Odyssey Systems

Senior Software Engineer

Odyssey Systems$100K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Must be a US citizen with an active Secret Clearance
  • B.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related STEM field
  • 5+ years of software development experience in scientific computing or high-performance computing
  • Proficient in TypeScript/React or modern frontend frameworks
  • Experience with high-performance languages such as Julia, C++, Rust, or Python with NumPy.

Responsibilities

  • Implement and optimize the Julia physics computation backend
  • Profile and optimize computation-critical paths and benchmark against program requirements
  • Integrate ONNX.jl for real-time parameter sweep capabilities
  • Generate CZML from physics outputs for visualization
  • Design and maintain the mission data model with backward compatibility
  • Build React components for the mission planning interface
  • Maintain the CI/CD pipeline for cross-platform applications

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with options for remote or onsite work
  • Opportunity to work on state-of-the-art simulation technologies
  • Engagement in a collaborative environment with domain engineers
  • Involvement in impactful projects within the defense or aerospace sectors
  • Potential for professional growth in scientific computing and software engineering.
Full Job Description
Position Summary

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to be a primary technical contributor on the Multimode Threat Engagement Simulation Platform. You will own significant portions of the stack end-to-end — building the Julia computation backend, the React/TypeScript/CesiumJS frontend, and the CI/CD pipeline that delivers standalone Windows and Linux artifacts — with a primary emphasis on high-performance and scientific computing. You will work closely with the Lead Engineer on architecture decisions and with domain engineers (RF, EO/IR) to implement their physics models in a performant, maintainable form.

 

This role demands genuine depth in high-performance compute application development. The backend is not a conventional web API — it runs trajectory integration, Monte Carlo simulation across thousands of runs, and real-time surrogate model inference. You should be comfortable profiling and optimizing numerical code, reasoning about parallelism, and making informed trade-offs between simulation fidelity and throughput.

 

***Contingent upon contract award***

Responsibilities

High-Performance Computation Backend

  • Implement and optimize the Julia physics computation server: trajectory integration (RK4/RK45 schemes via DifferentialEquations.jl), SGP4 orbital propagation (SatelliteToolbox.jl), and Monte Carlo driver with Threads.@threads parallelism
  • Profile and optimize computation-critical paths; benchmark throughput and latency against program requirements (e.g., 10,000 Monte Carlo runs within a defined wall-clock target)
  • Integrate ONNX.jl surrogate model inference for real-time parameter sweep capabilities; ensure inference latency meets the <1ms interactive target
  • Implement CZML generation from physics outputs — trajectory arcs, satellite orbital paths, coverage footprints — for time-dynamic Cesium visualization
  • Design and maintain the mission data model: JSON serialization, versioned file format with backward compatibility, and cross-platform path handling for Windows and Linux
  • Implement the HTTP.jl API layer with well-defined request/response schemas, appropriate error handling, and structured logging

Frontend and Visualization

  • Build React/TypeScript components for the mission planning interface: tabbed mission overview, asset and task tree views, mission parameter forms, and the analysis panel
  • Integrate and maintain the CesiumJS/Resium 3D globe: asset markers, trajectory rendering, satellite ground tracks, coverage footprints, and CZML-driven animation with the Cesium timeline
  • Manage frontend application state (mission data, UI state, async physics query results) using appropriate state management patterns for a data-heavy desktop application
  • Implement data-driven analysis visualizations — trajectory plots, Pk curves, Monte Carlo distribution charts — using Recharts, Plotly.js, or equivalent

DevOps and Cross-Platform Packaging

  • Maintain the CI/CD pipeline in GitHub Actions: automated builds producing Windows NSIS installers and Linux AppImages from a single codebase
  • Manage PackageCompiler.jl sysimage builds for the Julia physics server binary on both target platforms
  • Maintain electron-builder configuration and platform-specific packaging scripts; validate installer behavior on clean Windows and Linux test environments
  • Implement build-time embedding of ONNX model files and asset resources; manage versioning of bundled artifacts

 

***Contingent upon contract award***

Qualifications

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

 

Minimum Required Qualifications

ClearanceActive Secret Clearance

Education: B.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related STEM field

Years of Experience: 5+ years of software development experience, with demonstrated depth in at least one of the following areas: scientific computing, numerical simulation, high-performance computing, or data-intensive desktop applications

Certifications: NA

 

Additional Skills

  • Proficiency in TypeScript/React or equivalent modern frontend framework
  • Experience with a compiled or JIT-compiled high-performance language (Julia, C++, Rust, Fortran, or Python with NumPy/Numba/Cython extensions)
  • Understanding of parallel computing patterns relevant to numerical workloads: thread-level parallelism, SIMD, memory-access optimization
  • Experience with REST API design and implementation as a client-server boundary within a single-machine application

Preferred Qualifications

ClearanceActive TS/SCI

Education: MS degree 

Certifications: NA

 

Preferred Skills

  • Direct experience with Julia and the SciML / DifferentialEquations.jl ecosystem; PackageCompiler.jl sysimage generation
  • Experience with CesiumJS, Resium, and CZML for 3D geospatial visualization
  • Familiarity with orbital mechanics, trajectory simulation, or atmospheric modeling at an implementation level (not just theoretical)
  • Experience with ONNX Runtime, ONNX.jl, or equivalent ML inference frameworks
  • Experience with Electron and electron-builder for cross-platform desktop deployment
  • Familiarity with at least one sensor or physics domain: radar detection, EO/IR performance, acoustic propagation, or multi-sensor tracking — at the level of understanding model inputs/outputs and integrating them correctly

Additional Information

Location: Colorado Springs, CO or Boston, MA

Travel: Approx. 15-20%

Remote, Onsite, or Hybrid: Hybrid

 

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***Contingent upon contract award***

About Odyssey Systems

Odyssey Systems is an information technology company based in Rockville, Maryland. It was founded in 1997 and provides a range of IT services to government agencies and private sector clients. Odyssey Systems specializes in software development, data analytics, and cybersecurity. The company has a team of over 500 employees and has worked with clients such as the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and the National Institutes of Health. Odyssey Systems is committed to providing innovative solutions to its clients and helping them achieve their goals.
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Size
500 employees
Industry
Founded
1997
Revenue
$100 million

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