Singularity Defense

Singularity Defense

Senior Mission Systems Software Engineer (C2)

Gardena, CA · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 18 days ago
C++Distributed SystemsData StructuresAlgorithmsLinuxRESTgRPCCybersecurityBusiness DevelopmentSystems EngineeringRoboticsControlsDNSLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise in modern C++, Linux, networking, and systems engineering, with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues spanning software, hardware, networking, and deployment environments.
  • Contribute to fire control, ground systems, and flight software efforts.
  • Refactor and improve existing software architecture, reliability, maintainability, and testability.

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, test, and maintain high-quality modern C++ software for mission systems.
  • Build software that communicate over real-world networks, including unreliable or constrained data links.
  • Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, software, GNC, and operations teams towards a common goal.
  • Support occasional field testing, integration events, and customer demonstrations.
  • Apply a security-oriented mindset to system design, implementation, deployment, and debugging.
  • defense in depth, secure-by-default design, threat modeling, CTF/security background, crypto familiarity, hardening experience

Requirements

  • Candidates should have strong computer science fundamentals, experience with embedded and distributed systems, and a security-first approach to software design and implementation.
  • Experience with robotics, command-and-control systems, fire control, flight software, cybersecurity, applied mathematics, and modern software architectures is highly desirable.
  • Strong Modern C++ (23) experience or demonstrable ability to write high-quality

Nice to have

  • Willingness to travel for up to 20% of the job.

Company info

  • We are a stealth-mode Aerospace & Defense startup headquartered in Gardena, CA.
  • Our founding team hails from SpaceX, Anduril, and Lockheed Martin, and we are backed by Joint Staff-level military leadership and several Silicon Valley firms.
  • With a world-class business development & leadership team already in place, we are well positioned to capitalize on already overwhelming demand.
  • Role Summary: The Senior Mission Systems Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, testing, and maintaining high-performance mission-critical software that supports fire control, flight, ground, and command-and-control systems.
  • This role focuses on building robust, secure, and reliable modern C++ applications for Linux-based embedded and edge computing platforms while integrating with sensors, hardware, and distributed networked systems.
  • Success in this role requires close collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams-including mechanical, electrical, guidance, navigation and control (GNC), and operations-to deliver reliable mission capabilities from development through field integration.
  • The role also includes occasional travel (up to 20%) to support customer demonstrations, system integration, and field testing Responsibilities: Design, implement, test, and maintain high-quality modern C++ software for mission systems.
  • Work with linux-based systems deployed on embedded and edge compute platforms.
  • Interface with hardware-adjacent systems, sensors, and embedded compute.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • security clearance Willingness to travel for up to 20% of the job Preferred Qualifications: C++23/C++23 experience Robotics experience (ROS/ROS2, control algorithms, path planning, etc) C2 (Command
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