Senior Software Development Engineer (Type 2)

  • Saalex Solutions
  • Bethesda, Maryland
  • Full Time

Saalex is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to support NSWC Carderock’s requirements for engineering, IT, and technical support for data analysis, software development and modifications, control system development, IT and Information assurance (IA). The work performed will be in support of various projects related to surface ships, submarines, boats and combatant craft, air vehicles, other vehicles going through air and/or water, associated trainers and simulators from any of the above, and IT infrastructure.

The Senior Software Development Engineer is responsible for hardware and software engineers’ research, design, develop, and test computer hardware and software programs. Hardware refers to computer chips, circuit boards, computer systems, and related equipment such as keyboards, modems, and printers. The Senior Software Development Engineer will develop the software systems that control computers. The engineers work exclusively with computers and computer-related equipment. In addition to design and development duties, computer hardware engineers supervise the manufacturing and installation of computers and computer-related equipment.

The Senior Software Development Engineer develop new computer software systems and to incorporate new technologies in a rapidly growing range of applications. Computer software engineers apply the principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis to the design, development, testing, and evaluation of the software and systems that enable computers to perform their many applications. Software engineers analyze users’ needs and design, construct, test, and maintain computer applications software or systems. Computer software engineers can be involved in the design and development of many types of software, including software for operating systems and network distribution, and compilers, which convert programs for execution on a computer. They also solve technical problems that arise. Software engineers must possess strong programming skills, but are more concerned with developing algorithms and analyzing and solving programming problems than with actually writing code. The programming languages most often used are C, C++, and Java, with Fortran and COBOL used less commonly

Senior Software Development Engineer duties include software development, information technology, system administration. Integration with Oracle databases, including SQL queries. Powershell, Bat, Python scripting, C++ or C#.NET. Full lifecycle software development.

Qualifications required:

Required:

  • Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution in Computer Science, Software or IT discipline, Engineering, or Mathematics.
  • CWF Certification IAT level II: CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, SSCP

Desired:

  • Twenty (20) years of experience in programming and developing software necessary to design, model, and simulate a ship that involves 3D geometry modeling and evaluation. The twenty (20) years of experience shall include experience designing, planning, and programming with the Leading Edge Architecture for Prototyping Systems (LEAPS).
  • Five (5) years of IT experience in one or more of the following:
    1. C++.
    2. Object-oriented programming and modeling.
    3. Object oriented data structures.
    4. OpenGL or DirectX graphics programming.
    5. Graphical User Interface (GUI) design and development.
    6. Parallel and multi-threaded architectures and development.
    7. None Uniform Rational B-Spline (NURBS) mathematics, and Boundary Representation (BREP) topologies.
    Clearance Required:

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    Job ID: 480049012
    Originally Posted on: 6/6/2025

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