Job DescriptionThese positions will be located at our Merrimack, New Hampshire location. If your background and skillset align with our hiring needs, we will be in touch with next steps. If selected for an interview, we will discuss specific opportunities that match your interests and skillset with the hiring team. For candidates who are not local to the Merrimack, NH area, virtual interviews will be accommodated.
If you are a technologist who loves to design, write, integrate, and test cutting edge software based around challenging algorithms, platforms, and environments, this is the career opportunity for you. The FAST Labs business area is the innovative research and development engine within the Electronic Systems Sector of BAE Systems. We are a fast-paced environment, creating prototype, proof of concept, and low volume product with minimal process and documentation requirements. Fast Labs is an environment where smart people are allowed to run fast.
Sitting at the heart of BAE Systems Electronic Systems (ES), FAST Labs defines the next generation of technology across ES's defense and commercial portfolios. We seek to turn groundbreaking research into real-life impact for our customers, as we develop advanced capabilities in advanced electronics, sensors and processing, AI, autonomy, RF, EO/IR, cyber, microelectronics, and more. We value internal and external partnerships and collaborate across a broad innovation ecosystem that includes DoD/IC/OGA labs and research teams, universities, small businesses and venture firms/accelerators - all in service of developing advanced technologies to enable our nation's warfighting mission needs.
Because of the need for consistent, in-person collaboration and secure access to sensitive information, this role will be performed
full-time on site. This means work will be conducted on location at a BAE Systems facility 100% of the time.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
Required Skills and Education- Active Top Secret Clearance
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical field
- 6+ years of professional software development (2+ years if earned a Master's degree in STEM field)
- Advanced-level experience with Object Oriented design, development practices, and implementation in C++11 (or later)
- Advanced-level experience developing for and operating in a Linux Environment
- Knowledge of software architectures, industry best practices, and emerging software technologies
- Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing requirements
Preferred Skills and Education- Master's Degree or PhD in computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical field
- Experience developing algorithms in MATLAB or converting MATLAB algorithms to C++
- Development experience with Python
- General Purpose Graphical Processing Unit (GPU) OPENCL or CUDA development experience is highly desired
- Experience in a rapid prototype environment
- Real-time, embedded, multi-threaded, low latency development and/or Linux application development
- Experience with DevSecOps, Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), or automated release management
- Experience with containerization (e.g. Podman/Docker) and developing software in containerized environments
- Cloud Native Technologies experience (e.g. Kubernetes, Harbor, Helm, etc.)
- Experience developing applications that cover several of: distributed, multi-threaded, real time, embedded, low latency, DSP, device control, or military systems.
- RF, Radar, EO/IR, Electronic Warfare, Signal Processing or Software Defined Radio experience.
- Software reverse engineering, RF or software cyber experience.
- Embedded Linux experience (Yocto, Buildroot, Petalinux, etc.)
- Knowledge of Digital Engineering methodologies and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) practices.
