We are seeking a highly skilled C/C++ Software Engineer to support mission-critical Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) systems for U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations Center (AMOC). This role supports the Air and Marine Operations Surveillance System (AMOSS) and related ISR systems that provide real-time air and maritime domain awareness across national and international operating areas.
The engineer will work on advanced radar tracking, sensor fusion, data correlation, and real-time operational displays that directly support homeland security and law enforcement operations.
ResponsibilitiesSoftware Engineering & Development- Design, develop, enhance, maintain, and debug C and C++ software supporting AMOSS and associated C4I systems.
- Develop and maintain advanced radar tracking, correlator, and sensor fusion algorithms.
- Integrate new air, maritime, and ground-based sensors and data feeds into AMOSS.
- Support ingestion and correlation of radar plots, track data, flight plan data, GPS tracking, ADS-B, and tactical data links.
- Modify and enhance AMOSS user interfaces, including real-time displays and data visualization components.
- Develop and maintain interfaces for both dedicated AMOSS clients and Web-based AMOSS capabilities.
- Support second-tier software maintenance, advanced troubleshooting, and system performance optimization.
- Participate in system upgrades, refreshes, and deployments at AMOC, CAMOC, COOP, and international partner sites.
- Ensure software changes comply with DHS, CBP, and AMOC configuration management and security requirements.
- Support installation, integration, testing, and validation of software changes in operational and test environments.
- Develop and maintain tracking and correlation algorithms, including:
- Adaptive Kalman filtering for target smoothing and prediction
- Optimal assignment algorithms for plot-to-track correlation
- Support enhancements related to data mining, analytics, and predictive threat modeling.
- Collaborate with data scientists and system engineers supporting AI/ML-enabled threat detection systems (e.g., Kestrel).
- Produce and maintain technical documentation, including:
- Software Version Description Documents (SVDD)
- Installation Plans (IP)
- Systems Acceptance Test Plans (SATP)
- Source code documentation for long-term sustainment
- Participate in technical interchange meetings with government stakeholders.
- Support Program Management Reviews (PMRs) and operational briefings as required.
- U.S. Citizen
- Secret Clearance Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field (Master’s degree preferred)
Experience
- Demonstrated experience developing real-time, mission-critical systems.
- Experience with Linux-based development and deployment environments.
- Experience with sensor data processing, tracking systems, or complex data correlation.
- Experience debugging and maintaining large, legacy codebases.Bachelor's degree and 8-10+years of related work experience
- Advanced proficiency in C/C++
- Strong understanding of:
- Real-time systems
- Multi-threaded programming
- Networked data inputs
- High-availability systems
- Familiarity with:
- Radar or surveillance systems
- Sensor fusion and tracking algorithms
- GIS or mapping/display technologies
- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Perforce or Git)
Skills Required
- U.S. citizenship
- Secret security clearance
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field
- Master's degree
- 8-10+ years of related work experience
- Experience developing real-time, mission-critical systems
- Experience with Linux-based development and deployment environments
- Experience with sensor data processing, tracking systems, or complex data correlation
- Experience debugging and maintaining large legacy codebases
- Advanced proficiency in C and C++
- Understanding of real-time systems, multithreaded programming, networked data inputs, and high-availability systems
- Familiarity with radar or surveillance systems
- Familiarity with sensor fusion and tracking algorithms
- Familiarity with GIS or mapping and display technologies
- Experience with version control systems such as Perforce or Git
What We Do
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned government services contractor that delivers professional, technical, information technology, engineering, analysis, testing, evaluation, and training solutions for complex national-priority programs. Based in McLean, Virginia, the company supports federal customers—particularly defense and other Department of Defense missions—with mission-essential and information engineering, digital engineering, systems integration, cybersecurity, cloud, data, and lifecycle IT services across critical public-sector environments.
