Engineer Software

Role

Software Engineer 2 – $82,000 - $130,000;
Software Engineer 3 – $101,000 - $160,000.

HII, Mission Technologies is seeking self‑motivated, talented Software Engineers to design, develop, and test command, control, and communications software for leading edge ISR, SDR, and EW DoD products. The position is located in Syracuse, New York. Candidates will be expected to integrate into multidisciplinary teams to provide best‑in‑class solutions across the stack from high‑level user‑interface software down to low‑level operating‑system or bare‑metal software/drivers running on SoC CPUs/FPGAs/GPUs.

• Participate in all phases of the software lifecycle, from requirements definition through design, development, integration, and test with minimal supervision.
• Apply state‑of‑the‑art programming techniques, software design best practices, and software technologies.
• Analyze and modify software systems by reverse‑engineering, architecting, coding, installing, testing, debugging, and documenting designs/APIs.
• Stand up development environment and platform application environment from scratch.
• Guide customers and systems engineers in formulating software requirements, advise on alternative approaches, and conduct feasibility studies.
• Prepare and communicate daily status information in accordance with required software development life cycles.
• Independently derive requirements into actionable tasks.
• Follow all company policies and guidelines, including familiarity with company‑wide software practices.

• Software Engineer 2: 2 years relevant experience with a Bachelors in a related field; 0 years experience with a Masters in a related field.
• Software Engineer 3: 5 years relevant experience with a Bachelors in a related field; 3 years relevant experience with a Masters in a related field.
• Proficient in embedded programming languages (e.g., Embedded C/C++, C/C++).
• Proficient in procedural/scripting languages and XML/JSON (Python, Bash, MATLAB, JavaScript).
• Proficient in industry‑standard software documentation methods such as user stories, UML, Agile and supporting tools such as Doxygen, Bamboo, JIRA.
• Experience with Linux kernel modules, Linux source code, and device trees.
• Experience building the Linux kernel from scratch (Yocto, Buildroot).
• Experience debugging kernel drivers.
• Experience with Power BI.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret government security clearance.

• Currently hold a U.S. security clearance.
• Experience in the DoD contractor space, especially maritime.
• Experience with the Rust programming language.
• Experience with bootloaders such as Das U‑Boot and custom microcode.
• Experience with embedded Linux networking libraries (protocol buffers, data serialization).
• Experience leading junior software engineers.
• Passionate about protecting the American warfighter.
• Experience with RF communication links and/or radio systems.

Competitive medical, dental and vision plans; wellness resources; employee assistance programs; 401(k) Savings Plan; financial planning tools; life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; early‑childhood and post‑secondary education scholarships.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

To request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, contact buildyourcareer@hii‑. For assistance, call 1‑844‑849‑8463 (press #3 for HII Mission Technologies).