Software Engineer, Embedded Software Engineer

Position Overview

Requisition Number: 28481. Required Travel: 11 - 25%.

Employment Type:

Full Time/Salaried/Exempt. Anticipated Salary Range: $96,951.00 - $. Security Clearance:
Secret. Level of

Experience:

Mid.

This opportunity resides with Uncrewed Systems (UxS), a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. Uncrewed Systems comprises unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) and autonomy software.

• Know & Grow Your People – Commit to learning and supporting team success.
• Build Relationships – Communicate openly, collaborate well, and build trust.
• Take Ownership – Deliver on commitments and take pride in your work.
• Customer First – Focus on the mission and those we serve.
• Shape the Future – Bring ideas, curiosity, and continuous improvement.
• Act with Urgency – Take initiative and follow through with purpose.

In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing and testing autonomy software for unmanned maritime products. You will be actively engaged in developing the next generation autonomy for our Unmanned System product portfolio, and in doing so will perform the following duties:

• Demonstrate the ability to be creative and innovative by designing, developing, and maintaining solutions to complex autonomy problems for HII UxS products.
• Be responsible for software product and customer deliverables.
• Document software development requirements, design, and implementation.
• Enhance features and fix existing defects for customer.
• Effectively communicate findings, problems and solutions to functional, project teams, as well as external customers.
• Coordinate with system, firmware, hardware and other engineering teams to implement the highest quality software solution.
• Participate in all phases of product development as needed such as reviewing requirements, design, usability, risk assessment and defects.
• Follow software development process and best practices.

Designs, develops, documents, tests and debugs application software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions. Conducts multidisciplinary research and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software. Determines computer user needs; analyzes system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls;

prepares operating instructions; designs and develops compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems. Ensures software standards are met.

Adequate visual acuity and manual dexterity for meeting the requirements of the Software Engineer family.

The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which includes, but is not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.

• 5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
• BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Robotics Engineering.
• 5+ years hands‑on experience in software development and architecture design.
• In‑depth knowledge of programming languages such as C++ and Python.
• Experience with Data Distribution Service (DDS).
• Experience with Linux operating systems.
• Experience with Atlassian tools.
• Strong knowledge of version control.
• Experience with virtualization and containerization.
• Debugging expertise with hard‑to‑reproduce whole‑system problems.
• Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a government clearance.
• Ability to successfully function in a team with cross‑functional team members and multi‑tasking.