Job Title: Sr. Software Systems Engineer
Location: Huntsville, AL
Salary Range: $125,000 to $160,000 + Bonus Eligible
Company Overview
Founded in 2004 with locations in Atlanta, GA and Fort Worth, TX, the Thompson Software Solutions team understands what is required to develop, integrate, test, and deploy software with a safety-critical pedigree while meeting the challenges of modernization and digital transformation. As a defense-focused software company of proven and dedicated employees, we take pride in our ability to react quickly and produce quality solutions to difficult technical challenges. We work with partners to find the right path to meet operational needs while future-proofing systems with portability and sustainment considerations to ensure next-generation success.
Who we are: Lynx delivers modular, open standards-based software solutions that redefine the economics of developing, deploying, and maintaining high assurance, mission critical edge platforms. These secure edge computing solutions are designed to drive innovation and operational excellence in today’s most demanding environments. From advancing aerospace and defense capabilities to transforming commercial and industrial systems, Lynx collaborates across a wide range of industries, including automotive, medical, and critical infrastructure, to deliver tailored, high assurance solutions aligned with specific mission and operational requirements. Our key products and services are:
- LYNX Mosaic: A software platform that can include a LYNX safety-critical real-time operating system. MOSAI.ic's modular design provides robust support for multicore processing. It allows different operating systems and applications of different criticality levels to be run on separate cores for improved performance, reliability, and security.
- CoreSuite 2.0: A suite of graphics libraries and tools that enable GPU hardware acceleration for both graphics and "GPU Compute", supporting applications such as machine learning and AI processing in edge devices.
- MOSA.ic.SCA and Vigiles, tools that provide Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) and Common Vulnerabilities Exposure (CVE) management for embedded Linux-based and other applications.
- Software development services for high-reliability applications that can include initial setup of a "DevSecOps" development environment, software application development, and long-term product lifecycle management.
Description
Thompson Software Solutions is seeking a senior-level Sr Software Engineer who is ready to work with a talented team to provide innovative solutions for tomorrow’s problems. This position requires a software engineer to use a wide application of technical principles, theories, and concepts in the software field to develop, integrate, and test software products. The successful candidate will be a member of a high-performing multi-site team and must be self-motivated with a strong work ethic, time-management, and interpersonal skills. In this role, you will work independently at times on projects, at other times will be in a collaborative team environment with other software engineers, as well as other program development and deployment teams.
Selected applicants will be subjected to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and must maintain eligibility for continued access to classified information throughout their employment as required by the job.
Basic Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in STEM discipline
- 7+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on systems-level development.
- Expertise in one or more programming languages (e.g., Go, Python, C++, Java).
- Proven experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), container orchestration (Kubernetes), and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, networking, and operating systems.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a track record of delivering high-impact solutions.
- 5+ years of C/C++
- Experience with Digital Simulation Development and integration
- Experience with Embedded Software development
- Experience with I&T integration and test.
- Experience with Full Software Development Cycle
- Experience with (FSW) Flight software engineering
- Proficient with Linux and Windows development environments
- Ability to professionally communicate project status and collaborate on technical solutions with clients and peers
- “Clearance eligibility required”
- Ability to work onsite 100%
Preferred / Additional Skills
● Proficient with Atlassian Tools (Confluence, JIRA, Bitbucket, etc.)
● Proficient in Python development
● Experience leading technical projects or mentoring junior engineers. Familiarity with observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
● Familiarity with Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) concepts and tools (Cameo, AADL)
● Experience with safety-critical software development and practices (DO-178C)
● Experience with Navigation, Guidance and Control Implementation
● Experience with Signal Processing Implementation
● Experience developing Embedded Flight Software
● Experience communicating and documenting complex technical designs
● Ability to work in a collaborative and team-based environment
● Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
Sound Exciting? Get in touch today! We have very robust benefits including:
- Low-cost Medical / Dental / Vision coverage options
- 401K with generous employer match
- Responsible Paid Time Off + 11 Paid Holidays
- Remote work opportunities based on role
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Career growth and professional development opportunities
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Top Skills
What We Do
For over thirty years, Lynx Software Technologies has helped customers with some of the most demanding, mission critical, system requirements to create, certify, and deploy equipment, above, on and below the surface of the earth..
Lynx for the Internet of Things (IoT):
As billions of ‘things’ are connected to the internet, a new paradigm of security is required. Lynx offers real-time military-grade security products to protect the edge, the gateway and cloud devices while protecting any sensitive data as it traverses the IoT. Key Markets: Automotive, Industrial, Factory Automation, Medical and Transportation. Our LYNX MOSA.ic software framework and LynxSecure separation kernel hypervisor provide a secure foundation for this new generation of connected platforms.
Lynx for Enterprise Cyber Security:
To fight modern day malicious threats, security needs to be built-in rather than implemented as an afterthought. Lynx offers isolation technology that can be implemented in endpoint and cloud deployments to separate and protect critical enterprise infrastructure. This isolation technology separates sensitive information from the key attack points and denies infiltration and exfiltration attempts.
Lynx for Aerospace & Defense:
Lynx provides certified avionics RTOS solutions based on open standards such as POSIX, ARINC and FACE that allow reusability of certified code and systems. The FAA Reusable Software Component (RSC) has been issued to LynxOS-178. The LynxOS 7.0 RTOS and LynxSecure separation kernel technologies were designed to provide the highest levels of security without compromising performance and real-time determinism.
