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Mission Systems Software Architect

USA💼 Full-time💰 $177,650–$177,650🗓 2026-09-07 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead Mission Systems software office as Chief Software Engineer, focusing on software process, tooling, and architecture execution flows for defense and space systems.

Role type

Senior IC Mission Systems Software Architect / Chief Software Engineer

Builds

Mission Systems software for defense, space, and security applications

Domain

Defense, Space & Security

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

full life-cycle software development, system architecture design, requirements analysis, algorithm development, code review leadership, test verification oversight, process improvement, team mentorship

Preferred skills

Special Access Programs (SAP) access, modeling and simulation expertise

Technologies

Ada, C#, Java, Linux, Python, Windows, Embedded Hardware, Security Architect tools

Responsibilities

Lead software office as Chief Software Engineer, partner with stakeholders to translate system requirements into software models, review system-level analyses for risks and mitigation, lead code reviews, oversee test completion and verification, track team and supplier performance, mentor junior engineers

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