Defense Software Engineer Back-End Lead

Job ID
133079
Job Type
Contract
Industry
Manufacturing
Location
Warren, Michigan, United States

Talascend is currently seeking a Defense Software Engineer Back-End Lead for a contract opportunity with our client in Warren, Michigan.

Overview

The Defense Software Engineer Back-End Lead will lead the design, development, and integration of back-end software architectures and services for embedded and distributed systems used in military applications. This role requires proficiencies in software architecture, team leadership, and a deep understanding of software development standards.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the technical lead for back-end software development, ensuring robust system design, maintainable codebases, and alignment with architecture standards.
  • Capture and document requirements, translating system and software needs into robust, scalable architectures and clean, maintainable code.
  • Create and review software work products such as code, requirements, sequence/timing diagrams, interface control documents (ICDs), and system integration documentation.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including code quality, development tools, and process optimizations.
  • Provide mentoring and technical guidance to junior software developers.
  • Develop quotations for customers including defining scope, assumptions, deliverables, timeline, and costing.
  • Guide the team in designing software systems that follow modular, reusable, and scalable principles.

Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent work experience.
  • Minimum 6 years of software development experience.
  • Preferred: Masters degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related technical field.

Requirements

  • Experience with In-Vehicle Software architecture and design.
  • Experience with software languages, technologies, methodologies, API's, database, and Pub/Sub.
  • U.S. Citizen.
  • Strong proficiency in C and C++; additional experience in Python is a plus.
  • Ability to lead and manage cross-functional software teams.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Working knowledge of communications protocols and standards including Controller Area, Network (CAN bus), TCP/IP, UDP, DDS and other serial protocols.
  • Detail-oriented with the ability to quickly assimilate and apply new concepts, business models, and technologies.
  • Capable of planning, estimating, scheduling, and coordinating technical aspects of projects.
  • Ability to manage a small team of software developers.

Preferred Requirements

  • Experience with vetronics systems and understanding of MIL-STD interfaces and requirements.
  • Automotive vehicle knowledge, including hands on mechanical or electrical work.
  • Experience developing and integrating attractive and intuitive GUIs in embedded environments; familiarity with LVGL is a plus.


We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Background Check and Drug Screen may be required.

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Talascend is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

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