Software EngineerOn site in Aberdeen, NCOur client is building advanced autonomous technology for demanding real world environments, and they are hiring a Software Engineer to help expand a fast-growing engineering team in North Carolina. This is an opportunity to work close to the product, close to the mission, and close to decision makers. The person in this role will have the chance to influence architecture, solve complex technical problems, and help move ideas from concept through validation and deployment in a highly hands on setting.
The environment is best suited for an engineer who enjoys ownership, cross functional collaboration, and meaningful work tied to national security and next generation unmanned systems.This Role OffersCompetitive base compensation with flexibility for exceptional talentMeaningful equity participation as part of total rewardsCompany paid medical, dental, and vision coverage401 k matchGenerous paid time off plus holidaysStrong opportunity to help shape products, team culture, and engineering direction during a major growth phaseFocusDesign and deliver production ready software for autonomous or mission critical systemsCreate reusable libraries and services that can support multiple products and future platform growthBuild features that improve mission workflows, operator experience, and system level performanceWork across software, hardware, test, and manufacturing groups to move products from concept into field useSupport simulation, bench validation, and live system testing to improve reliability and readinessInvestigate software issues observed in operational environments and implement durable fixesHelp define application behavior for autonomy, mission execution, and subsystem integrationContribute ideas that improve engineering workflows, product capability, and development speedSkill Set3 plus years of experience developing software in C plus plus and or PythonBackground in robotics, autonomous systems, aerospace, defense, automotive, or other high reliability environmentsStrong fundamentals in algorithms, concurrency, software design, debugging, and optimizationExperience integrating software into larger systems that include hardware, messaging layers, or sensor inputsAbility to solve problems independently and work effectively in ambiguous, fast-moving environmentsComfort working onsite with a deeply collaborative engineering teamHelpful experience includes MAVLink, PX4, ArduPilot, Docker, geospatial tooling, offline first systems, or multi agent autonomyExperience supporting deployed systems and working through field issues is strongly valuedQualificationsBachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field preferredEquivalent practical experience building and delivering complex systems will also be consideredCandidates should be comfortable in a defense aligned environment and able to meet standard background screening requirementsPreferred ProfileEngineer first, specialist secondAble to move from concept to build to test to deploymentEnjoys broad ownership rather than narrow task executionInterested in working on autonomous technologies with real operational impact