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Software Developer - Defense Technology
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Location: 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
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Cyber SecurityJavaPython
About the role
- Adapt and enhance software to align foreign-developed defense tools with U.S. operational needs.
- Partner with international developers and U.S. defense clients to ensure system compatibility and compliance with U.S. military requirements.
- Engage in all phases of software development: requirements, design, coding, testing, and deployment.
- Execute integration, validation, and testing to confirm systems meet security, performance, and regulatory standards for defense contracts.
- Produce and maintain detailed technical documentation, such as system specifications, design records, and user guides.
- Debug and refine code to address compatibility challenges and optimize system efficiency.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, including systems and hardware specialists, to achieve comprehensive system integration.
- Support certification processes to ensure compliance with U.S. defense regulations and standards.
- Keep abreast of emerging trends in software development, cybersecurity, and defense tech; recommend innovations to enhance system functionality.
- Provide post-deployment support, including troubleshooting and system upgrades, to ensure sustained performance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Over 5 years of software development experience (preferably in defense or aerospace).
- Expertise in programming languages like C++, Java, Python, or others relevant to defense systems.
- Experience with real-time systems and multithreaded coding techniques.
- Basic knowledge of processing sensor data (e.g., radar, EO/IR, LiDAR).
- Understanding of data acquisition, filtering, and sensor fusion methodologies.
- Familiarity with U.S. DoD software and cybersecurity standards (e.g., NIST 800-53 or FIPS 140-2).
- Proficiency with collaborative tools like Git and CI/CD workflows.
- Strong analytical and communication skills for working with global teams and U.S. clients.
- Willingness to travel up to 10% for international technical collaboration.
- U.S. citizenship with eligibility to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
- (Preferred) Master’s degree in a relevant field.
- (Preferred) Active U.S. security clearance.
- (Preferred) Background in signal processing, autonomous systems, or computer vision.
- (Preferred) Experience with radar data handling, RF signal chains, radar cross-section, or sensor fusion techniques (e.g., Kalman filters).
- (Preferred) Familiarity with Real-Time Operating Systems (e.g., VxWorks, QNX, RTEMS).
- (Preferred) Understanding of military communication protocols like MIL-STD-1553 or CAN bus.
- (Preferred) Experience with electro-optical/infrared sensors or real-time image processing.
- (Preferred) Hebrew language skills are a plus.
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