CareerPlan

Mission Software Engineer, Mission Systems, Deployment and Infrastructure

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)Full-time$166k2026-10-07 → 2026-11-11
Security clearance required

Core

Own the full software delivery chain from build to field deployment for autonomous military systems in classified, disconnected environments.

Role type

Senior IC DevOps/Infrastructure Engineer (Defense)

Builds

CI/CD pipelines, SITL environments, and on-vehicle Kubernetes infrastructure for mission-critical defense systems

Domain

Defense technology / Autonomous systems / Cloud-native infrastructure

Deliverable

infrastructure

Required skills

CI/CD pipeline design, Kubernetes orchestration, C++/Rust/Python/Go, Linux system administration, Git workflows, secure software supply chain

Preferred skills

Air-gapped environment deployment, hardware-in-the-loop testing, embedded Kubernetes, systemd management, government accreditation processes

Technologies

Kubernetes, k3s, C++, Rust, Python, Go, Linux, Git, GitHub

Responsibilities

Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for production environments, manage software-in-the-loop (SITL) test infrastructure, deploy and manage on-vehicle Kubernetes clusters, diagnose failures across build and deployment stages, navigate complex multi-stage delivery pipelines

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC