General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc

Software Developer IV

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc • $120K — $150K *
Poway, CA 92064In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree (or higher) in computer science or related field, with varied experience requirements based on degree level
  • Expertise in machine learning development, including model creation and analysis
  • Experience building AI/ML production systems in distributed environments
  • Strong communication skills with a focus on team collaboration
  • Familiarity with software tools like GIT, CI/CD platforms, and cloud infrastructure
  • Proficiency in scripting languages for process automation
  • Ability to obtain a DoD Security Clearance

Responsibilities

  • Ensure secure and efficient operation of the IT infrastructure for the autonomy group
  • Assess user needs and specify software development plans
  • Create data pipelines to enhance operational capabilities
  • Collaborate with teams to integrate models for combat operations
  • Develop scalable tools for rapid training and inference
  • Evaluate new technologies for system performance improvements
  • Implement software engineering best practices for model development
  • Support stable, traceable model creation while ensuring data security
  • Help develop AI/ML prototypes for military applications
  • Coordinate with stakeholders to outline project timelines

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in a defense setting
  • Engagement in interdisciplinary projects that support national security
  • Access to training and development programs to enhance skills
  • Potential career growth within a leading aerospace organization
  • Flexible work arrangements and supportive team environment
Full Job Description
Job Summary

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a world leader in proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • SysAdmin role which is responsible of making sure the autonomy group's IT infrastructure, including servers, networks, and software, operates securely and efficiently.
  • Determine user requirements and specifications and plan for software development within the broader organizational scope.
  • Design data pipelines and engineering infrastructure to support enterprise level operationalization
  • Work as part of an interdisciplinary team to productionize models for air-to-air and air-to-ground combat operations
  • Develop and deploy scalable tools and services for rapid training and inference at the edge
  • Identify and evaluate new technologies to improve performance, maintainability, and reliability systems
  • Apply robust software engineering best practices to ecosystem, including CI/CD, automation, etc.
  • Support stable and repeatable model development, with an emphasis on traceability, version control, adversarial robustness and data security
  • Help develop and deploy proof-of-concept machine learning systems to the warfighter
  • Communicate with stakeholders to develop roadmaps and implementation schedules
  • Performs other duties as assigned or required

Job Qualifications

  • Typically requires a bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD in computer science, information systems or related discipline and progressive software development experience as follows; six or more years of experience with a bachelors degree, four or more years of experience with a masters degree, or two or more years with a PhD. May substitute equivalent experience in lieu of education.Must understand machine learning development concepts, principles, and theory and demonstrate complete understanding and model development and analysis concepts.
  • Experience building end-to-end systems focused on productionizing AI/ML technology in a distributed computing environment
  • Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment.
  • Ability to organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases and, determine the appropriate approach at the task level or, with assistance, at the project level and to provide solutions to a range of complex problems.
  • Must have strong communication, computer, documentation, presentation, and interpersonal skills, ability to work independently and as part of a team; and, lead a team of less experienced professional employees on semi-routine tasks.
  • Experience using/configuring/maintaining the following technologies:
    • Source code and data control repositories (GIT, SVN, MLFlow, DVC, S3 etc.)
    • Continuous Integration Environment (Jenkins, Gitlab, etc.)
    • Linux and associated technologies (RedHat based)
    • Provisioning tools (Puppet, Ansible, Terraform, etc.)
    • Package managers and associated tools (RPMs, Yum, Pypi, pip, Artifactory, etc.)
    • Hypervisors (VMWare, VirtualBox, QEMU, etc), containers (Docker, Podman, etc), and related tools (Vagrant, Packer, Kubernetes, etc.)
    • Webservers and associated tools (Apache, NGINX, etc)
    • Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), Desktop as a Service (DAAS), "golden image" creation, and related virtualization technologies
    • Cloud computing infrastructure (AWS, Azure, etc.)
    • CI/CD pipelines and orchestration of distributed AI/ML compute
  • Software process automation with popular scripting languages (Python, Bash, Powershell, Ansible)
  • Experience developing code in at least one high-level programming language (C#, C , Python, and/or Java)
  • Experience developing machine learning models using scikit-learn, Keras, PyTorch, Tensorflow, etc.
  • Ability to understand tools used by data scientists and experience with automation of these processes
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance is required.

About General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is a leading designer and manufacturer of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems, including the Predator® RPA series and the Lynx® Multi-mode Radar. GA-ASI provides long-endurance, mission-capable aircraft with integrated sensor and data link systems required to deliver persistent situational awareness and rapid strike capabilities. The company is headquartered in Poway, California, and has additional offices and facilities around the world.
Learn more about General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc
Size
14,000 employees
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Founded
1955
* Ladders Estimates

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