About the position
Applied Signal Technology (AST) is seeking engineers who strive for excellence and have a passion to be part of a team that strengthens our nation and improves the security of our world. AST provides trusted strategic and tactical SIGINT solutions that secure the interests of the U.S. and its partners. AST’s work in areas such as high-capacity broadband communications, signal processing and analysis, tactical SIGINT, and wireless communications continually challenges our extraordinary engineers to resolve problems and make the world a safer place. AST’s work environment is dynamic, highly collaborative and provides engineers the freedom to strengthen and expand their skills, explore new and creative ideas, and work closely with our nation’s finest service members all while embracing integrity, diversity and work-life balance. AST offers generous reward and recognition programs in compensation, broad career development opportunities, excellent health care options, educational assistance, parental leave, flexible work schedules, 401(k) with matching, paid holidays and paid time off.
Responsibilities
- Work on complex technical problems and provide solutions which are highly innovative while participating on collaborative, cross-disciplined integrated product teams.
- Once cleared, work on actual field deployments of the product under development, ensuring proper setup, configuration, and functionality of systems being deployed.
- Work will be performed with guidance of a product lead and team members who will assist in establishing an approach perform code review and support in testing to achieve long-range goals and objectives.
Requirements
- Requires a Bachelor’s degree and 12 months or less of relevant professional work experience (excluding internships).
- The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience developing in C++ in a Linux environment.
- Experience with one or more scripting languages, Python, Linux script, bash.
- Experience with Object Oriented Design and Development.
- Software development experience (i.e. internship, co-op, or other work or academic project experience).
- Experience working both in a team environment and individually.
- Experience with Qt.
- Experience with User Interface development.
- Experience with Angular web GUI development.
- Experience with Multithreading Embedded SW Design.
- Experience in integrating software with hardware.
- Experience with Configuration Management tools, such as git.
- Experience maintaining and using build processes (makefiles, CMake).
- Experience and/or knowledge of network protocols, such as TCP/IP.
- Experience with or basic understanding of telecommunications systems concepts and/or signal processing.
- Experience with Network Protocols.
- Experience with or basic understanding of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Standards.
Benefits
- Flexible work weeks: 9/80A, 5/40; Flexible work Hours: Core hours, Modified time.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
- Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
- Tuition reimbursement program.
- Student Loan Repayment Program.
- Life insurance and disability coverage.
- Optional coverages you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits.
- Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning.
- Adoption Assistance.
- Autism Benefit.
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
- Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program.
- Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits.
- Bright Horizons, child and elder care services.
- Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program.
