  • Experience with Linux operating systems
  • Experience with ROS and ROS2
  • Debugging expertise with hard-to-reproduce whole-system problems.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a government clearance
  • Ability to successfully function in a team with cross-functional team members and multi-tasking. #LI-MH1

Bonus points for...

  • 8+ years of software design, development and test experience.

Physical Requirements

Adequate visual acuity and manual dexterity

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