Senior Software Engineer

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San Diego, CA, USA
In-Office
80K-148K Annually
Aerospace • Payments • Security • Transportation • Cybersecurity
The Role
Business Unit:Cubic Defense

Company Details:

When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners.
We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com.

Job Details:

Cubic Defense Secure Communications: The future battlespace will be contested. Potential adversaries are expected to be highly adaptive and relentless in their efforts to detect, jam, and intercept mission-critical data. Cubic’s Secure Communications Solutions deliver adaptive and resilient communications with Multi-beam, Multi-band, Multi-orbit SATCOM, Software Defined Radios (SDR), Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) Radios and protected waveforms that resolve critical gaps in tactical and operational communications. These solutions provide assured and resilient networked communications in Electromagnetic Spectrum environments and accelerates the evolution to open architectures to enable modern digital communications at the speed of the threat.

Senior Software Engineer

Location: San Diego, hybrid

  • Coordinates and develops project concepts, objectives, specifications and resource needs.
  • Prepares development software, codes software  (C++) and designs specific enhancements utilizing Socket API programming in Linux and Windows
  • Participates in the design, development, planning, modification and testing of application software (C++) running on Windows 10 and embedded Linux.
  • Recommends test control, strategies, apparatus and equipment for solving applications running on multiple processors.  Test and documents results
  • Conceptualizes, develops and analyzes engineering designs, specifications and test plans for systems and equipment based on customer/contract requirements
  • Research design concepts and feasibility utilizing advanced technical theory and knowledge to resolve software/hardware and target OS related issues
  • Researches programming system failures and designs and programs solutions. Performs complex analysis of design programming
  • Maintains liaison with the customers, coordinators, subcontractors and vendor representatives
  • Monitors project status and progress and measure system performance
  • Keeps abreast of improvements in software engineering. Identifies software engineering process improvement and supports the execution of them across the organization
  • Provides mentorship to junior engineering staff
  • Assumes additional technical responsibilities as needed

Minimum Requirements:

  • University degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or other related technical discipline.
  • Requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience.
  • Experience to include specification, design and development of embedded software systems.
  • Requires proficiency using programming languages such as Java, C/C++/C#, Product Lifecycle Management, or other developmental software.
  • Must be eligible for DoD security clearance.

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Cubic Pay Range:

$80,000.00 - $147,733.00 + benefits.

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The Cubic pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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Worker Type:

Employee

Cubic Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cubic Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Cubic Corporation.

  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare Strength: Health coverage includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, plus flexible spending accounts, wellness programs, and mental health resources via an assistance program and virtual providers such as Talkspace and Ginger. Veteran-focused behavioral health support and access to a broad wellness network underscore depth of care.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Leave & Time Off Breadth: Time off options span paid holidays, paid sick days, flexible or unlimited vacation, floating holidays, bereavement leave, and flexible time off. Flexible work schedules and a remote work program complement these offerings in many roles.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits: Wellbeing initiatives include an employee assistance program, wellness programs, mental health benefits, and onsite amenities such as a gym and pet insurance. Recognition for wellness efforts and veteran-specific support further enhance lifestyle-oriented benefits.

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The Company
HQ: San Diego, CA
6,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1951

What We Do

Cubic Corporation (Cubic) is an international provider of systems and solutions that address the mass transit and global defense markets.

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