Senior Software Engineer

Position Title:SeniorSoftwareEngineer

Location: Huntsville Alabama

Job Type: Full Time

About EO Solutions
EO Solutions is a rapidly growing aerospace and defense company focused on advancing capabilities in Space Domain Awareness and Directed Energy Systems. Our teams work across Hawaii Nevada Alabama and remote locations to solve critical national security challenges with innovative mission-focused technologies.

PositionOverview

EO Solutions isseekinga highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to support the architecture development integration and testing of advancedcommunication controls andsafetysoftware for complex High Energy Laser (HEL) weapon systems.This position requires a versatile software engineer capable of working across the full software stack from embedded controls and real-time hardware interfaces to operator interfaces and mission-level graphical user interfaces (GUIs). The ideal candidate willpossessstrong software engineering fundamentals experience with safety-critical systems and the ability to rapidly develop and assess high-quality software solutions in a fast-paced defense environment.The successful candidate will also be comfortable leveraging modern AI-assisted software development tools whilemaintainingthe technical judgment necessary to evaluate code quality performance security safety and maintainability.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development ofadvancedcommunication controls and safetysoftwarefor High Energy Laser weapon systems

• Design develop integrate and test software across embedded middleware backend and GUI application layers

• Designdevelop test andvalidatesoftwareand interfacesspecifications

• Develop embedded controls software for real-time hardware interaction and system control

• Design and implement operator interfaces mission displays and visualization tools

• Develop software architectures supporting modularity scalability maintainability and mission reliability

• Integrate software with sensors tracking systems beam control systems and weapon subsystems

• Support real-time communications hardware interfaces and distributed system architectures

• Participate in system integration hardware/software integration andfield testingactivities

• Conduct software verification validation debugging and performance optimization

• Perform software safety analyses andparticipatein software safety reviews for mission-critical systems

• Ensure software compliance with Government Information Assurance (IA) cybersecurity and system sanitization requirements for operation on classified and tactical Command and Control (C2) networks

• Utilize AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity while critically evaluating generated code for correctness efficiency security and maintainability

• Develop andmaintainsoftware documentation interface definitions test procedures and technical data packages

• Collaborate closely with systems electrical optical and controls engineering teams

• Support Agile development activities design reviews and technical interchange meetings

• Mentor junior software engineers and contribute to internal software engineering best practices

• Support proposal development and advanced technology initiatives related to Directed Energy Systems

• Support software deployment and accreditation activities within classified and secure operational environments

• Develop andmaintainsoftware architectures that support secure communications data handling and operational security requirements

• Participate in cybersecurity assessments vulnerability mitigation efforts and Authority to Operate (ATO) support activities

• Support software sanitization media handling and cross-domain security requirements for government systems

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline

• 8 years of software engineering experience supporting complex technical systems

• Strong experience developing software in CandC.

• Experience developing both GUI applications and embedded real-time software

• Experience supporting hardware/software integration and controls software development

• Experience designing distributed or modular software architectures

• Experience with multithreaded and real-time software systems

• Experience conducting software safety reviews and supporting safety-critical systems

• Familiarity with software development lifecycle processes testing methodologies and configuration management

• Experience integrating software with hardware devices sensors or weapon system components

• Familiarity with Linux and/or embedded operating systems

• Ability to evaluate software quality maintainability security and performance

• Experience using modern AI-assisted software development tools and workflows

• Experience supporting software systemsoperatingon government Command and Control (C2) networks and classified environments

• Familiarity with Government Information Assurance (IA) and cybersecurity requirements forweaponsystems

• Experience implementing or supporting system sanitization and secure data handling procedures

• Understanding of secure software development practices and cybersecurity compliance requirements

• Familiarity with RMF (Risk Management Framework) STIGs and secure deployment processes forweaponsystems

• Experience supporting software accreditation security reviews or Authority to Operate (ATO) activities

• Strong debugging troubleshooting and analytical problem-solving skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to work effectively in fast-paced multidisciplinary engineering teams

• Ability to obtain andmaintaina U.S. security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in Electrical Engineeringor related discipline

• Active Secret orTop Secretclearance

• Experience supporting Directed Energy aerospace defense or military systems

• Familiarity with VHDL or Verilog development for FPGA systems

• Experience with embedded C/C firmware developmentwith STM32Zypher andFreeRTOS

• Experience with Python Rust and/or otherhigh levellanguages

• Experience with Dockercontainers

• Experience with ruggedized electronics and environmental qualification testing

• Experience with cable and harness design for aerospace or defense systems

• Familiarity with MOSA SOSA or open systems architectures

• Experienceoperatingwithin SIPRNet JWICS or other classified government network environments

• Familiarity with DoD cybersecurity policies and classified system handling procedures

• Experience supporting secure tactical communications or weapon system software deployments

• Experience supportingprototyping andlow-rate production environments

Desired Attributes

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently

• Ability to balance technical detail with program execution priorities

• Passion for mentoring and developing junior engineers

• Mission-focused mindset with a commitment to engineering excellence