Job Summary General Atomics (GA), and its affiliated companies, is one of the world’s leading resources for high-technology systems development ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies.

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) designs and manufactures first-of-a-kind electromagnetic and electric power generation systems. GA-EMS’ expanding portfolio of specialized products and integrated system solutions support critical fleet, space systems and satellites, missile defense, power and energy, and process and monitoring applications for defense, industrial, and commercial customers worldwide.

We are currently hiring a Senior Software Engineer for the GA-EMS Radar Technologies Directorate. In this capacity, the Senior Software Engineer will be responsible for developing Radar application software targeted for a Linux compute environment. The Senior Software Engineer will report into the Senior Manager of Software Engineering within the Radar Technologies Directorate.
This is a hybrid role that requires an in-office presence based on project needs, including lab integration and in-person collaboration meetings.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBLITIES:

• Collaborate as a member of a multi-disciplinary scrum team on the architecture/design/code/test and integration of a variety of radar applications
• Develop complex, high-performance applications in C++
• Perform analysis/trade studies to inform decisions related to software tooling, COTS product selection, hardware selection, software reuse.
• Collaborate with systems and hardware engineering to define computational needs and architecture (CPU, GPU, FPGA, hybrid)
• Collaborate with systems engineering on backlog planning, implementation approach, and integration and test plans
• Represent company at technical reviews, meetings and formal design reviews.

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.
Job Qualifications:

• Typically requires a bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD in computer science, information systems or related discipline and progressive software development experience as follows; eighteen or more years of experience with a bachelors degree, sixteen or more years of experience with a masters degree, or thirteen or more years with a PhD. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education
• Demonstrates a detailed and extensive technical expertise and application of engineering principles, concepts, theory, and practice with the ability to organize, plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones with some experience in project leadership.
• Extensive experience developing C++ applications in one or more of the following technology areas: Radar Systems, Signal Processing, Tracking, Resource Management, High Performance Linux Systems.
• Experience developing tools / prototypes in Python or MATLAB
• May take on a leadership role within a project, providing direction for a Scrum team and offering guidance to less experienced developers.
• Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately throughout a fast-paced, R&D environment.
• Must have strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills to effectively interface with other departments, customers, government representatives, and/or professionals.
• Must be customer focused and able to work on a self- initiated basis or in a team environment.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance required.

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: 

• Experience with delivering containerized applications to a production environment
• Experience with development tools including Confluence, Jira, Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins, MagicDraw
• Experience using AI to assist with software development tasks
• Active Secret Clearance

Salary:$155,040 - $277,530