Software Engineering Intern

About the Role

• Contribute to design, development, and hardware/software integration for Electronic Warfare (EW) systems.
• Work on research and development and advanced prototyping, transforming signal processing algorithms into real-time software systems.
• Participate in small multi-disciplinary teams in spiral or agile development environments.
• Implement high-performance signal processing on general purpose processors and graphical processing units.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and development of advanced systems within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Design, implement, and test real-time C++ software for multi-core systems running Linux or real-time operating systems (e.g., VxWorks).
• Build software products utilizing third-party mathematics and communication libraries.
• Interface with communication standards/protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, and DDS.
• Read and understand signal processing algorithms written in MATLAB.
• Work with the Linux operating system and experience with real-time operating systems.
• Design, implement, and test software to configure and control RF hardware devices.
• Integrate software into third-party software frameworks and architectures (e.g., Redhawk).
• Document developed systems.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Experience in programming in Python, MATLAB, or C++.
• Experience using version control (e.g., git, Subversion) and continuous integration software tools (e.g., Jenkins).
• Experience with software testing tools and methodology.
• Experience in creating and maintaining technical documentation for developed software.
• Exposure to hardware interfaces (e.g., PCIe, UART, or Ethernet).
• Exposure to build tools (e.g., GCC, CMake, or Make).
• Strong understanding of object-oriented design.
• Understanding of hardware-software interaction and computer architecture.
• Understanding of unit test frameworks and test-driven development practices.
• Ability to communicate and share ideas, concepts, and designs with a team of engineers.
• Ability and motivation to continually learn new technical skills and concepts.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

• Obtained an active Secret Security Clearance or higher.
• Experience maintaining, tracking, and updating tickets/status using Gitlab or similar interface.
• Experience using common scripting languages (e.g., bash).
• Experience with software architecture and design.