CareerPlan

Mission Software Engineer, Mission Systems, Networking

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

Core

Build distributed infrastructure, messaging, orchestration, and networking backbones connecting autonomous vehicles (Fury, Barracuda) to command and control systems.

Role type

Senior IC mission software engineer (networking & distributed systems)

Builds

Resilient, distributed mission software for multi-vehicle operations and fleet management

Domain

Defense / Autonomous Robotics / Networking

Required skills

C++, Rust, Linux, systemd, Kubernetes, Git, TCP/UDP, socket programming, multicast, TLS/mTLS, NTP, PTP, packet capture analysis

Preferred skills

Distributed systems (message buses, RPC, consensus), async programming, Protocol Buffers, gRPC, FRR

Technologies

C++, Rust, Linux, systemd, Kubernetes, Git, Wireshark, tcpdump, Protocol Buffers, gRPC, FRR

Responsibilities

Develop services integrating with Lattice OS; coordinate fleets of vehicles; task and manage mission payloads; diagnose complex networking failures in multi-hop networks; perform end-to-end testing of data flows.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC