Software Engineer - Hands-off Architecture

Position Description

Tech Source, a Salas O'Brien company, is a nationally recognized engineering and scientific company specializing in the management and technical delivery of large-scale nuclear and high-technology projects with numerous federal agencies, helping to advance missions of national importance for government programs, national laboratories, national security facilities, nuclear operations, and complex projects nationwide. We provide direct access to hundreds of experts and industry leaders in the nuclear sciences, non-proliferation technologies, accelerator physics, and systems engineering arenas with offices in Washington DC, SC, TX, TN, and NM.

Our outstanding technical service has earned the company a client retention rate of over 95 percent. As an employee-owned company, we work to attract and retain the best talent because the best talent delivers the best results for our clients. Tech Source is a recent DOE Small Business of the Year recipient and eleven-time Inc. 5000 winner.

As a software engineer on our team, you’ll work with subject matter experts, developers, and fellow engineers to overcome our government customer's most difficult challenges using the latest architectural approaches. You’ll use your passion to learn new tools and techniques, while helping to identify and implement system improvements. Using Agile Software development principles, you’ll guide development of safe, secure, and effective weapon system architectures.

You’ll analyze the needs and the environment to ensure the solution weapon system contractors develop considers current architecture, operating environments, and safety and surety for the system, for current and future functionality and enhancements.

• Collaborate with subject matter experts, developers, and engineering teams to solve complex government customer challenges
• Analyze system requirements, operational environments, and architectural constraints to guide development efforts
• Support the development of safe, secure, and effective weapon system architectures using Agile methodologies
• Evaluate contractor-developed solutions to ensure alignment with current and future system functionality, safety, and surety requirements
• Identify opportunities for system and process improvements, recommending and helping implement enhancements
• Communicate complex engineering concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Contribute to verification, validation, and requirement traceability activities

Important Note:

This position focuses on analysis, evaluation, and architectural guidance. It does not involve software design or coding.

• Must have an active DOD Secret or Top Secret security clearance
• 4+ years of experience in engineering design, development, or evaluation
• Experience with Agile Software Development practices
• Experience with verification and validation processes
• Experience with requirements traceability
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate advanced engineering concepts for diverse audiences
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field