S&S - Software Engineer III - TS, Chantilly, Virginia

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer III

Clearance: TS/SCI Clearance Required

Department: Engineering

Reports To: Software Engineering Manager

Revision Date: 4/12/2024

Location: Chantilly, VA - Onsite 5 days a week

Company Overview

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is a leading global technology company providing terrestrial and wireless network solutions, next-generation 9-1-1 emergency services, satellite and space communications technologies, and cloud-native capabilities to commercial and government customers around the world. Our unique culture of innovation and employee empowerment unleashes a relentless passion for customer success. With multiple facilities located in technology corridors throughout the United States and around the world, Comtech leverages our global presence, technology leadership, and decades of experience to create the world’s most innovative communications solutions. For more information, please visit www.comtech.com.

We’re seeking curious, growth-minded thinkers to help shape our vision, structures, and systems; playing a key role as we launch into our ambitious future. If you’re invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world — we’d love to have you apply.

Position Summary

Comtech is looking for a Senior Software Engineer who will will design, develop, test, and debug complex software systems. Comtech engineers have the opportunity to work at all levels of a product, from the lowest level device drivers on embedded platforms to front-end web technologies to provide a user interface. Software Engineers are responsible for defining and developing new features, as well as providing engineering support for both new and existing products.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all phases of product development for communication systems, including design, software development, testing, debugging, and documentation.
• Design, implement, and support major enhancements for new and existing products.
• Create tools and prototypes to assist in developing the core product efficiently.
• Work as part of a team with minimal supervision, with the ability to work independently when necessary.
• Work closely with government and commercial customers, participate in design reviews, and deliver engineering-level documentation as required by contracts.
• Work with a test team to diagnose and debug problems, both internally generated and those reported by customers.
• Lead and mentor other team members.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• TS clearance active or held within the last 2 years.
• Full stack development is required, including front end and back end technologies including Python, C++, Javascript.
• In-depth technical knowledge in a number of areas of software systems, including cybersecurity, networking, pen testing, inter-process communication, multi-thread and multi-process development, asynchronous I/O, exception handling, and error detection and reporting.

• Experience with network protocols, reading bits and bytes off the wire, packet inspection, QoS classification and policing/shaping, writing Layer 2 and Layer 3 socket and raw socket programs.
• Prior SATCOM experience is highly desirable, with knowledge of center frequency, symbol rate, modulation, demodulation, encoding, forward error correction, framing, and optimization techniques.

• Experience in object-oriented design and agile development practices.

• Ability and desire to thrive in fast-moving environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent teamwork, organization, and communication skills.

Education:

• Bachelor of Science degree or Master’s degree Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with a minimum of seven (7) years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

About Us

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.