Principal Software Engineer

Position Summary

Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and test custom software for condition-based maintenance and other internal projects.
• Develop software for data manipulation, storage, translation, sensor data capture, sensor data transmission, and export to different platforms.
• Convert and integrate data into standardized messaging formats and external software interfaces.
• Build and maintain software interfaces to databases, APIs, file-based data sources, message brokers, and external applications.
• Implement algorithms in software for data manipulation, analysis, and presentation.
• Develop software that operates in conjunction with external and embedded hardware/software across Linux, Windows, and Android environments.
• Document development efforts through design documentation, interface control documents, user manuals, and test plans.
• Support software packaging, deployment, configuration management, and troubleshooting in lab, field, and customer environments.
• Support technical test events, demonstrations, and customer-facing engineering activities as part of a fast-paced team.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or equivalent and a minimum of 9 years of related experience working in an agile environment OR 7 years with a graduate degree (or 13 total years in lieu of a degree).
• Experience with Python software development.
• Experience developing maintainable production-quality software, including modular design, error handling, logging, configuration management, and unit/integration testing.
• Experience with Python libraries and frameworks for data processing, automation, APIs, and/or application development.
• Experience working in Linux and Windows development environments.
• Experience with data formats and interfaces such as JSON, CSV, XML, REST APIs, sockets, message queues, or similar mechanisms.
• Experience with databases and data storage technologies such as PostgreSQL, SQLite, InfluxDB, object storage, or similar systems.
• Experience with software revision control systems such as Git, SVN, or similar tools.
• Ability to troubleshoot software issues across applications, operating systems, networks, and external system interfaces.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with condition-based maintenance, predictive maintenance, vehicle health management, telemetry, sensor data, or diagnostic systems.
• Experience with data analytics, signal processing, machine learning, or algorithm implementation in Python.
• Experience with Python web or API frameworks such as Flask, FastAPI, Django, Dash, or similar tools.
• Experience with embedded Linux, edge-compute devices, or software interaction with embedded/external hardware.
• Experience with containerization, deployment, and DevOps tools such as Docker, CI/CD pipelines, or automated build systems.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to document technical work clearly.
• Strong team orientation and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Benefits

• Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including but not limited to:
• Health benefits Medical Dental Vision Basic life with AD&D Short term disability Long term disability Ancillary (Voluntary life with AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital, and pet) Spending accounts (HSA, FSA, and DCFSA)
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic life with AD&D
• Short term disability
• Long term disability
• Ancillary (Voluntary life with AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital, and pet)
• Spending accounts (HSA, FSA, and DCFSA)
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• 401(k) (including automatic company contribution)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Leaves (Parental, pregnancy, and military)
• Potential annual bonus
• Trident Systems reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position.
• Trident Systems is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact recruiting@tridsys.com .
• Pay Transparency: The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)