Principal Software and Integration Engineer - Burnsville, MN

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Participate as an individual contributor supporting program activities, delegate, provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts across the organization to define software architecture and ensure seamless integration with hardware solutions.
• Implement best practices for code quality, including code reviews, automated testing, and continuous integration/continuous deployment pipelines.
• Identify and resolve technical challenges and issues, ensuring the robustness and reliability of software solutions.
• Ensure software development processes and products comply with industry standards, security protocols, and regulatory requirements.
• Work closely with firmware, software, algorithm, and hardware engineers to create integrated EO, active and passive RF sensing systems.
• Perform requirements development, validation, and subsystem trade studies.
• Troubleshoot hardware and process issues down to CCA and component levels in a lab setting.
• Conduct failure analysis, root cause determination, and implement corrective actions.

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 7 years of Electro-Optical and RF subsystems experience.
• Design experience with gun launched applications, UAS, low earth orbit, or similar challenging environments.
• Experience in leading software development and managing complex projects through research and development with undefined and changing requirements.
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Nice to Have

• Ability to work in quick-turn iterative nature.
• Excellent documentation, verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and creatively.
• Comfortable working across design levels from concept to production.
• ABET accreditation standard, with a 3.0 cumulative GPA desired.
• Ability to develop and present technical briefings.
• Current/Active DoD security clearance or SSBI.
• Subject matter expertise with industry impact.
• Experience with real-time embedded systems and software development for aerospace and defense.
• Experience with machine learning, neural nets, or artificial intelligence.
• Object identification, recognition, and tracking algorithms.
• Experience developing virtual algorithm test environments.
• Experience with test automation scripting, sensor control, and hardware/software integration.
• Seeker design or sensor systems integration and test experience or coursework in EO and RF applications.
• Knowledge in optical and RF design, analysis, and testing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM fields.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in Electro-Optical and RF subsystems.
• Design experience with challenging environments such as gun launched applications, UAS, or low earth orbit.
• Experience managing complex software projects in R&D environments.

Benefits & Perks

• Salary range of $101,000 - $203,000.
• Benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.
• Eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on position and performance.