Software Developer - Aquila Technology

Software Developer

Clearance: Secret

At Aquila Technology, you will see our team’s passion every day, whether we are building a robust, policy-compliant IT system or stress-testing a system to identify gaps and security vulnerabilities. To own the advantage, we ensure our team owns results and gets the work done right the first time by deploying smart, purposeful solutions that work. Aquila is the right people with the right skills driving the right outcomes. We call this the Aquila Advantage.

About the Role:

Aquila is seeking a Software Developer to join our team in supporting one of the country’s premier defense research organizations. The Software Developer will help support towards the development of radar and multi-sensor processing solutions, in particular development of interfaces for electro-optical sensors.

There are a few requirements for the position:

• Must be a U.S Citizen (Green Cards / Visas do not qualify)
• Willingness to undergo a comprehensive background investigation and maintain a personal security clearance. (Aquila would sponsor you for the security clearance.)
• Must be within commutable distance of Lexington, Massachusetts.

Responsibilities:

Develops application software. Writing and implementing efficient code. Researches, designs, develops and implements software applications and systems. Involved in planning of system and development deployment as well as responsible for meeting software compliance standards. Evaluates, designs and implements interface between hardware and software, operational requirements, cloud offering, system architecture, security and characteristics of overall system. Researching, designing, implementing and managing software programs. Identifying areas for modification in existing programs and subsequently developing these modifications. Determining operational practicality. Documents testing, client experience and maintenance of system corrections. May partner and collaborate with cyber security teams to ensure compliance with security standards. May develop and conduct unit tests.

What You'll Bring:

• Experience with airborne electro-optical sensors
• Very strong recent experience in multi-process / multi-threaded
• application design / development
• Experience with commercial middleware libraries
• Communication: MPI, DDS, and/or ZeroMQ
• Computation: MKL/IPP, FFTW, and/or Boost
• Experience with C++ standard template library
• Demonstrated ability to document software design
• Strong software testing experience
• Software benchmarking and performance tuning experience
• Strong problem solving skills
• Strong experience with version control, configuration management and integration
• Able to work within a fast moving, small team environment

Must Have:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 15 years Software/Algorithm Development
• 15 years Software Documentation
• 15 years C/C++ Programming
• 15 years C++11 or later, Stand Template Library,Boost library
• 15 years GIT/GITHUB
• 15 years Object Oriented Software Design and Development
• 15 years Parallel programming (multi-threading, synchronization, etc.)
• 15 years Real-time programming
• 15 years Software Architecture
• 15 years Software Design/Development
• 15 years Hardware and Software Integration

Nice to Have:

• JSON
• MATLAB
• OpenMP, Threads, Real-time Priorities, CUDA, FPGA
• XML
• Knowledge of radar and/or sensor systems such as LIDAR, EO/IR, or HSI
• Knowledge of digital signal processing techniques and computational methods
• Experience with NITF and STANAG series
• Experience with modern development tools such as Totalview, Allinea Suite, Jenkins, etc.

Our interview process is designed to let you get to know us as much as for us to get to know you!

1. You’ll meet with someone from our Recruiting team so we can learn more about you and answer some of your questions.
2. You’ll meet with the Hiring Manager to learn more about the team, and the role, and get to tell us more about what you’d bring to the team
3. You’ll meet team members who will be your peers to help you get a feel for a “real day in the life” at Self.

Benefits and Perks:

Aquila team members experience the opportunity to be part of a fast-paced, customer-focused, and technically innovative work environment. Aquila strives to deliver the best of the best in technical services to our customers. Candidates that possess a love for technical challenges, a desire to constantly learn, and the desire to establish themselves as critical players within a team will enjoy calling Aquila Technology home.

Our Perks Include:

• PTO - 15 days (vacation/sick) 10 paid holidays - 6 standard (New Year’s, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) - 4 floating holidays prorated based on your day of hire
• 1.5 paid days, or 12 hours, for approved volunteer work
• 1 week of paid maternity/paternity LOA after 1 year of Full-time employment
• Tuition & Training Reimbursement - 5K annually for pre-approved, job-related tuition, certification, or professional conferences
• 401K with Fidelity 100% immediate vesting; Plan eligibility begins 90 days following the date of hire. Aquila matches 50 cents on the dollar, up to 6%.
• Cell Phone & Internet Reimbursed up to $150 monthly to cover cell phone, data, and home internet expenses.
• Buy Your Own Device (BYOD) Allowance Reimbursed up to $1500 for the purchase of a qualified technology device. Eligible after 90 days of employment, and benefit renews every three years.

Location: Hybrid Individual works from home or off-site for a portion of their schedule and within a routinely commutable distance.

Travel: None

Clearance: Secret

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.