Principal/Sr Principal Software Engineer - Force Ops

Description

The Global C2 Solutions unit of the company's defense systems group in Huntsville, Alabama is hiring software engineers at principal and senior principal level.

You will build, integrate, test and maintain command and control software that military customers and warfighters use worldwide.

You will support a command and control program on agile teams, working with software, systems, hardware and IT engineers to build reliable, secure and scalable solutions to hard logic and math problems.

The role suits engineers who like hands-on coding, difficult technical problems and close collaboration in a tightly integrated agile setting.

Responsibilities

• Design, code, document, test and debug systems that turn logic and math into working command and control solutions.
• Run unit and functional tests, code coverage analysis and static code analysis.
• Join SAFe Scrum teams to build and maintain software across several baselines.
• Propose practical, thorough and imaginative solutions to varied, complex technical problems that fit program goals.
• Pick up new technologies and work beyond your comfort zone as mission and program needs change.
• Build and upgrade software in several languages and versions while keeping the operational behavior of tactical software stable.
• Expect demanding work, varied assignments and collaboration across every level of the organization.

Requirements

• Principal: a bachelor's degree in a STEM field and at least 5 years of relevant experience, or 3 years with a master's, or 1 year with a PhD.
• Senior principal: a bachelor's degree in a STEM field and at least 8 years of relevant experience, or 6 years with a master's, or 4 years with a PhD.
• Active Secret clearance.
• Strong object-oriented development experience in Java and C++.
• Linux development and runtime skills, including scripting in Bash and Python.
• Hands-on use of configuration management and source control tools such as Git and GitLab.
• DevSecOps practice and CI/CD pipelines to build, integrate, test and deliver software.
• Agile work using SAFe and Atlassian tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Developing and sustaining real-time or distributed systems on RTI/DDS publish/subscribe middleware.
• Work with tactical data links and external interfaces such as MIL-STD-6016 (Link 16), Blue Force Tracker, IBS, ADS-B or similar systems.
• Software sustainment, covering log file maintenance, version tracking, data recording and playback, and Interactive Data Language (IDL) management.
• Experience with the OSGi framework.
• User interface development using JavaFX.
• Using XML for data exchange and configuration.
• Developing models and simulations.
• Preferred: model-based systems engineering (MBSE) work, including Cameo or similar tools.
• Preferred: Jenkins or similar CI/CD pipelines.
• Preferred: CompTIA Security+.
• Preferred: the code HSVFall2026.

Conditions

The role is based in Huntsville, Alabama.

A Secret clearance is required to start.

No relocation assistance is offered.

Travel is about 10% of the time.

Primary level base salary runs from $108,800.00 to $163,200.00, and secondary level from $135,800.00 to $203,600.00.

These ranges are a general guide; the company weighs scope, responsibilities, experience, education, skills and market conditions when setting pay.

The application window is estimated at 20 days from the posting date and may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• A savings plan.
• Paid company holidays and paid time off for vacation or personal business.
• Depending on the position, possible overtime pay, shift differential and a discretionary annual bonus that rewards individual contribution and shares in company results.
• Vice president and director roles may be eligible for long-term incentives.