Senior Software Engineer, Embedded Systems

Job Category/Department: Engineering Reporting to: Director of Software Engineering, Embedded Systems Location: Hybrid Position Type: Full time

Position Summary: ThayerMahan is seeking a senior software engineer to join our team.

In this role, you will help develop a wide range of software from web applications to embedded Linux and microcontrollers, with applications to autonomous system command and control, digital signal processing, software build and configuration management, and data flow management.

Role and Responsibilities: Create and maintain software solutions by writing and reviewing code, creating and maintaining documentation, and developing and reviewing design proposals.

Support production staff with system preparation.

A senior software engineer can:

• Work on incompletely specified tasks, fluidly communicating what the specifications should be, or what the solution space (range of options) is.
• “Jump in the deep end” and figure things out, with little or no up-front explanations.
• Fluidly consider short- and long-term plans, selecting “minimum viable” short-term options that elegantly build toward long-term goals.
• Provide strong mentorship to junior engineers.

Senior Software Engineers must have strong communication skills for socializing plans and potential solutions and working toward well-specified product behaviors.

• Required qualifications: o U.S. Citizen (position entails access to Controlled Unclassed Information).
• Typical qualifications: o Bachelor’s or Master’s degree. o 8+ years relevant industry experience o Able to obtain DoD security clearance.