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Form of workIf you want to accelerate your career growth and are passionate about applying your expertise to solve problems of national importance, then we have an amazing opportunity for you! You will be able to achieve your personal and professional goals in an environment that emphasizes and rewards the entrepreneurial spirit. Not only will you solve challenging core problems, you’ll be able to grow your career in an exciting environment that promotes teamwork and cross-training in a wide range of related disciplines.
ARA’s Integrated Products Division is seeking a Senior Software Engineer at one of our following locations: Randolph, VT; Greenville, SC; or Sterling Heights, MI. You will join a dynamic team working on our Robotic, Sensor, and Geotechnical product lines working closely with other Software, Electrical, Mechanical and Systems Engineers to solve complex problems. You will be part of a team that designs, prototypes, integrates, and troubleshoots next generation technology: bringing state of the art large ground vehicle robotic solutions to both our warfighter and commercial customers. Our technology stack is diverse and varies per product but most recently it ranges from embedded Linux to Windows applications and Android devices using a variety of programming languages: C, modern C++, C#, Java and more recently Rust while our development infrastructure includes Gitlab and Gitlab CI for continuous integration. Our robotics stack is heavily based around C++ and ROS 1 and 2 while using NixOS for deployment.
Applied Research Associates is growing! Come grow with us!
What you’ll do as a Senior Software Engineer
- Work with a team to develop Open and Modular Software Architectures on a variety of platforms during all phases of development: requirements generation through product delivery and support.
- Development is guided by the full software lifecycle model from Requirements through Unit Testing
- Integrate sensors, algorithms, and software for large optionally manned and optionally autonomous robotic systems.
- Work on a collaborative team with electrical, mechanical and systems engineers, program managers, and technicians
- Develop software, sensor interface, and control systems within the Robotics and Geoscience technologies.
Senior Software Engineer Requirements
- BS Computer Engineering, Software Engineer or equivalent with 7-9 years’ experience, OR MS Degree with 5-7 years’ experience
- 7-9 years of experience
- DoD Experience
- C/C++, C#, Java, or Python experience
- Basic familiarity with Visual Studio, VSCode or comparable IDE
- Familiarity with Linux (Ubuntu or NixOS) preferred
- Experience with software application design and development principals and standards
- Ability to develop in Windows and Linux environments
- Experience with Software Version Control (GIT)
- DoD experience
- Familiar with identifying the CDRL deliverables from government contract RFPs
Senior Software Engineer Preferences
- Familiarity with Linux and Windows development Windows
- CI/CD familiarity (Gitlab CI, Jenkins, Circle CI, Travis etc.)
- Robotics (familiarity with Robotic Operating System, ROS 1/2)
- Familiarity with JAUS/IOP
- Network Socket Programming
- Video decoding
- Sensors or robotic autonomy algorithm (CPU or GPU based) development
- Ability to read electrical schematics
- Basic electrical debugging with test equipment (multimeter, oscilloscope, logic analyzer)
- Serial communications protocols (UART, CAN, RS232, RS485)
- Automotive or heavy machinery experience
Company & Division Information
Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 2,100 employee-owners and continues to grow. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.
At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership spawns greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees contributions not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please apply at careers.ara.com.
