Job Number: 941

Riverside Research is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to support the Air Force customer on their research and development efforts. As a key member of Riverside Research, the Senior Software Engineer will work closely with the Government customer to implement state-of the-art open architecture (OA) mission capabilities.

The chosen candidate will serve as a senior technical member of a team consisting of software engineers, data architects, cybersecurity engineers and researchers to develop and demonstrate technology and advanced component prototype solutions to evolve and expand emerging OA standards and approaches for current and next-generation Air Force and DoD weapon systems. The engineer will provide mature, robust OA solutions to rapidly integrate mission systems, facilitate mission system capability evolution, as well as sustained competition across the system life cycle.

All Riverside Research opportunities require U. S. Citizenship.

Job Responsibilities:

• Analyze specified methods and procedures, identify problems, and document requirements

• Work with customer and team to translate complex product requirements into software designs

• Lead the architecture, design, implementation, testing, and development of high-quality C++ and Java applications

• Remain current on new technologies and best practices and make recommendations to the team and customer

• Assist in the development and refinement of OA standards

• Identify and resolve complex software issues

• Mentor engineers in the development of software, tools, and processes

• Conduct peer software reviews

• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or other related STEM degree

• 8+ years of experience designing, implementing, developing, and testing software

• Experience with C++ and Java programming languages

• Ability to provide in-depth evaluation and analysis of unique complex technological issues

• Experience developing multi-threaded applications

• Experience with cross-platform development (Linux and Windows)

• Experience with source control (Git), virtual machines (VMware), and containers (Docker)

• Experience developing OA standards

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with Open Mission Systems (OMS)

• Experience with Data Distribution Services (DDS)

• Experience with CMake, Visual Studio, GCC, GDB, and XML

• Familiarity working with serial interfaces, analog and digital I/O, TCP/IP, and avionic buses such as 1553 and ARINC 429/615/629/717

• Familiarity with InfiniBand (IB) and Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA)

$65,000 — $120,000/year