Lead Software Engineer

Scientific Systems

Lead Software Engineer developing innovative solutions in mission autonomy technologies. Leading a small engineering team to address technical challenges and program milestones in a hybrid work environment.

Posted 5/26/2026full-timeBurlington • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $150,000 - $196,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaPythonRust

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a team to develop innovative solutions to address technical challenges derived from customer requirements.
Serve as a subject matter expert in emerging mission autonomy technologies.
Support or lead marketing and proposal efforts in mission autonomy.
Support or lead managing and tasking team to achieve program milestones.
Take primary responsibility for prime and customer-facing interactions.
Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in mission autonomy and other areas relevant to Scientific Systems.
Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to advance R&D roadmaps
The role does require the ability to sit or stand at a desk and work on a computer for prolonged periods of time.
This role may require occasional travel when necessary.
May require the ability to push/pull/lift up to 15 pounds.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a US DOD Security Clearance.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Science degree in Math, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Physical Science, Operations Research, Data Science, or equivalent experience and 7+ years of progressive autonomy technologies experience including team leadership in a related industry, a Master degree and 5+ years of related engineering experience, or a Ph.D. degree and 2+ years working in a related engineering role.
Experience working in a team leadership role in a related industry.
Extensive experience leading proposals and winning contracts.
Extensive experience of leading programs in the principal investigator role or similar experience.
Experience in building and integrating software for edge platforms.
Experience with C/C++, Python, and/or project-specific required languages (e.g. Java, Rust, etc.)
Experience assisting with non-technical programmatic priorities as needed, including staff planning, budget estimation and tracking, and customer-facing interactions.
Background in robotics technologies related to motion planning, behavior modeling, or decision-making and their accompanying algorithms
Experience with simulation tools and environments (e.g., AFSIM, NGTS) for validation, verification, and training

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
Short Term & Long Term Disability
Training & Development
Hybrid Work Schedule
Free Food & Snacks
Wellness Resources
Summer 9/80 work schedule

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Hard Skills & Tools

C/C++PythonJavaRustsoftware integrationmotion planningbehavior modelingdecision-making algorithmssimulation toolsvalidation and verification

Soft Skills

team leadershipcustomer-facing interactionscollaborationproposal developmentprogram managementcommunicationproblem-solvingstaff planningbudget estimationtask management

Certifications

Bachelor of ScienceMaster's degreePh.D.