Software Programmer - Conventional Test Facility

About the role

Amentum Advanced Solutions is recruiting a Software Programmer for its Conventional Test Facility project, an advanced U.S. Navy test facility spanning process, mechanical, controls, software and structural engineering. The software team drives data acquisition and control room functionality, including sensor data via NI hardware, streaming to Redis and storage in Kafka, and operator interfaces for monitoring, recording and triggering test sequences. About 95% of the code is in NI LabVIEW, and training is provided.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and test software modules for data acquisition and control systems in LabVIEW, C# and .NET
• Integrate hardware and software for real-time data acquisition platforms such as NI PXI/cRIO
• Contribute to RDBMS development, including schema design, query optimization and data integration with Microsoft SQL Server
• Help design system architecture using object-oriented principles and design patterns
• Take part in code reviews, version control workflows, documentation of features and testing procedures, and troubleshooting
• Support field deployment and commissioning, and help estimate design, materials, installation, checkout, commissioning and activation
• Plan labor resources, schedule milestones, track progress and develop risk mitigation plans
• Develop proposals to capture future work with current and new clients

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering (ABET accredited) with 8+ years of software experience, or a Master's degree with 5+ years
• US citizenship and ability to obtain a security clearance
• Ability to work in a team, lead single and multi-discipline engineering teams, and travel to customer sites more than 10% of the time

Required skills

• Strong foundation in object-oriented design, version control (Git) and software development lifecycle
• Experience with LabVIEW, C/C++, C# and/or .NET
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Preferred: LabVIEW certification, Redis, Kafka, data acquisition tools (NI, UEI DAQ, Dewesoft, Chell, Ipetronik)

What we offer

• Compensation of $120,000-$145,000
• Health, dental and vision insurance, paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits including 401(k) matching, parental leave and employee stock purchase plan
• Educational reimbursement, disability and life insurance, pet insurance