Software Developer

ARS is currently looking for a Software Developer responsible for supporting the development of flight controls and autonomy behaviors. Advanced knowledge of C++ is required. The developer is expected to work on-base a minimum of 3-days a week collaborating with other on-site developers, researchers, and IT professionals.

Why Work with us? 

Applied Research Solutions (ARS) is respected as a world-class provider of technically integrated solutions as we deliver premier talent and technology across our focused markets for unparalleled, continuous mission support. Awarded a Best Places to Work nominee since 2020, ARS recognizes that without our career- driven, loyal professionals, we would not be able to deliver state-of-the-art results for our mission partners. We firmly believe that prioritizing our employees is of the upmost importance. We provide a culture where our employees are challenged to meet their career goals and aspirations, while still obtaining a work/life balance. ARS employees are motivated through our industry competitive benefits package, our awards and recognition program, and personalized attention from ARS Senior Managers.  

Requirements:

• Must be a US citizen 
• Ability to hold at least a Secret clearance and obtain access to base.
• Strong work ethic.
• Ability to work independently to develop solutions.
• Ability to integrate and collaboratively develop code with others.
• Willingness to push personal technical ability outside of normal comfort zone as needed.
• Desire to critically access code base to make recommendations on needed improvements.
• Willingness to potentially pivot to new tasks quickly as external customer requirements shift.
• Willingness to volunteer to fix issues because it needs to be done.
• Ability to push back when leadership is wrong. Good answers matter more than perceived position on the team.
• Ability to receive constructive criticism on technical solutions.
• Ability to balance technical elegance verses results. Some things require elegance but sometimes things just need to get done. 80/90% solutions often meet requirements and allow the team to move on to more important problems.
• Ability to know when to abandon a technical approach.
• Ability to completely refactor a solution as the team learns. Our team often makes decisions quick so code can be written. We save time in analysis with an acceptance that we might have to refactor later.
• Willingness to document and write test cases for code.
• An understanding that requirements will often be initially uncertain. We strive to lock requirements down to make quick progress but often the nature of our work will mean that our initial take on requirements was wrong and they need to change.

Technical Requirements:

• Strong ability to develop in C/C++
• Ability to quickly learn python or meaningful experience
• Experience developing code on a timeline
• Familiarity with object oriented design and design patterns
• Ability to develop C++ in a manner that uses particular versions of C++
• Understanding design of software architecture
• An understanding of the importance of unit testing and integration testing. Due to the nature of codes written, a high level of unit testing is required
• Must understand memory management techniques and pointer use. While pointer use is minimized. Many codes in the system must exploit pointers to achieve the required optimization
• Must be comfortable working in Linux
• It is a big plus if a developer already has familiarity with some of the skill sets under the autonomy/control description
• OMS experience if possible
• AFSIM experience is a plus
• Experience working with UDP and TCP/IP communication is a plus
• Experience working with tactical comm systems is a plus
• Experience integrating against hardware ICDs is a plus
• Experience with developing code using numerical algorithms and floating point arithmetic is a plus
• Agile development mindset and experience
• Must be able to understand code and algorithms to a sufficient degree to implement ideas developed by the control and autonomy teammates
• Must be comfortable working with git
• Other duties as assigned

All positions at Applied Research Solutions are subject to background investigations. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history and identity check.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability, and requires affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified protected veterans, and requires affirmative action by covered contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans.