Sr Software Engineer

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sr software engineer

location: us-sc-north charleston

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category: software engineer

position type: regular full-time

application open date: 1/30/2026

naval information warfare center (niwc) atlantic is one major organization responsible for the research, development, testing, and evaluation (rdt&e) of new and emerging technologies to enhance and increase the capabilities of the ssee program. This support includes but is not limited to; research and identification of innovative technology, requirements analysis, testing and demonstration, technical writing, representation at s&t/r&d conferences, training, procurement, configuration management, production, transition support, drafting and repair.

This support, ultimately, is designed to ensure the deployed navy sensors are capable of achieving success against emerging technology from our nation s adversaries.

the software engineer will be a member of the rdt&e team focusing on developing services and applications in a linux/windows/devsecops based environment and identifying novel and innovative software to enhance the current capabilities of navy systems and sensors. Engineering will be performed on joint worldwide intelligence communications system (jwics) and national security agency network (nsanet) connected systems. The ideal candidate will have a history of direct involvement with successful software development, testing and sustainment.

• providing on-site development and support to the ssee family of systems (fos)
• identify, de-conflicting and orchestrating integration of competing software branches
• refactoring legacy python or c++ code for efficiency enhancements
• supporting with gnu radio environment and software development
• providing support in the integration of novel solutions to existing programs of record (por)
• having developed communication skills and the ability to express thoughts and ideas clearly and concisely, employing technical writing techniques
• applying existing skillset to novel systems with little-to-no existing documentation
• being a team player, dedicated to program support, capable of multitasking and working several complex and diverse tasks with simultaneous or near simultaneous deadlines
• self-directing research including decomposition of existing systems and design of new systems and configurations
• being a self-starter who is accountable and requires minimal direction and supervision; a person who is open to new ideas
• building modular and highly re-usable code
• researching and implementing integrations between various new/existing systems to provide new functionality
• troubleshooting existing python or c++ code
• researching, identifying, and recommending new innovative systems and technology as well as improvements for existing system functionality
• developing innovative ways of integrating novel technology into existing pors
• providing of transition support for newly developed systems

• must possess an active ts/sci clearance
• minimum of 10 or more years of software development experience
• coding experience in one or more of the following: python, c++
• strong experience with multi-threaded, asynchronous, or event driven code
• strong experience developing/integrating digital-signal processing (dsp) algorithms (ffts, auto-correlation, cross-correlation, digital filters)
• experience with source control applications such as git or svn
• experience with ci/cd pipeline common tools (jenkins, artifactory, sonarqube, gitlab, bitbucket or similar) and practices
• must currently hold a dod 8570-compliant iat ii certification (sscp or security+ ce with appropriate ce/os certificate) or be able to obtain within six months

• good knowledge of applied mathematics and analog-to-digital converters (adcs)
• experience working with wireless communication protocols
• experience developing/integrating algorithms within sdr frameworks (gnu radio, redhawk)
• experience creating and deploying linux services
• experience with red-hat-based linux
• experience creating and deploying rpm software packages
• familiarization with container concepts
• significant understanding of network fundamentals (udp & tcp over ip, socket programming)
• experience with real-time network streaming and data processing
• experience working with navy programs of record (ssee/corsair/ccop)

src is a contractor for the u.s. Government, this position will require u.s. Citizenship as well as, a u.s. Government security clearance at the top secret level

• 15% travel requirement

scientific research corporation is an advanced information technology and engineering company that provides innovative products and services to government and private industry, as well as independent institutions. This team is challenged daily to provide cutting edge technology solutions to our clients.

scientific research corporation is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment…