Software Engineer

Description

SAIC is seeking a Software Developer located at the Redstone Arsenal in Alabama to support the Sensors Test, Analysis, Requirements, and Simulations (STARS) products branch to develop advanced tools that help military teams optimize and plan sensor usage to improve situational awareness and asset protection by integrating complex data, like radar and terrain information, into user-friendly software that will directly impact how efficiently warfighters can respond to real-world scenarios.

JOB DESCRIPTION: 

• Lead the Planner Service development effort in support of the C2BMC Catana planning tool suite 
• Design and maintain seamless interoperability with Containerization frameworks, Restful APIs and interfaces from external tool suites. 
• Oversee the architectural implementation of heuristic algorithms for search plan optimization, deterministic statistical roll-ups for Probability of Acquisition (Pacq), and 4/3 Effective Earth Radius models for terrain masking (using DTED).
• Ensure robust data ingestion and export pipelines for tactical log data from radars and tactical binary search plan files (SPT, OSP, Custom XML).
• Support the software team in adopting DoD DevSecOps best practices, ensuring all code meets rigorous cybersecurity standards for deployment in operational military environments.
• Contribute to a team of software engineers and radar systems analysts in translating complex physics and engineering models into scalable, performant software code.

Qualifications

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: 

• Bachelor’s and five (5)+ years of experience; additional four (4) years of experience considered in lieu of degree. 
• Experience in full-lifecycle software engineering.
• Strong programming expertise in modern languages utilized for defense modeling and UI (C++, Java, Python).
• Experience with containerization, Rest API, Maven.
• Familiarity with geospatial data processing and coordinate geometry (e.g., Vincenty Direct formulas, DTED/TDF integration).

DESIRED SKILLSET:                                                                                                                                

• Experience developing software within the DoD Modeling and Simulation (M&S) enterprise.
• Direct experience with phased-array radar systems.
• Familiarity with threat models.
• Knowledge of radar detection theory, Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) tracking logic, and Scattering Center Radar Cross Section (RCS) models.
• Previous experience supporting rapid prototyping and Warfighter Improvement Process (WIP) requirements.

REQUIRED CLEARANCE: 

• Must have an Active Secret clearance. 
• Must be a current US Citizen.