Software Developer
Clearance: None
At Aquila Technology, you will see our team’s passion every day, whether we are building a robust, policy-compliant IT system or stress-testing a system to identify gaps and security vulnerabilities. To own the advantage, we ensure our team owns results and gets the work done right the first time by deploying smart, purposeful solutions that work. Aquila is the right people with the right skills driving the right outcomes. We call this the Aquila Advantage.
About the Role:
Aquila is seeking a Software Developer to join our team in supporting one of the country’s premier defense research organizations.
There are a few requirements for the position:
- Must be a U.S Citizen (Green Cards / Visas do not qualify)
- Willingness to undergo a comprehensive background investigation and maintain a personal security clearance. (Aquila would sponsor you for the security clearance.)
- Must be within commutable distance of Lexington, Massachusetts.
Responsibilities:
Develops application software. Writing and implementing efficient code. Researches, designs, develops and implements software applications and systems. Involved in planning of system and development deployment as well as responsible for meeting software compliance standards. Evaluates, designs and implements interface between hardware and software, operational requirements, cloud offering, system architecture, security and characteristics of overall system. Researching, designing, implementing and managing software programs. Identifying areas for modification in existing programs and subsequently developing these modifications. Determining operational practicality. Documents testing, client experience and maintenance of system corrections. May partner and collaborate with cyber security teams to ensure compliance with security standards. May develop and conduct unit tests.
Required skills include:
- Experience developing for a Linux environment
- Developing software-based automation for monitoring, controlling and debugging ?ight hardware such as IMUs and radios
- 5+ years of experience of software development for custom avionics interfaces and military or commercial avionics standards such as ARINC-429, MILSTD-1553, SNMP is needed.
- Experience with tactical radios including Link-16, TTNT, PRC 117
- High-level knowledge of hardware integration, installation and maintenance
- 5+ years of experience with Software programming skills, including a signi?cant percentage of the following: C/C++, Python, MATLAB
- Knowledge and experience with networking protocols; especially in the area of network management.
- Knowledge and experience of ISSO Duties with COMSEC Clearance.
Preferred skills:
- Experience operating and maintaining ?eld test infrastructure, especially avionics and communications systems
- Ability to have or maintain a Class III FAA medical certi?cate
Must Have:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 7 years Software/Algorithm Development
- 5 years Experience with tactical radios including Link-16, TTNT, PRC 117
- 5 years Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
- 7 years Software Documentation
- 5 years C/C++ Programming
- 7 years Development experience on a Linux platform
- 7 years Object Oriented Software Design and Development
- 5 years Programming (Python, MATLAB, or similar)
- 7 years Software Architecture
- 7 years COMSEC Equipment
- 7 years Developing software-based automation for monitoring, controlling and debugging flight hardware
- 7 years software development for custom avionics interfaces and military or commercial avionics standards
- 7 years Hardware and Software Integration
Our interview process is designed to let you get to know us as much as for us to get to know you!
- You’ll meet with someone from our Recruiting team so we can learn more about you and answer some of your questions.
- You’ll meet with the Hiring Manager to learn more about the team, and the role, and get to tell us more about what you’d bring to the team
- You’ll meet team members who will be your peers to help you get a feel for a “real day in the life” at Self.
Benefits and Perks:
Aquila team members experience the opportunity to be part of a fast-paced, customer-focused, and technically innovative work environment. Aquila strives to deliver the best of the best in technical services to our customers. Candidates that possess a love for technical challenges, a desire to constantly learn, and the desire to establish themselves as critical players within a team will enjoy calling Aquila Technology home.
Our Perks Include:
- PTO – 15 days (vacation/sick) 10 paid holidays – 6 standard (New Year’s, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) – 4 floating holidays prorated based on your day of hire
- 1.5 paid days, or 12 hours, for approved volunteer work
- 1 week of paid maternity/paternity LOA after 1 year of Full-time employment
- Tuition & Training Reimbursement – 5K annually for pre-approved, job-related tuition, certification, or professional conferences
- 401K with Fidelity 100% immediate vesting; Plan eligibility begins 90 days following the date of hire. Aquila matches 100% the first 3%, then 50% on the next 2%. It ends up calculating to be total 4%, company matches when an employee at least contributes at 5%.
- Cell Phone & Internet Reimbursed up to $150 monthly to cover cell phone, data, and home internet expenses.
- Buy Your Own Device (BYOD) Allowance Reimbursed up to $1500 for the purchase of a qualified technology device. Eligible after 90 days of employment, and benefit renews every three years.
Location: ON-SITE -Lexington, MA
Travel: NONE
Clearance: Interim clearance is ?ne for the start of the position.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.