Software Engineer I/II - Radar Software

About the Role: DRS RADA Technologies is seeking a full-time, on-site Software Engineer I/II to help design, build, test, and sustain mission-critical software that operates and supports advanced radar systems. This hands-on role is ideal for an early-career software engineer with C or C++ experience who is interested in system-level software, timing-sensitive behavior, and complex defense applications. Prior radar or defense experience is helpful but not required; we value strong software fundamentals, curiosity, and the ability to learn complex technical domains.

What You Will Do: Help design, develop, test, debug, and maintain software applications and system components that operate and support advanced radar systems. Implement C/C++ software features from defined requirements, design guidance, and existing system architecture. Contribute to radar-system application software involving multithreaded behavior, timing-sensitive operation, shared resources, and system-level interfaces. Troubleshoot and resolve software issues found during development, integration, lab testing, system testing, and field support, with support from senior engineers as needed. Work with software, systems, hardware, integration, and test engineers to understand system behavior, support integration activities, and resolve issues. Participate in code reviews, configuration management, documentation, estimation, and engineering process improvements. Learn relevant domain concepts such as radar-system operation, real-time software behavior, hardware/software integration, and mission-critical software development. Grow technical ownership over time by contributing to increasingly complex software tasks, debugging efforts, and integration activities.

What You Bring: Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience. For Software Engineer I: entry-level candidates are welcome, including those with internship, academic project, or other relevant software development experience. For Software Engineer II: at least two years of relevant software engineering experience, or equivalent experience. Experience developing software in C or C++, including academic, internship, project, or professional experience. Familiarity with core software concepts such as data structures, debugging, memory management, concurrency, operating systems, or performance tradeoffs. Ability to build, test, debug, and maintain software as part of a collaborative engineering team. Interest in system-level, embedded, real-time, or mission-critical software applications. Experience using version control and software development tools. Preferred but not required: experience with RTOS-based or Linux-based software development, especially in hardware-integrated environments. Ability and interest to learn complex technical domains, communicate clearly, and collaborate effectively with software, systems, hardware, integration, and test engineers. U.S. citizenship is required. A current security clearance is not required, but the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance may be needed for future program work. What This Role Is Not: This is not a radar algorithm or signal-processing development role. While you will work on software that operates and supports advanced radar systems, prior radar experience is not required. This is not a microcontroller or bare-metal firmware role. The work is focused on radar-system application software involving C/C++, system-level interfaces, timing awareness, and integrated system behavior. This is not a remote position. This full-time role is based on-site in Germantown, Maryland, where close collaboration with software, systems, hardware, integration, and test teams is essential. What We Bring: At DRS RADA Technologies, your work supports technologies that help protect military personnel, critical infrastructure, and communities around the world. You will join a mission-driven team developing advanced radar technology that supports system performance and real-world defense applications. We offer competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; a company contribution to a health savings account; telemedicine; life and disability insurance; legal insurance; and a 401(k) savings plan. We invest in employee well-being, career growth, professional development, and skill enhancement, and offer a flexible 9/80 schedule, competitive vacation, health/emergency leave, paid parental leave, and community service hours.